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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

Kare11: OMG Studios opens in St. Paul
KSTP-TV: St. Paul mayor, community celebrate opening of music studio with focus on youth, culture
Twin Cities Business Magazine: New Broadcast Studio Opening in St. Paul
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Celebrate Culture and Community THANK YOU!

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Local musicians make a big impact at the MN State Fair

#CCC2023 #MNStateFair #GreatMNGetTogether #OMGStudiosTC #RealMusicRealMusicians 

A big shout to all musicians from near and far who performed at the MN State Fair.  In 12 days, guests experienced over 900 shows that took place on 5 stages and the Grandstand.  In addition, many vendors feature live entertainment in their space, i.e. The Hangar.

I believe the headline news story is how many local musician graces the stages and greatly contributed to the memorable experiences had by 1.9 million guests who came to the  2023 Great Minnesota Get Together.  These local musicians are saluted for their contribution to celebration of culture and community.  We saw you and salute your contribution to music and art, which is essential to human survival and development.  

A big thanks to everyone that showed love for the hard-working musicians who makes our MN State Fair the Great MN Get Together.  Please join @KZMOHD and @OMGStudiosTC by supporting real music, by real musicians.

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Get To Know Sibling-Group Nunnabove Opening For Chaka Khan and Boyz II Men In This Interview From The Minnesota State Fair

NUNNABOVE has been called the “next generation of the Minneapolis sound” and was featured on Season 13 of “America’s Got Talent.” NUNNABOVE is Cadence, Mattie, Bennett and Wisdom, four siblings from the Twin Cities. They take their influences from funk, jazz, rock, neo-soul and Midwest-emo to generate their own sound and style from The Purple One to the Gloved One, The 1975 to Chaka Khan. For these siblings, family is life and the key to what they create musically. As a featured artist at Celebration 2023 at Paisley Park, the group “shined the brightest” as one of the five most memorable moments. As Matthew Allen of TheGrio writes, “The Minneapolis Sound seems to be in good hands.” The band has shared the stage with the three-time Grammy Award-winning Sounds of Blackness, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Stokley, and many others.

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It’s Film Festival Season . . .OMG Studios’ The Juneteenth Story: From Galveston, TX to Minnesota Selected In Ten Film Festivals

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The Juneteenth Story From Galveston, Texas to Minnesota, is a six-episode docufilm, filmed on the Island of Galveston and in Saint Paul, Minnesota, telling the story of Juneteenth, where it originated, from historians and descendants of enslaved persons transported to the Island during the transatlantic slave trade between 1816 and 1836. The story connects the significance of making Juneteenth a state holiday in Minnesota. The six- episode docufilm will be edited to a 30-minute film for television and streamingbroadcastsand made available tocommunity organizations to host pre-release screenings the week of June 12th. The film will air on SPNN and SpeakMPLS locally at 9:00am on June 19th and in Houston and Galveston, Texas (see local listings.) The full episodic docufilm will be available online at kzmohd.com on June 19th.

Media Advisory
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Juneteenth Brunch 2023

MN Humanities Presents Juneteenth Brunch Featuring Dr. Bernice A. King

Juneteenth (June 19) is the federal and Minnesota-state holiday, which commemorates the emancipation of all enslaved African Americans in 1865. Juneteenth Brunch, It Starts With Me: Cultivating A Beloved Community Mindset, is a community brunch and conversation featuring Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King and CEO of The King Center. Dr. Bernice A. King offers a fresh perspective on where we go from here and how we overcome ever-present inequities and injustices in our world house.

Space is limited. Guest registration includes brunch and a copy of Dr. King’s new children’s book “It Starts With Me.” 

Register Today
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Commemorate Black History and Culture 2023

Commemorate Black History & Culture is a BELOVED COMMUNITY partnership supported by Ujamaa Place, Saint Paul Public Library, MN Humanities Center and Public Art Saint Paul, in partnership with the City of Saint Paul, MN Arts Council, Young Rembrandts. An OMG Studios Production

Registration is now open for FREE Community Yin Yoga/Meditation with Angelique Dubois on Feb. 18! Space is limited. SIGN UP TODAY. 

Register today!
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Calling all young artists!!! Mark your calendars for the Young Rembrandts Drawing Class on Feb. 25 at the George Latimer Central Library in downtown Saint Paul. Space is limited, register today. 

Register today!
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A Black Man’s Sketch Black History Edition features a series of shows with Ujamaa Men talking about what Black History means to them that will be released throughout the month of February.

Listen Now!
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Public Art Saint Paul Window Gallery

March 1 – 23, 2023

381 Wabasha St. N. (downtown St. Paul)

Exhibition of youth portraits of civil rights leaders.

Learn More!
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Celebrate. Culture. Community. 2022

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OMG Media Solutions Has Partnered With The Minnesota State Fair To Bring A Celebration Of Culture And Community To Fairgoers Since 2016.  

We Are Excited To Showcase A Super Cultural Experience With Amazing Talent For 12 Days, 900 Shows, 100+ Acts And All The Food You Can Eat.  

 

 

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A Taste of Prince Celebration 2022

What word describes the Celebration 2022 experience? BEING.

BEING in the space where the greatest music of all times was created by the greatest musicians and artists of all times.  Celebration 2022 gave Prince fans an abundance of music, food, exhibits and networking with fans from near and far.

BEING is putting yourself in places that nourish your soul and promotes cultural sustainability, where music and art are essential to human survival and development.  Prince Celebration 2022 met our cultural sustainability expectations.

Celebration 2022 Photo Gallery

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Music Monuments: Celebration 2022

Prince Celebration 2022 Music Monument

with Morris Hayes (NPG Keys / Music Director)

About Morris Hayes

I got my big break in 1991 when Jerome Benton asked me to play keyboards with Morris Day & The Time following the departure of Jimmy “Jam” Harris. They were big shoes to fill, but they were happy with my contributions, and later that year, I toured Asia with them.

At the end of the tour, I co-formed a band called “G Sharp & The Edge,” which became the house band for Prince’s new nightclub, “Glam Slam” in Minneapolis. Prince was so impressed that he asked the band to play with Carmen Electra as the opening act for his 1992 “Diamonds and Pearls” world tour. 

After the tour, Prince asked me to play keys alongside Tommy Barbarella in his band “The New Power Generation.” I would go on to be in the band for nearly 20 years and a number of years as Prince’s Musical Director. (There were some Prince tours that I did not play on as I was also touring with Maceo Parker.)

Morris Hayes full bio

Prince Celebration Music Monument

with Georgia Duder-Wood

 Georgia Duder-Wood is a singer, actor and vocal artist with two decades of performance experience. She’s worked in international musical theatre, had longstanding musical residencies in jazz and soul, worked as a guest artist in cabaret and concerts, and is a specialist singer for recording and session work.

Georgia’s written a song in tribute to Prince, called ‘Purple One (There will Never B)’, which has been recorded by her new jazz/funk band Regroovination.

A Purple Pilgrimage to Paisley Park

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Juneteenth Commemoration 2022 Event Schedule

“African American history, music and art cannot be separated from the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the forced transportation of millions of African people across the Atlantic who were then enslaved. The cultures from which they were torn and the conditions into which they were forced both contributed to the sounds of African American music and the creation of art and literature.” 

Juneteenth Commemoration 2022 is in partnership and supported by: 

Saint Paul Public Library, City of St. Paul, MN Humanities Center, Ujamaa Place and Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. 

An OMG Studios Production.

OMG Studios Cultural Sustainability Promise

At OMG Studios, our work is centered around building cultural sustainability, in which music and art are essential to human survival and development. We strive to empower communities through our OMGisms – social constructs rooted in the arts that nurture and improve the health and wellness of youth and families.

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Music Monuments featuring Andre Cymone

Music Monuments are a powerful force in the #KZMOVERSE, honoring the artistic contributions musicians make in society.

About Music Monuments

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Music Monuments are a powerful force in the #KZMOVERSE, honoring the artistic contributions musicians make in society.

While Andre has always contributed fierce funk to the artists he collaborated with, Still A Thrill being the shining example, he first debuted the most furious funk for his own forthcoming solo record when he previewed songs live at Paisley Park New Years Eve in 2019/2020. While the pandemic pushed pause on everything, this album full of funk cannot be contained and will come out this summer. Listen to the full interview on The Boogie Down with Binky Griptite, Saturday April 2nd at 8:00pm CST at KZMOHD.com. Powered by OMG Media, KZMO-HD is a creatively and environmentally responsible, global and cultural media platform, on a mission to empower the human race through music and art. Learn more at: KZMOHD.com At OMG Media and its sister-brands, our work is centered around building cultural sustainability, in which music and art are essential to human survival and development. We strive to empower communities through our OMGisms – social constructs rooted in the arts that nurture and improve the health and wellness of youth and families. Learn more at: omgmediasolutions.com.

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