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Building Music Communities: Thinking Global & Acting Local
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Our first guest is Shain Shapiro. Shain is a thought leader working at the intersection of music, culture, and urban policy. His book, This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better (Repeater Books) sold out its first printing in 2023. Shain has defined a new way to think about the value of music and the creative economy in cities and places. He is the founder and chairman of Sound Diplomacy, a global research and strategy consultancy that demonstrates the impact of the creative industries on community development and economic growth. He is also the founder and executive director of the not-for-profit global Center for Music Ecosystems, where he collaborates with leaders and policymakers to foster policies that lead to social and economic development at local, national, and global levels.
Our second segment features trumpeter and composer Thomas Marriott , who takes us through the modern history of the Seattle jazz scene, with its current challenges and opportunities.
We end with Seattle House Mafia, a three-member DJ collective that tell tales of the evolution of Seattle's dance music scene.
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