1. Gid Tanner & the Skillet Lickers
(Gid - 1886 – 1969) Dacula, Georgia
GEORGIA MUSIC

2. ECONOMIC IMPACT
$3.77 billion & 19,955 jobs

3. CULTURAL IMPACT
Little Richard Penniman (b. 1932) Macon, GA

4. TOP OF THE CHARTS
Billboard Magazine March 1, 2014 Issue

5. March 22, 2014 issue
#1 HOT GOSPEL SONG#1 HEATSEEKER ALBUM #1 BLUEGRASS ALBUM
#2 CHRISTIAN ALBUM #1 HOT COUNTRY SONG

6. STRENGTHS: HOMEGROWN TALENT
Jason Aldean & Ludacris

7. STRENGTHS: PRODUCTION TALENT
Mike Will Made It

8. STRENGTHS: RECORDING STUDIOS
Thom “TK Kidd” at Silent Sound Studios

9. STRENGTHS: LIVE MUSIC
Radiohead at Philips Arena

10. STRENGTHS: MUSIC FESTIVALS & TOURISM
TomorrowWorld in Chattahoochee Hills

11. STRENGTHS: EDUCATION
UGA Music Business Program at Terry College

12. STRENGTHS: INSTRUMENT & EQUIPMENT MFG.
Benedetto Guitars in Savannah

13. STRENGTHS: BOOMING FILM & TV INDUSTRY
Vampire Diaries

14. STRENGTHS: TECH & DIGITAL MEDIA
Dr. Gil Weinberg at GA Tech Center For Music Technology

15. STRENGTHS
Entrepreneurs

16. OPPORTUNITIES
Tell Our Story

17. OPPORTUNITIES
Unite as Georgia’s Creative Industries