MISSION STATEMENT

“Montgomery Area Musicians Association (MAMA) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that celebrates the area’s rich musical heritage, operates with charitable and educational purposes and promotes the interests of musicians through networking, partnerships, and musical performances and collaborations that will elevate their craft.

VISION STATEMENT

  • Promote the advancement of area musicians ensuring that community members, music venues, event planners and performance venues are made aware of the talented musicians in our area
  • Make charitable donations to musicians and/or their families in time of need
  • Provide promotional support for the river region’s economy
  • Support music education by providing free music education workshops
  • Bring together musicians of today & tomorrow

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Anyone who attends 3 consecutive board meetings and wishes to volunteer to serve on the board will be eligible for a seat on the advisory board, subject to executive panel review and vote. If a board member misses three consecutive board meetings in a calendar year, that person may be asked to relinquish their seat on the board. Ask anyone interested to contact us.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

We want to continue to build upon the accomplishments which have already been made by this association in our community:

  • Partnering with the Downtown Business Association and the Alabama Jazz and Blues Federation to create a monthly FAM Jam for Montgomery musicians to have an opportunity to perform downtown
  • Maintain positive working relationships with all of the tri-county city officials and encourage them to use/promote local musicians for their events
  • Support local businesses by providing free advertisement for the shows and events at their establishments and/or advertising their business services
  • Provide free advertising and promotion to local member musicians through both our Facebook page and website
  • Continue to offer musicians the opportunity to link their band pages to ours
  • Continue to grow our Facebook page(s) in order to inform musicians and the general public about the local music scene
  • Donate to other local charities
  • Donate to musicians/families in time of need
  • Provide contracts for musicians to use as needed (on website)
  • Be a positive liaison between local musicians and those who want to book artists
  • Hold events which promote our musicians/organization to the community
  • Provide music and songwriting education workshops
  • Continue to offer special opportunities for our musicians such as our free video/photo shoot for their portfolios
  • Continue to establish positive relationships with other local groups and businesses
  • Advertise and promote various job opportunities and gigs for musicians
  • Inform musicians of PR opportunities which may be available to them
  • Distribute brochures with information about MAMA to people and businesses in our community
  • Offer the opportunity for musicians to sell their merchandise at MAMA events
  • Encourage and promote musicians who write & perform original music
  • Continue building a community of passionate people to encourage, advocate and educate through music

By supporting MAMA, you will be helping to support area musicians and local live Live Music Fans/Supporters.

Goals Reached:

  • Established a relationship with Montgomery City officials to encourage them to use/promote area musicians for their events
  • Supported local businesses by sponsoring shows/events at their establishments and/or using their business services such as the Irish Bred Pub, the Thirsty Turtle, Riverwalk Ampitheatre, Kwik Copy Shop, the Capital Oyster Bar, Carl’s Country, KimberLia’s Restaurant, Lisenby’s Music Shop, Titanium Music Productions and Elmore County TV
  • Established this website and the MAMA Facebook accounts to keep the public up to date on events/accomplishments/opportunities offered
  • Free advertising/promotion to bands, offering them the opportunity to link their band pages to ours for further support
  • Held 37 MAMA monthly jams to expose musicians of all ages and genres to people in the community, offer a place to perform and gather experience, encourage musicians to meet and network
  • Obtained approximately almost 4,800 followers on the Facebook page
  • Made donations to the following:
    • All of our Business Members and all of the musicians most in need during the Covid-19 pandemic
    • Musical instruments to deserving students
    • Montgomery Area Food Bank
    • The family of Jimmy Gilbert to help with burial expenses
    • The late Jimmy Brooks to help purchase a new wheelchair lift and provided a musical tribute at his funeral
    • Ray Humphrey to help pay for medical expenses
    • The Boys and Girl’s Club of the River Region
    • Lisa Busler’s medical and guitar repair expenses and helped build her wheelchair ramp
    • The family of Shannon Setzer to help with burial expenses and provided a musical tribute at her funeral
    • Held a fundraiser resulting in $8,000 donated to the Wetumpka Police Department following the January 2019 tornado
    • Homeless United Group Services
  • Used positive advocacy to help settle/resolve issues between venues and musicians
  • Produced a live streaming event “Friday Night Live” promoting local musicians and our organization, which received national attention and was broadcast worldwide
  • Booked approximately 200 shows for area musicians (members and non-members), resulting in over $100,000 of commission free revenue to area artists and has never charged any booking fees to artists or venues
  • Sponsored/organized free benefits to those in need and to local First Responders
  • Held three highly successful MAMA Over Montgomery events, promoting area musicians and businesses at the Capital City Club
  • Established a Music Education Committee which has held many highly successful workshops for students, which have earned positive reviews from the musicians, students and their families
  • Established supportive partnerships with local groups such as Helicity, the Alabama Roots Music Society, the Alabama Blues & Jazz Federation, venues such as the Creek Casino, Montgomery Performing Arts Center, and local nightclubs and music venues
  • Supported Jazz & Blues Night at local venues
  • Advertised and promoted various job opportunities for area musicians
  • Encouraged/arranged/informed musicians of public relations opportunities/performances with various media/chances to play on air at various radio stations
  • Distributed hundreds of brochures with information about MAMA and advertising for business members
  • Promoted local musicians/events through various media outlets including print, TV and radio
  • Encouraged/promoted musicians/singer-songwriters with original music to build a community of passionate people to encourage, advocate and educate on the subject of music