Mayor Names Seattle Music Commission members
Mayor Mike McGinn introduced the Seattle Music Commission today, the 21 member group responsible for helping the City of Seattle support, promote, expand and encourage Seattle music.
“Music is such a part of the fabric of our city, and is one of the reasons why it’s so great to live here,” said Mayor McGinn. “I’m pleased that this group of individuals has agreed to serve together and leverage their collective efforts to continue to make sure that Seattle is the City of Music.”
The members of the commission were appointed both by the Mayor and the City Council. They will meet at least nine times a year and serve staggered three year terms to keep the commission fresh. To get the staggering effect underway, new members have been appointed to one, two, or three year terms.
The members of the Seattle Music Commission are:
(Mayoral Appointments)
Jason Finn – Musician, Presidents of The United States of America
K. Wyking Garrett – Director, Seattle Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council/UmojaFest
P.E.A.C.E. Center
Kyle Hopkins – Head of Music Acquisitions, Microsoft X-Box/ On-Air DJ,
KEXP.org
Megan Jasper – Executive Vice President, Sub Pop Records
Alex Kochan – Vice President, AEG Live (Showbox Venues)
Marcus Lalario – Entrepreneur / Nightclub Owner
Tom Mara – Executive Director, KEXP 90.3 FM/KEXP.org
David Meinert – Owner, Fuzed Inc./National Trustee: The Recording Academy
(Grammys)
Larry Mizell, Jr. – Writer, Musician, On-Air DJ at KEXP.org
Griff Morris – Principal, Content Licensing and Vendor Management, Amazon MP3
Marcus Womack – Product Management, iLike Inc./iLike.com
(Council Appointments)
Kate Becker – Co-Founder, Vera Project/Director of Development, Seattle Theatre Group
Elena Dubinets – Vice President of Artistic Planning, Seattle Symphony
Holly Hinton – Content & Online Product Manager, Starbucks Entertainment
Jason Hughes – Co-owner, Sonic Boom Records/Owner, Sonic Boom Recordings
Ben London – Executive Director, The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest
Chapter
DeVon Manier – CEO, Sportn’ Life Records
Mike Meckling – President, SNMA/Co-Owner, Neumo’s and Moe Bar
Jon Stone – Executive Director of Festivals, One Reel
Annette Taborn – Executive Director, Pacific NW Blues in Schools
(vacant)
“I moved to Seattle from Ohio in 1989 to pursue a career in music. Who knew that arriving in Seattle would be the equivalent of winning the jackpot. Seattle provided a perfect storm of talented people, great music and a great place to live. It has only gotten better,” said Ben London, Executive Director, The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter. “I’m excited to be part of the music commission and continue my dedication to sustaining Seattle’s rich musical legacy and cultivating its next innovative chapter.”
“As an original advisor to the efforts that built the City of Music vision, I’m proud to be a member of this new Commission,” said Holly Hinton, Content & Online Product Manager for Starbucks Coffee Company. “It’s an amazing group of people coming together for the same purpose – to support the growth of the thriving music community in Seattle.”
The first meeting of the new commission will be on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
For more information about the music commission and the “Seattle, City of Music” initiative, visit the Seattle
