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Then there’s a huge gap. Realistically though, given one choice I don’t see how it’s not LA and LA only. Those mentioning Nashville and Austin obviously don’t know much about music.
Not everyone likes the LA atmosphere around the music industry.
I didn't vote but was curious. I like Nashville though, great music city. As a PNW grunger, I would say Seattle in the 90's, now not so much (miss the 90's).
Then there’s a huge gap. Realistically though, given one choice I don’t see how it’s not LA and LA only. Those mentioning Nashville and Austin obviously don’t know much about music.
Not everyone likes the LA atmosphere around the music industry.
Enough people like LA that it is still and will always be a music mecca. For sure everyone doesn't like the "Nashville atmosphere" either (unique styles of southern rock and hip hop that are an acquired taste, and obviously country, which isn't for everyone), but that doesn't change the fact Nashville is a music mecca. Everyone doesn't like New York, or Miami...
Basically your statement can be applied to all of the music meccas, so you really have no point...
Then there’s a huge gap. Realistically though, given one choice I don’t see how it’s not LA and LA only. Those mentioning Nashville and Austin obviously don’t know much about music.
Yeah, someone who ranks Atlanta right behind LA and NYC clearly knows what s/he is talking about.
There’s a difference between quality, quantity and scene.
L.A. and NYC have the quality and quantity that sets them apart from anywhere else in the USA. But is there a scene? It isn’t in your face like it is in smaller towns (just the reality of being huge places with millions upon millions of other people not interested at all in music, much less a music scene). Busking, house shows, record stores, live performance... many cities offer more of this Per Capita than New York or Los Angeles.
In smaller metros, musicians are like celebrities. Back in art school in the late 80’s we’d reffer to some local musicians as “world famous in Richmond”. It was kinda snarky but mostly a term of endearment.
When half of your friends are in the music industry and you recognize artists everywhere you go it feels like a scene. When the artists are inaccessible it feels a lot like nothing.
ASCAP, BMI and SESAC all have offices in NYC, LA and Nashville.
ASCAP and BMI being larger and more inclusive also have offices in Atlanta, Puerto Rico and Miami (just ASCAP). I believe BMI used to have a Miami office but seems to have been replaced by PR more recently.
Anyway, this is obviously not a comprehensive listing of "music scenes" but it does suggest that this is where the largest cluster of music creators lives or travels to easily. In the case of PR and Miami one can assume these are mostly Latin artists so maybe not as pertinent to music scenes in the US. But it does indicate how Nashville and Atlanta definitely do belong.
Imo, Austin, New Orleans, Chicago, Seattle and possibly Orlando deserve mention.
Atlanta is at the pinnacle of one of the most popular forms of pop music in the world.
Atlanta has definitely been influential, but so too has a number of other markets (i.e. Detroit, Nashville, Chicago, New Orleans, etc...). To state it ranks right behind NYC and LA, especially without any facts to back the claim, is ridiculous.
Atlanta has definitely been influential, but so too has a number of other markets (i.e. Detroit, Nashville, Chicago, New Orleans, etc...). To state it ranks right behind NYC and LA is ridiculous.
Not at all and it's easy to back that fact up
If were talking the last 3 Decades Atlanta has had a more significant impact then those cities and the only that really can debated is with Atlanta is probably Nashville.
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So yes Atlanta is more then worth the debate for 3rd spot currently anyways.
Atlanta is known for Hip hop but Atlanta actually has a strong presence in 3 genres, Hip hop, R&B and gospel.
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Yeah, someone who ranks Atlanta right behind LA and NYC clearly knows what s/he is talking about.
