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100 – Save Austin Music Part 3 – Dissecting The Solutions Live From City Hall Jun 30, 2016

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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);
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

099 – Save Austin Music Part 2 – Bet On Music Tech Jun 23, 2016

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We recap the 2nd Street Soundcheck and Solstice Festival. Get to know some of the local bands by listening to our preview show).

Chris Bush is the CEO of TipCow, an app that allows you to tip a band directly from your phone. Dan Redman, founder of Mosaic Sound Collective, a one-stop shop of resources and services supporting the music community. They join us to talk about how their ventures fit in Mayor Adler's Omnibus Resolution to preserve the Austin music scene:

Their personal connection to Austin music;
Reactions to the Omnibus Resolution;
Why Music Tech is part of the solution;
The importance of collaboration;
Austin as a creative city;
Reaching out to the broader audience;

"We have music and we have tech. We can build the credibility and my goal is build our own venture capital that is separate from the tech world." - Dan Redman

"The fans are the ones who are going to spend money. They're the ones who are going to help support artists. But you have to find value to give them to make them want to spend money." - Chris Bush

098.1 – Solstice Festival Preview Live From Stay Gold Jun 18, 2016

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Live from Stay Gold in Austin, TX, get to know Hard Proof, Henry + The Invisibles, Young Tongue, and Ume who are performing at Solstice Festival on June 18th at Pan Am Park:

Background and beginnings;
Memorable moments as musicians;
Sound and performance style;
Insight on the Austin music scene;

"At some moments, we're a rock band with a horn section for a front man. At some moments, we're a traditional afrobeat band of Nigerian inspiration. " - Stephen Bidwell (Hard Proof)

"Some of the songs I'm doing now are products of songs that I've created on the spot" - Henry Roland (Henry + The Invisibles)

"I've also resonated with music and melody. Lyrical content became really important to me so I try not to use filler lyrics" - Stu Baker (Young Tongue)

"I have to lay my heart out there no matter what. I think that is the essence of Ume" - Lauren Larson (Ume)

098 – Save Austin Music Part 1 - Work With The City. Do Not Rely On It Jun 16, 2016

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We plug the Austin comedy scene (check out Stand Up Empire on PBS) and compare Chicago and Dallas to Austin.

Rebecca Farrell is an attorney at Austin Music Law who represents Austin venues. Tee Double is the founder of Urban Artist Alliance who helps urban artists learn about the business side of the music industry. They share their feedbak on Mayor Adler's Omnibus Resolution to preserve the Austin music scene:

Serving the Austin music community as native Austinites;
The art of music as a business;
The challenges of the venue market;
Addressing the permitting and licensing processes;
Working with the city instead of relying on the city;
Building partnerships with businesses;
How to get involved:
- Attend Austin Music Commission Meetings: every 1st Monday of the month @ 6:30pm at City Hall
- Contact your Music Commissioner with your input. They don't bite! Click here for their contact info.
- Support the scene by sharing the information with friends on social media;
- Listen to the FeedBak Podcast: get to know the people in the Austin. We also recommend events.

097 – Sheena Simmons 2.0 Is Here and Focused Jun 09, 2016

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We recap the last X-Games in Austin and a World Music Party at a house in North Austin.

FeedBak Podcast veteran and comedian Sheena Simmons returns (previous appearances on episodes 61, 63, 88):

Her definition of turnt up;
Exploring the Austin scene again;
Becoming a comedian;
The Austin comedy scene and the rise of open mics;
Quitting your job and pursuing your dreams;
Building structure in your life and using tools like Google Calendar and Mint;
How to measure success
We preview our Save Austin Music Podcast Series!

"You still have to put your dream into a business mindset. So you make it your job." - Sheena 2.0

096 – Toddy B Is All About Balance Jun 02, 2016

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We recap Memorial Day Weekend including grand openings of Green Light Social on West 6th and 77° Rooftop Bar in the Domain, Groove Theory 1 Year Anniversary with DJ Kay Cali, New Jack Swing with DJ Protege, DJ Mike Swing, DJ Kid Slyce, DJ Demo, Kenny Duet.

Best Club DJ by the Austin Chronicle in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012 and pillar in the Austin house music scene Toddy B tells his story and how he balances personal life and nightlife:

Beginnings as a local promoter, underground raves, and inspirations;
The rise of the house scene in Austin and the impact of the clubs like Plush, Barcelona, Lanai, Summit, and Kingdom, Ethics Lounge
Electronic Music 101;
How to balance personal/work life and nightlife while staying involved in the scene

095 – CK Chin Combines His Loves of Food and Music May 26, 2016

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We recap Hall & Oates at Amphitheater, Leon Bridges at Stubbs, and New Breed Brass Band at Antone's.

Partner at Wu Chow and Swift's Attic,Twitter-verified, Music fan, Panda before Desiigner, and world's biggest Chinaman, CK Chin shares his insight on Austin food scene:

From vet to mentor to bouncer to restaurant manager to owner
Opening Swift's Attic and Wu Chow
The food culture in Austin: the trends, the business, the experience
Recognizing food as a soul touching experience
Connecting with celebrities and guests on a personal level
Tips from CK on how to have a good dining experience and recommendations

"Is it more valuable to me to have a Steve Aoki come in and have dinner and enjoy himself or this cat who's 16 years old and spends 3 months saving up his allowance or summer to bring his date in and for him to have a good time? They are equally important." - CK Chin

094 – P-Tek Stays In His Hip Hop Lane May 19, 2016

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We recap the weekend. Micco follows up on our previous show about ridesharing with workaround, black market peer-to-peer solutions, and driver feedbak.

Austin rapper, founder of the Austin Mic Exchange and Weird City Hip Hop Festival, Protextor aka P-Tek joins us on this episode. We talk about:

Growing up in Iowa as a RnB and Hip Hop fan
How Dr. Dre's The Watcher from The Chronic 2001 was life-changing.
Pursuing movies and music.
Introduction to the Austin Hip Hop scene
The incubator that is Austin Mic Exchange
Exporting Austin Hip Hop with the Weird City Hip Hop Tour
The concept behind SHIFT album
The rise of Trap Hip Hop vs Underground Hip Hop

"I have seen people who were coming to AMX when they were newer and less established and who have gotten their game tight and are just ruling stuff." - P-Tek

093 – Making Sense of the ACL Line-up and the Outcome of Prop 1 May 12, 2016

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The FeedBak Podcast is BAK!! We had talk about the ACL line-up with Festival Expert Micco. Attorney and TNC Guru Jeff Kirk breaks down Prop 1 and its outcome:

Micco covers the ACL Line-up:
- C3 Presents
- The switch from 1 weekend to 2 weekends
- Percentages of acts by genre
- Local acts vs national/international acts
- Differences between Weekend 1 and Weekend 2
Jeff Kirk attorney and writer for Medium.com breaks down Prop 1:
- The pilot ordinance of 2014
- The influence of the taxi lobby
- The situation in Austin vs Houston
- Uber and Lyft's failed $9 Million campaign
- Background checks for taxi drivers vs Uber/Lyft background checks
- Is the debate really about a public safety issue?
- The alternative solutions and their incentive problems: GetMe, Ztrip, taxi cabs
- Statewide legislature to get involved in 2017
- Unregulated corporations vs government involvement
- How viable are optional fingerprint background checks?

"11% of the line-up is from Austin." - Micco

"One of my main specialties was consumer law. I was there as a proxy looking out for the needs of the Austin citizenry and drivers, taxis and TNC drivers." - Jeff Kirk

092 – SXSW 2016 Recap Mar 24, 2016

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SXSW 2016 came and went. We did a preview episode. Now we recap the festival with Micco and Lane with stories, reviews, rants:

How we prepared, Domination Team (260+ SXSW goers in GroupMe);
ATX Startup Crawl: Atlassian, Blacklocus, Capital Factory;
Highlights of SXSW Interactive: President Obama Keynote Speech, Spredfast Lounge, Samsung Galaxy Life Fest, Questlove at WeDC;
Reviews of Fader Fort, Spotify House, Hype Hotel, Bud Light Factory, Mass Appeal Live at the BBQ, Pandora Discovery Den, The Illmore;
New artists we discovered: BJ The Chicago Kid, Anderson Paak and the Free Nationals, Emily King, Kehlani and more;
Hustle stories;
Biggest let-downs;
Dirty 6th Street like Texas Relays, people on their phones, turn up hip hop;
Boris Wright calls in with insight on the SXSW vs Bud Light story;
SXSW Awards and Domination Team Awards

"Unlike other years when I don't get anything for my donation but maybe a tax credit. This year I got to see Obama and J. Cole for my donation." - Micco

"I saw everything that I wanted to see. I wasn't just following somebody around and doing their own agenda. I was on my own agenda." - Lane

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