Matt Mandrella is the Music Officer for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, where he advocates for the city’s music sector and leads music-related initiatives tied to economic development, tourism, quality of life, artist support, and workforce attraction.
Before joining the city, Matt worked in the private music industry, including leading marketing for Elvis Presley’s Graceland and spending more than a decade booking and promoting live music for festivals and organizations including Fun Fun Fun Fest, Mohawk, SXSW, and Do512.
In Huntsville, he helps guide programs such as the city’s music calendar, artist support efforts, community events, Women in Music programming, and partnerships designed to strengthen Huntsville’s growing music ecosystem.
Matt Mandrella has been a guest on 1 episode.
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221: Music as Economic Development with Matt Mandrella
June 1st, 2026 | 34 mins 37 secs
artist development, downtown programming, eco devo, econdev, economic development, huntsville music, music economic development, music tourism, orion amphitheatre, quality of life, talent attraction, women in music, workforce development
Matt Mandrella, Huntsville’s Music Officer, explains how the city treats music as economic development infrastructure, using venues, programming, artist support, tourism, and quality of life to grow both its music ecosystem and broader economy.