Here’s the factoid that sums up Nashville nicely: When we started putting this special section together in November, Nashville ranked 20th on the list of fastest growing cities. Today, in February, as we go to print with this special feature, it rates fifth. Any one calling Nashville home there will not be surprised by this meteoric rise, pointing to the good (opportunity) and the bad (occasional L.A.-like traffic snarls). And who is living there? Why, production companies and live event personal, of course.
Among the dreamers and those in our business seeking a piece of the explosive growth, plus an affordable place to live and raise a family. Check out the listing included in this section, and know that including these, there are over 50 companies serving the pro lighting, staging, video, effects, audio, and trucking needs of everything live events. There are 22 lighting companies (and counting!) alone. This includes huge companies who have been there since the 1970s to aspiring ones who have just recently hung out their shingle. As quoted in these pages, it’s certainly not just country music propelling this growth – rock, metal, pop, and everything else imaginable is increasingly based or starting tours out of the Music City. In addition to that, there’s this: 70 percent of the North American population is within a 12 hour drive, making it extremely advantageous to warehouse here.
Perhaps the most important advantage of having that 615 area code? Quality of life. In these articles, over and over again, there is talk of a culture of mutual respect, the ability to buy a house and raise a family, and truly live the dream. Oh, and Mary’s Old Fashioned Pit Bar-B-Que.
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