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Yesterday, Ald. Schulter, his fellow members of the City Council’s Licensing and Consumer Protection Committee, and City staff held a meeting with invited members of the Chicago entertainment industry, including CMC, on the proposed event promoter ordinance.

The Department of Aviation and the Chicago Music Commission just launched a re-vamped overhead music program – Terminal Tunes - that features instrumental versions of songs by blues, jazz, country and classical artists who are either from the Chicago area or record for Chicago-based record labels. If you hear a catchy tune while rushing to catch a plane, you can go on-line and track down the music!

On Thursday, January 24, the Chicago Music Commission convened a diverse panel of experts for a groundbreaking public conversation on the economic opportunities being generated by Chicago’s growing music industry.  The event took place at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park, 205 E. Randolph Street., open to the public free of charge.  Never before has a panel of such caliber come together in public to discuss Chicago’s music industry, its future, and its impact on Chicago’s economy at large.  

The CMC commissioned the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago to undertake the first-of-its kind Economic Impact Study. The results are now published in a report: Chicago Music City: A summary report on the music industry in Chicago.