How we can reimagine our cities and places through music?
Shain Shapiro is a globally recognized thought leader at the convergence of music, culture, and urban policy. This is showcased in his debut book, ”This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better,” due out on Repeater Books (distributed in the United States by Random House) on September 12, 2023.
Shapiro has defined a new way to think about the value of music in cities and places and through it, influenced over 130 cities and places to invest in music and culture as founder and executive chairman of Sound Diplomacy and founder and executive director of the not-for-profit global Center for Music Ecosystems. He has authored authoritative reports on the role of music in cities, tourism, the night time economy, real estate, and recovery, including the most extensive guide to music and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ever written, in partnership with the United Nations.