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Phone: (318)934-0000 700 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA, 71101 email: shreveport@tipitinas.com
Media Tools For Louisiana's Creative Community
Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op/Shreveport is a do-it yourself business incubator designed especially for musicians and other digital media professionals. The Co-Op provides tools, training, and a guiding hand towards the goal of helping musicians establish their businesses and create their own success stories. In other cities, members report an average 28% increase in their music-related income as a result of participating in the Co-Op.
The Co-Op provides fully-equipped work spaces for anyone who works in digital media. For those who cannot afford or do not otherwise have access to such resources, we provide:
- Fast computers with Windows XP Professional, High-Speed Internet connections, laser printers and scanners, and fax machine.
- Page layout and web design tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash.
- Music Productivity software like Sony Acid Pro, Sony Soundforge, Native Instruments Reaktor, Propellerheads Reason, and Protools LE.
- A clean, well-lit, ergonomic work space.
- Tutorials on basic computer skills: work processing, spreadsheets, page layout, web design, and press kit creation.
- On-sight technical support, volunteer music production assistance, and access to a network of other musicians/music business professionals/venues/gig opportunities, and an ever-growing library of specialized information resources.
Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op/Shreveport is open Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm, or by appointment. Co-Op membership is open to all musicians and digital media professionals. The membership fee is $10 per month, and covers roughly 10% of the Co-Op's operating costs.
Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op/Shreveport is a project of the Tipitina's Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The Co-Op is supported in part by grants from the State of Louisiana, the City of Shreveport, the Charles T. Beard Foundation, the Goldring Family Foundation, and Harrah's New Orleans Casino. The Co-Op receives additional support from Office Depot and OffBeat magazine.
We invite you to make use of Tipitina's Music Office Co-Op, become a staff volunteer, or make a tax-deductible donation of cash, goods, or services.
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