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ISBN13: 9798185356678
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 30
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What happens when culture refuses to stay underground?
Southside Band was born in the basements and rec centers of Southeast D.C., built on sweat, call-and-response, and a rhythm that never stopped. Go-Go wasn't just music - it was identity. Community. Ownership without paperwork. Until one bold idea changed everything. What if a Go-Go band went public? When Southside becomes the first Go-Go company to launch an Initial Public Offering, they don't just ring the bell on Wall Street - they shake it. Overnight, the pocket meets the market. Fans become shareholders. Drums become dividends. And a local movement becomes a national debate.
Southside Band was born in the basements and rec centers of Southeast D.C., built on sweat, call-and-response, and a rhythm that never stopped. Go-Go wasn't just music - it was identity. Community. Ownership without paperwork. Until one bold idea changed everything. What if a Go-Go band went public? When Southside becomes the first Go-Go company to launch an Initial Public Offering, they don't just ring the bell on Wall Street - they shake it. Overnight, the pocket meets the market. Fans become shareholders. Drums become dividends. And a local movement becomes a national debate.
But going public comes at a price.
Quarterly earnings replace late-night rehearsals. Hedge funds circle. Activist investors demand efficiency. A hostile takeover threatens to strip the soul from the sound. Even the band begins to fracture under the weight of generational money and generational responsibility. Is culture meant to be traded? Can rhythm survive regulation? And when shareholders vote, will they choose profit - or preservation?
In this electrifying and timely novel, Jeff Mills delivers a powerful story about ownership, legacy, and the collision between capital and culture. GOGO PUBLIC is more than a music story - it's a blueprint for economic self-determination, a love letter to D.C.'s heartbeat, and a bold reimagining of what it means for a community to own its future.
The bell may ring on Wall Street.
But the congas are louder.
Quarterly earnings replace late-night rehearsals. Hedge funds circle. Activist investors demand efficiency. A hostile takeover threatens to strip the soul from the sound. Even the band begins to fracture under the weight of generational money and generational responsibility. Is culture meant to be traded? Can rhythm survive regulation? And when shareholders vote, will they choose profit - or preservation?
In this electrifying and timely novel, Jeff Mills delivers a powerful story about ownership, legacy, and the collision between capital and culture. GOGO PUBLIC is more than a music story - it's a blueprint for economic self-determination, a love letter to D.C.'s heartbeat, and a bold reimagining of what it means for a community to own its future.
The bell may ring on Wall Street.
But the congas are louder.
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