Well, I like to think of Live Music Project or LMP as a classical music advocacy and the Tech for Good organization.
So that means that we are specifically supporting the classical music field, and that can be early, early ancient music through experimental contemporary classical music, everything in between.
So we try to think of classical music, but in a very open context.
And the Tech for Good aspect is that we have a volunteer software development team, so we actually create the technology tools that we use to support the field.
So that includes our national international concert calendar and our audience development tool called spontaneous free tickets.
For the upcoming episode of the PianoPod, I had the pleasure of speaking with Megan Heenan, celebrated mezzo soprano and executive director of the Live Music Project.
We explore the Live Music Project's mission, its impact on the classical music industry and its global reach.
We discussed how it innovatively connects classical musicians with broader audiences and delved into the captivating topic of audience engagement.
Live Music Project is really about being listener focused, right?
We're really about amplifying listener agency.
We want to say, what do you want to hear?
Like, what are you wanting to experience and hear more of?
Tell us that and then we're going to work hard to like surface that information for you in a way that makes it so easy.
You're not. You know, like I said, if you're not five pages deep on Google search results, trying to find something, it's it's right here for you.
And hopefully making that path from I thought about going to a concert to finding out more information to buying tickets or putting it in my calendar just so easy so that you're going from,
man, I'd really like to go to a concert to I have it on my calendar.
I'm ready to go in in just only so many clicks.
I am so grateful to our founder, Shia Lyon, who is actually our current director of product and an amazing board member.
She's still so actively involved with this organization.
This would not exist in any way, shape or form without Shia's vision.
And I I love Shia's origin story with Live Music Project in so many ways.
And so I'm going to give a little bit of it.
Dear fellow classical musicians, don't miss the chance to hear Megan's inspiring story and learn how to build a vibrant community using the Live Music Project platform for free.
Join us tomorrow, May 28th at 8 p.m. Eastern for an enchanting conversation with Megan Eanon streaming on the Piano Pods YouTube channel and available on your favorite podcasting platforms.
Tune in and transform your musical outreach.