Quickly access this Ep.‘s YouTube links, Jack and guest bios & social media links, + more by visiting JackinAroundPODCAST.com or see below. ✅ JACK INGRAM (host bio & links) Jack Ingram’s music career spans over four decades and includes 18 records, 6 top #20 singles, including a #1 hit, on the Country Billboard charts.  Most recently, in May of 2001, Jack, alongside fellow singer/songwriters Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall, released The Marfa Tapes.  According to Lambert, The Marfa Tapes stems from a fruitful songwriting partnership that has already resulted in the 2018 ACM Song of the Year “Tin Man” (Ingram / Lambert / Randall). Additionally, Jack is no stranger to the airwaves as a TV host of the Texas Music Scene, a half-hour weekly program that airs in over 70 U.S markets and has won 22 Telly awards and 2 People’s Choice awards.  In 2013, Jack teamed up with actor Matthew McConaughey and football coach Mack Brown to create an annual multi-day fundraiser, golf tournament, & concert, MJM. Since its inception, MJM has raised nearly $20 million for children’s charities. ✅ BRENDON ANTHONY (guest) Brendon‘s prior experience includes touring as a professional musician with Pat Green from 1996 - 2010 and leading the Commerce Dept. Of MusicOneLive from 2010 - 2015. In 2015, Brendon was appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbot to the Director of the Texas Music Office.  As Director, Brendon Anthony sets the agenda for business development, helping music industry professionals navigate their entry into the Texas market, as well as moving their businesses to Texas (including corporations, start-ups, and everything in between). Brendon provides the link between the Office of the Governor‘s Economic Development & Tourism Division executive staff, private sector music industry businesses, and non-governmental music organizations and trade associations. In addition to leading the Texas Music Office, Brendon is also the point person for the Music Friendly Communities program which helps connect the various music markets throughout the state with one another, establishes best practices for economic development success, and fosters the development and connection of higher education music programs to real-world music business opportunity.