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Gold Music Alliance

In the midst of GRAMMY Week, the Recording Academy, Pacific Bridge Arts, and Gold House came together for the first-ever Gold Music Alliance reception — this intimate yet significant event marked the creation of the Recording Academy’s first API membership group: The Gold Music Alliance.

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Grammy Nominee Reception

At the GRAMMY Nominee Reception, the Recording Academy announced the D.R.E.A.M (Diversity Reimagined by Engaging All MusicMakers) Network and featured a panel shining a spotlight on the Gold Music Alliance leaders. Held at the esteemed D.R.E.A.M. Lounge proudly sponsored by Pacific Bridge Arts, our co- founder, Recording Academy Governor Kev Nish led an insightful panel discussion on the transformative aims of the Gold Music Alliance.

Frankie Yaptinchay, a PBA mentor and Governor of the PNC at the Recording Academy, who also serves as an Amazon Senior Product Manager, joined Annie Lam, our executive director, in highlighting their efforts to support the D.R.E.A.M network and uplift the next generation of AANHPIs in music through collaborative work with the Academy.

A Night to Remember

A celebration of Asian Americans in Music

November 6, 2024
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Intercrew
3330 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
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Kevin Nishimura is a cofounder of the Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation, which provides “a platform to support and celebrate Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in arts and culture” (according to their website). He’s also a member of the pioneering electronic/hip-hop outfit, the Far East Movement. That group no longer performs, having switched to the business side of the industry, but they’ll be hosting this event…
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