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Paxahau today (left to right): Sam Fotias, Jason Clark, Chuck Flask, and Jason Huvaere

Constant 'Movement': 10 years managing one of the world's largest electronic music festivals

Walter Wasacz / Metromode Friday, May 06, 2016

In 2006, Detroit's renowned electronic music festival nearly disappeared for good. That is, until Paxahau took on the challenge of running it. 10 years later and the festival is as strong as ever.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Marketing / Media, Start Up / Scale Up, Year of the Gazelle

Lon and Diane Stratton of Stratton Camera

Local filmmakers weigh in on the demise of Michigan's film incentive program

Jenn McKee / Concentrate Friday, April 15, 2016

Michigan's ambitious and controversial film incentive program is officially dead. So what does that mean for the future of local filmmakers? And what kind of legacy has it left behind?

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media

Mike Nehra, co-owner of Vintage King Audio in Ferndale

From its seat in Ferndale, Vintage King rules the audio world

MJ Galbraith / Metromode Friday, March 18, 2016

Located in Ferndale amid wholesale auto parts warehouses and body shops, Vintage King has grown into one of the top professional audio equipment companies in the world, supplying studios near and far with the best gear available.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media

Detroit satirist and Dirty Show founder Jerry Vile

Finally, Detroit can stop taking itself so seriously

Aaron Mondry / Model D Friday, February 26, 2016

Satire is on the rise in the city, and that's a good thing.

Black Community, Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Diversity, Marketing / Media

3 things that could transform metro Detroit in 2016

Matthew Lewis / Model D Friday, January 15, 2016

The Regional Transit Authority millage, partnerships between Silicon Valley and Detroit, and sprawl are a few things we'll be keeping a close eye on this year.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Emerging Technology, Marketing / Media

John Brown III and Fletcher Sharpe, co-hosts of The Outer Drive, a podcast about soccer in Detroit

Detroit podcasts you need to be listening to

Aaron Mondry / Model D Friday, January 15, 2016

There's something for everyone in Detroit's exploding podcast scene. Here are a few of our favorite shows to get you started listening local.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media

Yessian gets behind the music at One World Observatory

Nicole Rupersburg / Metromode Friday, July 17, 2015

Yessian Music is a music and sound production company headquartered in Farmington Hills that works on high-profile projects with major clients all over the world. Their latest triumph is the Old World Observatory in New York.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media, Year of the Gazelle

O.N.E. Mile project hopes to bring new model of revitalization to Detroit's North End

Emell Derra Adolphus / Model D Friday, May 01, 2015

In sharing the legacy of the North End, organizers hope the O.N.E. Mile Project inspires other communities in Detroit to share their legacies on their own terms.

Black Community, Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Diversity, Marketing / Media, Minority Owned Business

10 essential networks for Detroit creatives

Amanda Lewan / Model D Friday, March 06, 2015

Whatever role you play in the creative economy, an abundance of local creative networks and resources exists to support you. Here are 10 especially good ones.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Marketing / Media

Model D, Skillman Foundation to host #YourDetroit Twitter chat on March 3

Matthew Lewis / Model D Friday, February 27, 2015

The Skillman Foundation and Model D are pleased to facilitate #YourDetroit, a Twitter chat happening Tuesday, March 3 from 2 to 3 p.m. We want to hear from you about where you see yourself in the narratives forming around contemporary Detroit.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Marketing / Media

Can local crowdfunding startups compete in a crowded field?

Jon Zemke / Metromode Friday, February 06, 2015

Ten years ago the concept behind crowdfunding barely existed. Today, it's a mainstream source of investment for businesses, artists, communities and real estate. Which means, a new, growing industry of crowdfunding platforms has taken root in metro Detroit.

Angel Funding, Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Marketing / Media, Venture Capital

Al McWilliams at the Quack!Media offices in downtown Ann Arbor

Cool Jobs: Quack!Media's Al McWilliams

Patti Smith / Concentrate Friday, January 30, 2015

Al McWilliams launched his ad and media agency Quack!Media with the profits he earned from selling a high school buddy's ska band cassette. Okay, there's more to the story than that, but suffice to say, it's representative of how this did-it-himself entrepreneur does things. We chat with McWilliams about his company's diverse client list, local politics and, believe it or not, municipal infrastructure.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media

Wolfie Geske soldering a circuit board at Leon Speakers

Sound and Vision: Leon Speakers embraces the art of design

Jon Zemke / Concentrate Friday, January 23, 2015

A lot of companies pay lip service to the idea of product innovation and aesthetics but Ann Arbor-based Leon Speakers walks the talk, using art and music as a source of inspiration. One has only to step inside its newly expanded complex to understand the depth of its commitment. Concentrate's Jon Zemke and Doug Coombe did just that.

Angel Funding, Automotive/Manufacturing, Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Marketing / Media

Attracting high tech talent to metro Detroit means combating negative perceptions

Jon Zemke / Metromode Friday, December 19, 2014

Attracting young, professional talent from outside the state can be tough for metro Detroit firms looking to hire the best and the brightest. Lifestyle is as important as job fit. That means overcoming the negative perceptions non-Michiganders have about a state many have never visited.

Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Detroit, Marketing / Media, Woman Owned

'More than just a place for a party,' Berliner Dimitri Hegemann sees Detroit as place for new ideas

Walter Wasacz / Model D Friday, December 12, 2014

"I see the club as more than just a place for a party. I want the music to stimulate discussion and new ideas," says Hegemann, who was recently in Detroit to discuss the potential of bringing new cultural spaces to the city.

Boomers, Creative Industries, Creative Sector, Immigrant Owned Business, Marketing / Media

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