Michigan Music Initiative: Building a Stronger Michigan Music Community through Music Awards
Michigan music has a visibility problem, and this episode shows how one grassroots team is trying to fix it. Matthew Rose and Jessica are building the Michigan Music Awards to replace competition with collaboration, spotlight homegrown talent, and keep the state’s best artists from getting overlooked.
They share how the idea started in a living-room conversation, why the Michigan scene needed a culture shift, and how their award show at the Aretha Franklin Jazz Cafe is becoming a real platform for local musicians. You’ll hear how they turned a list of 10 contacts into a network of 500, why…
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