GRAND OPENING of New State-Of-The-Art Digital Podcast, Recording, and Music Studio in St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn. (January 29, 2024) – OMG Media Solutions is thrilled to announce the grand opening and ribbon cutting event/open house of OMG Studios, a new state-of-the-art digital recording, production and livestream studio in St. Paul (550 Vandalia Street, Suite 220 B) on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 11 a.m.
Known for its Juneteenth films and its Celebrate Culture and Community partnership with the Minnesota State Fair, OMG Studios is committed to its consistent track record of producing educational programming and developing youth talent in media and entertainment.
The invite-only grand opening is being hosted by the Midway Chamber of Commerce and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. St. Paul City Council member Mitra Jalali will help with the ribbon-cutting honors as well. Live music will openand close the event featuring Thomasina Petrus accompanied by Thom West and Twin Cities’ own Nunnabove. A private evening event will feature DJ Lenka Paris.
This new venue is home to OMG Studios and KZMO HD, two of the OMG Media Solutions companies, as well as the Innovation Lab Project, which is a youth music and art development program supported by community partners including:
- MN Humanities
- Ujamaa Place
- City of Paul
- Black MN Collective
- MN Arts Council
- Minneapolis Foundation
- Live4Love Charities
OMG Studios will be used for the production of original, cultural content that can be accessed anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on https://kzmohd.com/
OMG Media Solutions Founder and CEO Monique Linder says, “I am excited to bring OMGStudios to the Creative Enterprise Zone in the City of Saint Paul and to partner with amazing community organizations, musicians, artists, and producers to develop youth talent in music and art and pass on our knowledge in our talent Innovation Lab.
Linder had a vision in 2014 to create a unique media brand that focused on cultural programming. OMG Media Solutions was born.
OMG Media Solutions is driven by love for humanity and a desire to empower, nurture, and improve the health and wellness of youth and families in under-invested communities.
OMG Companies’ work is centered around building cultural sustainability in which music and art are essential to human survival and development.
Linder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Financed in part by the Neighborhood STAR program.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Chad Kulas, the Executive Director of the Midway Chamber of Commerce (far left), Monique Linder, the CEO of OMG Studios (center left), musician Thomasina Petrus (center), City Councilwomen Mitra Jalali (center right), and St. Paul Mayor Melving Carter (far right) cut the ribbon for the grand opening of OMG Studios in Saint Paul.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Chad Kulas, the Executive Director of the Midway Chamber of Commerce (far left), Monique Linder, the CEO of OMG Studios (center left), musician Thomasina Petrus (center), City Councilwomen Mitra Jalali (center right), and St. Paul Mayor Melving Carter (far right) cut the ribbon for the grand opening of OMG Studios in Saint Paul.
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- Feb 1, 2024, St. Paul - Monique Linder, the CEO of OMG Studios and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter stand together before the ribbon cutting.
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- Feb 1, 2024, St. Paul - City Councilwomen Mitra Jalali speaks before the cutting of the ribbon.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Monique Linder hugs someone who attended the ribbon cutting of her event during the grand opening of OMG Studios in Saint Paul.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Monique Linder, the CEO of OMG Studios talks to people attending the opening of her studio in Saint Paul.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Monique Linder, the CEO of OMG Studios points to one of the rooms as she shows people around her new studio in Saint Paul.
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- Feb 1, 2024 - Guests attending the grand opening of OMG Studios in Saint Paul talk in the lobby.
Media Coverage
Pioneer Press: ‘Real music by real musicians’: New recording studio in Vandalia Tower aims to build sustainable music careers for youth of color
Spokesman Recorder: OMG Studios: a cutting-edge addition to the Twin Cities recording scene
OMG Studios: a cutting-edge addition to the Twin Cities recording scene
