Discussing the Black Austin Musicians' Collective with Mobley

Today’s episode (131) features Austin-based musician and activist, Mobley, a co-founder of the Black Austin Musicians' Collective. The Collective was borne out of the dual impacts of COVID-19 and protests for Black equality and equity in 2020. Its mission is to strengthen the community, industry, and political power of its members. Mobley and Bingham Group CEO A.J. dig into the founding of the Collective, and what’s ahead in 2021, including the Black Austin Musicians Census. MUSIC: The opening and closing music for this episodes comes from Mobley’s single “Mate” off of his new album (OUT NOW): Young & Dying in the Occident Supreme. Used with the artist's permission. BLACK AUSTIN MUSICIANS’ COLLECTIVE LINKS IG -> @blkatxmusicians Twitter -> @blkatxmusicians Linktree -> https://linktr.ee/blkatxmuscians Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/Black-Austin-Musicians-101423091773460/ ABOUT MOBLEY Austin-based artist Mobley grew up all over the world, from the Spanish Mediterranean to the California coast. Perhaps it’s because of this itinerant childhood that he finds it so hard to sit still. Mobley does it all: he's a songwriter, producer, visual artist, filmmaker, and a charismatic frontman with a reputation for kinetic live shows. He’s composed dozens of pieces for stage and television (HBO, FOX, NBC, ESPN), and played hundreds of US and international tour dates (with the likes of Phantogram, JUNGLE, Cold War Kids, and James Blake, and at festivals including Lollapalooza, ACL, Voodoo, and Hangout). Mobley wrote most of his new record, Young & Dying in the Occident Supreme, while in Thailand, finding inspiration as an outsider looking in on his own country from a different vantage. Young & Dying is a sonic critique of white supremacy, a theme Mobley felt even more urgently while not in the United States. The record glides between musical idioms with all the ease you’d expect from someone who grew up a perennial new kid, with Mobley at turns cribbing Ennio Morricone, keening over a psychedelic gallop, or indulging in a futuristic art rock strut. Young & Dying in the Occident Supreme was released via Last Gang Records on February 19, 2021. Links: www.mobleywho.com IG -> @mobleywho Twitter -> @mobleywho Facebook -> www.facebook.com/mobleywho Youtube -> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9hL8wdnM7Ok3z8AmV-UGGw ABOUT THE BINGHAM GROUP, LLC The Bingham Group, LLC is minority-owned full service lobbying firm representing and advising clients on government affairs, public affairs, and procurement matters in the Austin metro and throughout Central Texas. Learn more about us at: www.binghamgp.com Facebook -> https://www.facebook.com/binghamgp/ Twitter -> @binghamgp IG -> @binghamgroup LinkedIn -> https://www.linkedin.com/company/binghamgp/ PART OF THE BG MEDIA GROUP NETWORK An Austin-based digital content network focused on emerging creators.From concept to execution, and on, we help you tell your story. https://www.bgmediagp.com/