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Asakura Robinson Company LLC and Mt. Auburn Associates. 2018. “Career Paths and Obstacles in New Orleans’ Cultural Economy” New Orleans: Office of Cultural Economy, City of New Orleans.

Baker, Andrea. Algorithms to Assess Music Cities: Case Study—Melbourne as a Music Capital. SAGE OpenVolume 7, Issue 1, January-March 2017.

Ballico, Christina and Allan Watson ed.. Music Cities Evaluating a Global Cultural Policy Concept. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.

Boston Consulting Group. 2015. Music in New York City: Economic Impact, Trends, and Opportunities. New York: NYC Media & Entertainment.

Emma Webster, Matt Brennan, Adam Behr and Martin Cloonan with Jake Ansell. 2017. “UK Live Music Census.” London: Live Music Exchange.

Executive summary: NashvilleMusicIndustryStudyExecutiveSummary.pdf

Garrett Harper and Chris Cotton. 2015. Nashville Music Industry Study.

Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. 2010. Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region: The Power of Art and Artists. Los Angeles: Center for Cultural innovation.

Music Export Memphis. 2022. Compensation Report. Memphis: Music Export Memphis.

“Music Policy Resilience Network.” Center for Music Ecosystems. https://www.centerformusicecosystems.com/mprn

Nashville’s Music Industry Study by Dr. Garrett Harper Chris Cotton Zandra Benefield

Shapiro, Shain. 2021. “Music Cities Resilience Handbook.” London: Sound Diplomacy.

Shapiro, Shain. 2019. “Sound Diplomacy Music Cities Manual. London: Sound Diplomacy.

Shapiro, Shane. This Must Be the Place. New York: Random House 2023. “Lena Ingwersen, Sabrina Dehati, Shain Shapiro, and Angharad Cooper. 2023. “European Music Cities Policy Guide”. Music Cities Network and Center for Music Ecosystems.

Sound Diplomacy. 2020. “New Orleans: Making Music Make Money Action Plan Executive Summary.” New Orleans: Greater New Orleans Inc.

The Greater London Authority, Music Venue Trust, Nordicity, and Sound Diplomacy. 2019. “Rescue Plan for London’s Grassroots Music Venues Making progress.” London: Greater London Authority.

2020 Music Industry Report

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