Board plans Big Bend music-industry directory and QR outreach to map local musicians and services

The Alpine Music Advisory Board discussed creating a Big Bend music-industry directory to list musicians, venues, studios and supporting businesses and to help populate the Texas Music Office database and local Visit Alpine pages. Board members said the Texas Music Office maintains a statewide music-industry database and that Alpine — as a Texas Music Friendly community — has an obligation to help keep its local listing current. The board discussed using an existing web form on the Visit Alpine website, creating a QR code for in-person signups at venues, and asking volunteer local representatives (suggested names included Tony, Doug Wallen, Andrew Stevens and others) to collect entries by visiting venues or reaching out by phone. Why it matters: a current directory can help the state and regional promoters find local acts, support touring and economic-impact tracking, and strengthen local networks for bookings and education programs. Scope and consent: members emphasized the need for a local-first database while offering participants the option to appear in the state database; they discussed branding the collection as a regional “Big Bend / Tri-County” listing to be more inclusive than a city-only list. The board also weighed whether to require residence in the area or accept artists who frequently play locally; members leaned toward inclusivity — allowing artists with a regular relationship to the area to be listed. Operational next steps: assign volunteers to gather data, create a QR code and flyer for local posting, prepare a short call-for-entries description for the web form, and decide a name (examples discussed: Big Bend Music Directory, Tri-County Musicians Listing). No formal motion or council referral was recorded during the meeting.