A conversation with Nurit Siegel Smith, new Executive Director of the Music Forward Foundation of the House of Blues
Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) Nurit Siegel Smith is the new Executive Director of the Music Forward Foundation of the House of Blues, which contributes over a million dollars year to music industry education. Smith assumes leadership as Music Forward embarks on its 25th year. She is stepping into some pretty big shoes — over the past quarter century, Music Forward – formerly known as the House of Blues Foundation — has impacted the lives of a million young people with hundreds of partners, thousands of mentors, tens of thousands of hours of volunteer time. She generously let us interrupt her very busy day to learn about her vision for the Foundation. Patrick. Congratulations. This has got to be the coolest job ever! Nurit. It is exciting. I am 6 months into it and I have been in awe of my staff here, the youth I have been in contact with, all the support around the country and the engagement with our partners. It is exciting. Patrick. Tell us your vision- what do [Read More]