A Tennessee Entertainment Commission Regional Pilot Partner

Find your people.

Your free community connecting and advocating for everyone who makes music happen across Appalachia.

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01 / What this is

One home for all of us.

If you play, book, teach, or just plain support music anywhere in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western North Carolina, or Eastern Kentucky, this is your home.

We advocate for artists, venues, and the people who back them, town by town, in every genre this region plays.

Inside our free digital hub you'll find business resources, a gigs board, industry professionals, and everything you need to know about IRL meetups. And most importantly, each other.

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Musicians playing guitar, mandolin, and cello for a packed room at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum

The 2024 Northeast Tennessee Music Census kickoff at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol, Virginia. Photo by Ashli Linkous.

02 / In our own words

The data always says the same thing: we need each other.

When the 2024 music census asked 1,213 of the region's music people what they needed most, the top answer wasn't money or gear. 51% said a place to connect and collaborate, and 59% wanted it built and led by the community itself. That's exactly what we're building.

“We are fragmented across cities and counties.”● “Sometimes it is still about who you know”● “I would love to collaborate with other musicians and/or join with a band but have no idea how to connect with like-minded folks.”● “cant find bandies”● “Though there is incredible talent, there is no concerted effort nor assistance in networking with these folks that I could employ and award gigs to. Very frustrating.”● “You shouldn't have to move to Nashville to "make it" in the music biz.”● “I feel very isolated.”●

Real, unedited answers from the 2024 Northeast Tennessee Music Census. See what the census found →

03 / Jam with us

Three ways to jam with us.

Musicians of all ages playing guitar, banjo, and upright bass together in an outdoor porch jam

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Gigs, resources, and real meetups with the people who make music here. Free, always.

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A packed downtown street lined with mountains during a festival in Damascus, Virginia

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A night crowd at the Blue Plum Festival stage in downtown Johnson City, Tennessee

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The story, the partners, and the census data behind every decision we make together.

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You've carried this scene alone long enough.

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