NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Office of Nighttime Economy (O.N.E.) is proud to announce its role as a founding member of the newly launched Association of Music Offices (AMO), a national coalition connecting city, state, nonprofit, and community-based music offices working to strengthen local music ecosystems across the United States.
The partnership gives New Orleans direct access to national collaboration around music policy, artist support, nightlife management, workforce development, economic growth, and strategies to sustain local music cultures in rapidly changing cities.
The city’s participating in AMO reflects O.N.E.’s growing role in national conversations around music policy, nightlife, and creative economic development. Through initiatives such as the Tune-Up Grant Program, the New Orleans Music Census, ongoing musician professional development partnerships, and the city’s first Nighttime Economy Strategic Plan, New Orleans is recognized as both a leader and active collaborator in shaping best practices for supporting local music ecosystems.
AMO was built to include a broad range of organizations supporting local music ecosystems. Other founding members include the Texas Music Office, the Tennessee Entertainment Commission, Georgia Music Partners, Music Export Memphis, and the Recording Academy. While some founding members are dedicated music offices, others are cultural development agencies, film and music offices, and offices of the nighttime economy, reflecting the many ways that communities across the country work to support their local music industries.
“As cities continue recognizing the economic and cultural importance of local music industry, collaboration between local offices and organizations has become increasingly important,” said Julia Heath, Policy & Outreach Manager for the Office of Nighttime Economy and Chair of AMO’s Membership Committee. “This work looks different from city to city. Some communities have standalone music offices, while others support music through cultural agencies, nightlife offices, nonprofits, tourism organizations, or cross-sector partnerships. AMO creates a space for those groups to share ideas, discuss challenges, and learn from one another while supporting the people and places that make local music ecosystems possible.”
Upcoming initiatives for the organization include webinar programming, membership development, resource sharing, and continued collaboration around music ecosystem support and policy innovation.
For more information, visit www.musicoffices.org or reach out to Julia Heath at julia.heath@nola.gov.