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Something else these cities offer: staggering economic and population growth since the pandemic’s close. In short, the North Fulton and Forsyth County areas are ripe with financial resources, an influx of creative city dwellers, entrepreneurs, and businesses—all within the vortex of the state’s multibillion entertainment industry.
Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) joined with House Rural Development Co-Chairmen Rep. Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) and Rep. Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville) in announcing the dates and locations for the 2023 meetings of the House Rural Development Council.
Georgia Entertainment News has released the details of the next 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow focused on North Fulton and Forsyth County. Highlighting cities including Alpharetta, Cumming, and Roswell, the event will take place on July 19th at Signature Production Group Southeast.
Georgia Entertainment News held the first 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Athens last week. The Lewis Room at Tweed Recording…
The interview focused on the latest about film, gaming/esports, and entertainment in Georgia and the launch of the 9 city Georgia Unscripted Roadshow. The show can be heard weekdays at 9 a.m. on WDUN AM550 and WDUN FM102.9.
Unlike actors in the film industry, musicians have been pummeled by streaming and digital services that pay pennies on the dollar. Don’t let the extraordinary success of Taylor Swift fool you – it’s become exponentially harder for a musician to make a living since the sale of physical merchandise like CDs and vinyl records was decimated by digital streaming.
Steve Weizenecker of Barnes & Thornburg LLP talks about the rural component of the film, video game development, music, digital production and other areas of the entertainment industry.
The volume of creative entertainment industry players in Athens is only one reason why the city is the first stop on Georgia Entertainment News’ first nine-city Georgia Unscripted roadshow, to be held June 22, 2023, at Tweed Recording, a training ground for students building careers making music and content for film, TV and other media.
Thousands of Georgians directly benefit from the film industry’s demand for building materials through work in the lumber business. The lumber industry touches nearly every corner of Georgia — from South Georgia’s Lowndes County to North Georgia’s Fannin County; Coastal Georgia’s Effingham and Southeast Georgia’s Webster.
Georgia Entertainment News has released the details of the first 2023 Georgia Unscripted Roadshow in Athens. The first event will…