Save The Dates Below! (and help save home studios and other important home businesses in Music City)
First of all, let me say thank you. You are amazing!
Because of you, our petition to Save Home Studios in Music City has gone viral and now has over 100,000 signatures of support. Your help is critical to make the change we need in Nashville that will allow residents to support themselves by earning an honest living from their homes.
I am a single dad and support my family through my passion for recording independent music. But I know many others including single mothers who are also trying to support their families and want to be able to work from home without fear. You are helping everyone in Nashville have a better chance to survive the rising cost of living by sharing this petition. So thank you!!
At the end of this update, I have a thank you gift for you so keep reading.
Whether you live in Nashville or not, what needs to happen now is for you to let the Nashville Metro Council know that this issue is important to you and needs to be resolved.
We have patiently waited a decade for the Nashville Metro Council to take our need to work from home seriously (2011 was the last time they tried to find a solution) and now there is a promising new bill being considered that could solve this problem for everyone:
Bill BL2019-48 http://www.savehomestudios.com/bill
<<< So I want you to save these very important dates to show up in support! >>>
Mark them in your calendar now. (more info coming soon)
February 23, 6:00pm - Save Home Studios: Songs That Wouldn't Exist Without Home Studios awareness concert at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in Madison TN. We will have Grammy-winning artist Mike Farris and others joining us!
Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge: https://deeslounge.com/
February 27, 4:00pm - Metro Planning Commission Meeting and public hearing for the new home business bill which would allow residents to work from home with clients:
Bill BL2019-48 http://www.savehomestudios.com/bill
Planning Commission: https://www.nashville.gov/News-Media/Calendar-of-Events/Event-Details/ID/11889/begin/2-27-2020/Metropolitan-Planning-Commission-Meeting.aspx
March 5, 6:30pm - Metro Council Meeting and public hearing for the new home business bill. (This public hearing is crucial to attend!):
Bill BL2019-48 http://www.savehomestudios.com/bill
Metro Council Meeting: https://www.nashville.gov/News-Media/Calendar-of-Events/Event-Details/ID/12007/begin/3-5-2020/Metropolitan-Council-Meeting.aspx
Don't let this opportunity slip by without taking action to make sure the new bill succeeds this time around. Stay tuned and I will be sharing more info over the next week about what, where, and when you can help leading up to this important moment in Nashville history :-)
Meanwhile here is the gift I promised you!
If you would like to hear my story of getting shut down by Music City for trying to make music in a home studio, then please enjoy listening to this podcast episode I recorded back in 2017 when I first starting fighting for our rights to work from home in Nashville TN.
I started a podcast called Recording Studio Rockstars to bring education about recording studios to music fans everywhere. Recording music and teaching what I have learned is something I love to do.
In this episode Music City Declares War On Home Studios RSR118 Dec 2017 I told my full honest story about what happened to me. We have come a long way in this fight since then!
If you enjoy the podcast episode and want to help me support my family then please subscribe and share using the hashtag #SaveHomeStudios Thanks!
Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-city-declares-war-on-home-studios-lij-shaw-bj%C3%B6rgvin/id1039639115?i=1000396765881
Listen on website: http://recordingstudiorockstars.com/music-city-declares-war-home-studios-lij-shaw-bjorgvin-benediktsson-chris-graham-rsr118/
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LUQyyGZ0Z0U1LpvVoFzBK
Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lij-shaw-3/recording-studio-rockstars
And remember to keep an eye out for my next email in a couple of days for more info on how you can make an immediate impact by reaching to your Metro Council Member directly.
You rock!
Lij Shaw
PS If you have any questions please email me at SaveHomeStudios@Gmail.com
SaveHomeStudios.com
TheToyBoxStudio.com
RecordingStudioRockstars.com
#SaveHomeStudios in Music City