Jennifer Houlihan (Austin Music People), Gavin Garcia (Music Commission), and Don Pitts (ATX Music Office) join us for the finale of our Save Austin Music Series live from City Hall. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2):

• The official response to the Omnibus Resolution (read it here). For a quick summary, read Kevin Curtin’s article here for the Austin Chronicle.
• Addressing the lack of communication between all the players;
• What their roles are in this process;
• We discuss various recommendations in the report:
  • Entertainment License for venue owners;
  • The Live Music Venue Best Practice Guide (taken from a model in Adelaide, Australia);
  • Upcoming event: Venue Owner Meeting on July 21st at 1pm at Palm Door on Sixth;
  • Music Genre Development: rebranding the moniker Live Music Capital of the World to be make it more inclusive;
  • Affordability and housing issues;
• Is this a government takeover?
• Suggesting an entity separate from the city to manage Austin music;
• How Music Tech fits in the Omnibus Resolution and how they can become partners with the city;
• Reaching out to the student population;
• How to get involved and improve lines of communication;
• Next steps

After all the time and effort put into meetings and crafting a response to the Omnibus initiative, the work is just now beginning. – Gavin Garcia

Music commissioners are eager to have conversation. Show up to commission meetings and make your voice heard. – Jennifer Houlihan

The City cannot pick winners, in terms of choosing which app to support, but feels it’s important for to identify the technologies that do work well so that the wheel does not have to be reinvented. – Don Pitts