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For the third year in a row, St. Petersburg College is partnering with the Gasparilla Music Foundation to support music and education through the community outreach program Recycled Tunes.

This isn’t just for Swifties but you do have to be an SPC Titan.

St. Petersburg College Music Industry and Recording Arts and The Sessions are co-hosting a music industry panel discussion with special guest Chick Corea on Feb. 27 from 5 – 10 p.m. at The Palladium at St. Petersburg College. This panel partnership continues The Sessions and MIRA’s focus to empower students through creative studies and professional experience.

St. Petersburg College’s Arts, Humanities & Design Community will host its first Creative Career Summit this month – an event for both students and the public that explores careers in creative fields.

Jorge Brea and Director of Marketing Janette Berrios, the CEO and Director of Marketing for Symphonic Distribution, return to educate St. Petersburg College’s music students and community members about How to Make Money off Your Music, the second of this term’s three-part Speaker Series.

From working backstage at Clearwater Jazz Holiday (CJH) to a 4-week gig on Beyoncé’s Lemonade tour, Andrew Holness gained first-hand industry experience as an SPC Music Industry/Recording Arts (MIRA) student. Holness  jumped on the opportunity to volunteer thanks to Music Business professor John Kurnik. SPC’s MIRA students were granted the opportunity to work alongside seasoned sound engineers. Holness made an impression with local sound company, ESI, and turned his volunteer opportunity into a working career.

“Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation, strengthen America’s competitiveness in the global marketplace, and play an important role in building and sustaining economic vibrancy.”  Americans for the Arts

It is all about the music.