HAAM Members Tell Their Stories
The Live Music Capital of the World is home to incredible musicians whose talent and creativity enrich our live music scene and embody what makes our city unique. From an Iranian immigrant who found his voice in world music to an open-format DJ who is also a Top Five Austin Business Woman of the Year and nominee for an Latino Media Orgullo Award. These artists represent not just different musical genres, but the diverse paths that lead creators to make Austin their artistic home.
How do we keep these creatives here in Central Texas?
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Keep Musicians like Nicole Quinn Healthy, Thriving, and Releasing New Music!
The music scene in Central Texas is home to immensely talented and passionate local musicians like HAAM member Nicole Quinn who makes Austin the incredible and vibrant community we all know and love. We’re sharing Nicole’s story and her newly released EP!
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HAAM Music Monday: Ferera Swan takes the CBS Austin stage with Tony Rogers on the cello
It is HAAM Music Monday powered by FVF Law, and HAAM + We Are Austin are so excited to bring this next Austin artist to the stage. Ferera Swan wrote her first song at the age of ten, a sign of the immense talent to come. Today she is a powerhouse singer, songwriter, violinist, pianist and composer. Ferera uses her music to champion adoptee rights and social change, and today she’s accompanied by Tony Rogers on the cello.
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HAAM Musician Spotlight: Charlie Faye
HAAM musician Charlie Faye was ready to make her post-baby comeback at South by Southwest in March 2020 when the pandemic struck and the music world stopped in its tracks.
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HAAM Musician Spotlight: Diego 'Bull' Avello
Diego “Bull” Avello, lead vocalist for the band “Bull y Los Búfalos,” took a leap of faith in 2011 when he left his small village in Spain and moved to the United States with $4,000 and a guitar.
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HAAM Member Spotlight: Ruth Carter
When longtime Austin songwriter, Ruth Carter, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago, she experienced a wide range of emotions.
“I was in a state of confused shock and panic,” Carter said.
Carter turned to HAAM for help.
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HAAM Musician Spotlight: AJ Vallejo & Douglass Day
If the past year taught us anything it’s that life is unpredictable…..and precious.
Two HAAM musicians understand this truth better than most. Both AJ Vallejo and Doug Day suffered life-threatening heart attacks before their 40th birthday.
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HAAM Musician Spotlight: Mama Duke
A year after the COVID-19 pandemic shook the Austin music community to its core, rapper and singer-songwriter, Kori Roy, aka Mama Duke, joined the HAAM family and enrolled in a health insurance plan. A month later, she got her first free dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Emo’s. And in a few short months, September 14 to be exact, Mama Duke will perform live at her first HAAM Day fundraiser.
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HAAM Musician Spotlight: Alejandro Rios
HAAM musician Alejandro Rios recalls the exact moment he learned that South by South West was cancelled because of the coronavirus. He was tending bar at Home Slice when his manager pulled him aside and broke the news.
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