Meramec student aims to start STL magazine
By: Sanjuree Davis
-Staff Writer-
STLCC-Meramec student Katelynn Street was working on a class assignment for her entrepreneurship class at Webster University when she came up with a concept for starting a business.
“I was inspired to dedicate my project to a magazine concept because I knew some of the background behind the making of a small, local publication,” Street said.
Street’s major at Meramec was business administration; she attended St. Louis Community College for a total of six semesters. She is now enrolled at Webster University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration management with an emphasis in marketing and a certificate in entrepreneurship.
“Having done a short internship with a local St. Louis publication, Eleven Magazine, I was able to take my knowledge gained from that experience and manipulate it into a different concept,” Street said.
Street was not active in clubs or school-organized activities at Meramec; instead she sought out other opportunities in her field of interest.
“I did some work with LiveNation at local St. Louis shows, participated in the internship at Eleven Magazine, and was active in several online media programs to promote artists in the music industry,” Street said.
Street’s magazine would be titled Break Magazine. The magazine is purely a concept idea for a business at the moment. However, Street is very passionate about the possibilities it could provide to the St. Louis music industry, she said.
“We would need funding and some very dedicated, experienced, and fun employees to get the ball rolling,” Street said.
Break Magazine focus is to heavily promote local St. Louis music and the city’s culture, but focus more on the country music industry in the area as well as the Nashville, Tenn. area. While St. Louis has a unique music scene, it is lacking exposure in country music. Break Magazine will be designed to bring news from Nashville to St. Louis as well as promoting local niche in the music market.
“St. Louis is a shining beacon for music and eccentric culture of the Midwest, yet we don’t show it off much,” Street said. “Break Magazine will team with local musicians, artists, restaurants, venues, shop owners, and anyone else interested in showing some St. Louis pride to promote our local culture.”
Break Magazine is a forming local publication featuring articles about the under-the-radar culture of St. Louis. Break will fill the gap between the local music industry and its supporters. Right now there are few printed outlets which feature country music in St. Louis. She intends to change that.
“I think the magazine could provide college students with great experience in the magazine production industry, as well as exposing students to different cultures and genres of music,” Street said. “The main goal of Break Magazine is to expose new and upcoming artists to potential listeners, bring passionate artists in touch with their fans, and promote the music industry as a whole.”
Break Magazine will be a safe haven for all artists seeking a career in the music industry, and for all readers wanting that intimate connection with local recording artists. Street said she hopes to bring a little bit of Nashville persona to St. Louis, but remain loyal to our local culture and promote it heavily.
