Music Industry Coalition is a localized volunteer grassroots partnership of music industry professionals, artists, fans and preservationists mainly organized out of

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

. The coalition is dedicated to the preservation, nurturing and enhancement of Nashville's musical heritage, culture and community. The group is actively pursuing the preservation of historical music buildings and areas primarily located in

Music Row Music Row is a historic district located southwest of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Widely considered the heart of Nashville's entertainment industry, Music Row has also become a metonymous nickname for the music industry as a w ...

or the surrounding region in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Among the many supporters, rock star Ben Folds and Curb Records founder Mike Curb are included within the group.

Origins

Music Industry Coalition was formed in the wake of the 2014

RCA Studio A RCA Studio A is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built and founded in 1964 by Chet Atkins, Owen Bradley and Harold Bradley. Originally known simply by the name " RCA Victor Nashville Sound Studios" (or “RCA Studios” for short) ...

developer controversy and its successful preservation thereafter. One of the coalitions pivotal members, Mike Curb, had previously, before the group's founding, been instrumental in preserving the existence of both historic

RCA Studio B RCA Studio B was a music recording studio built in 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee by RCA Victor. Originally known simply as "RCA Studios," Studio B, along with the larger and later RCA Studio A became known in the 1960s for being an essential fa ...

as well as

Quonset Hut Studio Quonset Hut Studio was a music recording studio established in 1954 in Nashville, Tennessee by brothers Harold and Owen Bradley as Bradley's Film & Recording Studios and later operated as Columbia Studio B. The Quonset Hut was the first commercia ...

. He later relinquished Studio B to the

Country Music Hall of Fame The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music. Chartered in 1964, the museum has amas ...

References

{{reflist Culture of Nashville, Tennessee Historic preservation organizations in the United States Organizations based in Nashville, Tennessee 2014 establishments in Tennessee