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Asakura Robinson Company LLC and Mt. Auburn Associates. 2018. Career Paths and Obstacles in New Orleans’ Cultural EconomyNew 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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