Burd, Gene2010-08-232010-08-232017-05-112010-08-232010-08-232017-05-112009-12December 2http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-12-605textThere is plenty of support for local musicians in Austin. It ranges from providing health benefits to receiving home loans to equipment insurance. The live music capital of the world has provisions for recording artists as well as street performers whose primary source of income is music. These facilities go a long way in maintaining Austin‟s identity as one of the major music cities in the world. They also bring together members of this community for benefits that help strengthen the local music industry, which has been an important part of the city‟s economy for several years.application/pdfengMusiciansHealth benefitsHealth insuranceHealth Alliance for Austin MusiciansHAAMSIMS FoundationAustin Federation of MusiciansTexas Music OfficeAustin, TexasAustin musiciansthesis2010-08-23