Is Huntsville finally ready to support local music in a big way?

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In recent years, Huntsville’s made gains on the top end of its music ecosystem. Now, a new wave of organizers, venues and bookers are raising the foundation of Huntsville music, the city’s local original music.

. She thinks local original music can benefit from the jam scene’s after-show culture. “People are traveling from all over,” Rogers says of big jam-band concerts. “So why don’t we give them a little something extra to show the cool local things that we have going on?”

Mobile native Christian “Cece” Mitchell came to Huntsville on a choir scholarship to study at Alabama A&M University. About five years ago, she started her venturewhich organizes local music and artist development events seeding Huntsville next crop of rap and R&B talent. The next event is set for 8 p.m. March 24 at EQ. Labs, a recording studio in South Huntsville. Programming including a freestyling open-mic and “studio mixer.

“The studio mixer part is basically a creating community for creators to get to know each other,” Mitchell explains. “There’s a bunch of producers and beat makers and things there that these artists need to meet because a lot of them never recorded before, and a lot of them are serious about their music. But over time, the creators start talking to each other. And a lot of them collab with each other on music and different shows around the area.

Admission to Sound on the Hill events is typically $10 and often fill up. Performers range from R&B to singer/songwriters to rappers. The events typically feature a host, often Mitchell, and a house DJ, often Huntsville turntablist DEJ Keno, to provide accompaniment during the open-mics, which can host as many as 20 performers. In addition to new jacks looking to get a toehold, established local rappers like Mj Gill and pop artist“It’s raw. It’s authentic.

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