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Artpod: Homegrown talent

Michigan Public | By Jennifer Guerra

Published June 8, 2011 at 4:59 PM EDT

Bigger Brush Media is one of many music collectives popping up around the state.

There's no shortage of musicians who got their start in Michigan: Madonna, Iggy Pop and The White Stripes come to mind. Problem is, they left the state to make it big.

Emily Fox reports there's a movement to try to encourage musicians and bands to stay in Michigan. On today's Artpod, we look at how local "music collectives" are hoping to keep homegrown talent in the state.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/mrartpod/Artpod_060811.mp3

Michigan bands Gun Lake and Gifts or Creatures are featured on this week's podcast.

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Jennifer Guerra

Jennifer is a reporter for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously covered arts and culture for the station, and was one of the lead reporters on the award-winning education series Rebuilding Detroit Schools. Prior to working at Michigan Radio, Jennifer lived in New York where she was a producer at WFUV, an NPR station in the Bronx.

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