Fwd: Supporting Portland's Music Scene

[Kerns Neighborhood Association]

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From: Jesse Cornett <je...@cornettforportland.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 10:21 AM
Subject: Supporting Portland's Music Scene
To: <ker...@gmail.com>

Antitrust, conflicting city policy, and solutions to help Portland's artists.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

friends ,   I consider myself a big music fan and have watched with concern as Live Nation, Ticketmaster's parent company, has made inroads into Portland. We are the last major US city without a Live Nation venue. The company is a Saudi-backed mega-corp that is universally considered bad for artists and for the local venues  as it expands its monopolistic footprint. That hasn't stopped Portland's leaders from rolling out the red carpet to support  their effort to open a venue right here in SE Portland. I say no.   Portland has conflicting noise ordinances that disproportionately impact venues owned and patronized by our black and brown neighbors. We currently allow brand new condos to be built right next to historic venues, with no sound mitigation or even required notification to would-be residents. When that happens, noise and other complaints start from the new tenants that threaten the livelihood of Portland's existing venues and working musicians.   I stand with musicians and local venue owners and that's far from the only aspect of how our city council should be working to support Portland's vibrant music scene.  A report was released this year showing that music has a $3.8 BILLION dollar economic impact in Oregon. It is imperative our city's leadership step up to be a better partner, yet we are failing at the most basic levels.   I'd like to invite you to a forum to discuss this policy area. The event will be moderated by musician and former Mayoral Candidate Bim Ditson. I'll be joined by the host of my favorite new podcast, Stumptown Soundcheck, and city council candidate for District 1, (East Portland), Jamie Dunphy.   When: Monday, December 18th, 6 pm Where: Lollipop Shoppe, 736 SE Grand See you there!   My best, Jesse Cornett 971-219-5429    PS: Are you connected with a local musician, venue employee or someone active in Portland's music scene? Can you please forward this along and encourage them to join us as well? Paid for by Jesse Cornett for Portland City Council / PAC# 23055 Copyright (C) 2023 Cornett For Portland. All rights reserved. PO Box 42307 Portland, Oregon 97242, USA Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences

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