Louisiana Music Partners Mission
The mission of the Louisiana Music Partners is to educate, enhance and advocate for the Louisiana music community including artists, consumers and related businesses.
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About Louisiana Music Partners™
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MUSIC.
We believe that Louisiana music and Louisiana music creators are the state’s greatest natural and renewable resource, which have a huge impact on our economy. We also know that our industry is poised for growth and with good public policy and investment it could be a leading industry for the state. Louisiana Music Partners™ (a Louisiana not-for-profit 501(c)(6) corporation) was created to speak with a unified voice representing the entire music ecosystem in Louisiana. Our mission is to help Louisiana’s music industry realize its full potential, expanding income-generating opportunities beyond the live music sector, to promote both job growth and enhanced economic impact in our state!
A Growing Economic Powerhouse
The music industry in Louisiana is an economic driver contributing $1.4 Billion to the state’s GDP and employing over 30,000 Louisianians. Our state enjoys the most vibrant festival and live music industry in the world. We have identified significant growth opportunities in other sectors of the music industry ecosystem that are poised for growth, particularly regarding intellectual property creation and monetization.
The US music market size is estimated at USD 30.70 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 45.65 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 8.54% during the forecast period (2024-2029). The music industry has reached a new level of internationalization and opportunity for the Louisiana music industry. Recognizing this economic importance and incentivizing growth in the Louisiana’s music industry support system for developing music industry careers is vital for our current and future music creators and the economy of Louisiana.
Louisiana: The Birthplace of Musical Innovation & Legendary Artists
Louisiana is the birthplace of so many of the world’s unique musical styles, such as jazz, blues, zydeco, swamp pop, rock & roll, gospel, country, bounce, rhythm & blues and Cajun music. Louisiana has been and continues to be home to many of the most talented music creators and pioneers in the industry. Recent GRAMMY™ winners and nominees such as Cyrille Aimée, Sean Ardoin, Jon Batiste, John Beasley, Brian Blade, Terence Blanchard, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Buckwheat Zydeco, Jr., Cimafunk, Lauren Daigle, Samantha Fish, Sullivan Fortner, Buddy Guy, DOE Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, DJ Khalid, Lil Wayne, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucky Daye, PJ Morton, New Breed Brass Band, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Nicholas Payton, Bobby Rush, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tank & The Bangas, The Rumble, Trombone Shorty, and Lainey Wilson demonstrate the wide diversity of artists from every genre and every corner of Louisiana.
LMP Founding Board of Directors
Max Bonanno
MidCitizen Entertainment
(New Orleans)
Julie Bordelon
Southern Screen/#Create Louisiana/Pronounced Sound
(Lafayette)
Nate Cameron
glbl wrmng/Them People Productions
(New Orleans)
Kate Duncan
Loyola College of Music and Theatre Professions
(New Orleans)
Jennifer C. Johnson
Portland and Madison Ventures LLC
(Shreveport)
Tim Kappel
Wells Kappel
(New Orleans)
Tanner Magee
Landry Magee
(Houma)
Sherri McConnell
McConnell Consulting
(Baton Rouge/New Orleans)
Kelsea McCrary
City of Monroe
(Monroe)
Louis Michot
Nouveau Electric Records
(Arnaudville)
Ken Shepherd
Shepherd Entertainment
(Shreveport)
Dan Sumner
Fort Sumner Studio
(Monroe)
Patrick Templeman
PS Business Management
(New Orleans)
Reid Wick
Recording Academy/GRAMMYs™
(New Orleans)
Jerry Williams
JWBP Broadcasting
(Alexandria)
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