Georgia Music Investment Act seeks to grow local music industry
(WorldNews Music)

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI/AJC Music Scene The Zac Brown Band lives in Georgia, but in 2012, Brown opted to open his Southern Ground studio in Nashville. Christian singer Chris Tomlin helped start Buckhead´s Passion City Church with Louie Giglio in 2008, but in 2015, Tomlin and his family moved their lives and careers to Music City. Ditto Christian music stars Francesca Battistelli and Lauren Daigle, both recent Georgia residents - in Canton and Atlanta, respectively - who moved to the city that better fostered their careers. The exodus of Georgia musicians, primarily to Nashville, is frustrating to the local music community, and it hopes the Georgia Music Investment Act will provide musicians with...