Live From Memphis, the volunteer-supported film, music, and arts organization that has captured so many Memphis music moments and showcased them to the world, is calling an end to its 12-year run.
Founder Christopher Reyes posted a letter on livefrommemphis.com today letting fans know that the website has run its course.
From the letter:
“You may have noticed that livefrommemphis.com has been having some issues lately. The bottom line is that our site has far out grown our resources to run it. Over the last two years, I’ve been juggling content between servers to keep costs down. It’s finally come to that point where we just can’t do it anymore. We had the passion, just not the financial support.”
Reyes said, while it may not be the last we hear from Live From Memphis, today marks the end of the website as it has been for the last 12 years.
Reyes included some tough advice for his city at the end of his letter:
” To Memphis, demand more from your leadership. Stop celebrating mediocrity. Stop funding crappy advocacy groups and meaningless brand campaigns. The creatives of Memphis need more than just cheerleaders. Filling out the check box is no way to make change.”
Live From Memphis was responsible for many arts events and projects over the course of its run, but most notable are the Lil’ Film Fest (a quarterly theme-based film fest) and the Music Video Showcase (an annual round-up of local music videos run in conjunction with the Indie Memphis Film Festival.
