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Langerman, Keith ~ Albuquerque

Music Commissioner Keith Marcene Langerman

Music Background

Over 30 years experience as a musician, music journalist and photographer. Highlights include:

  • Owner : Americana Music Society ~ 16,000+ followers on Facebook
  • Official Photographer : New Mexico Music Awards 2019
  • Featured Photographer : “In Harmony : Strengthening the Albuquerque Music Ecosystem” produced by the City of Albuquerque in 2017

Administrative Background

  • VP Artists & Relations : 13 Music Ltd.
  • Photographic work featured in : This Is Rock (Spain); Rock It! (Germany); Classic Rock : Blues (UK); USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Chicago Tribune (USA)

Education

Facebook for Business, Central New Mexico University, 2019

Annie Lebowitz Master Class, 2018

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Residence

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County

Appointment

5 August 2020 by Governor Lujan Grisham

Term

7 May 2021 ~ 7 May 2024

Committees

County Liaison

  • Sierra
  • Socorro

Bio

Covering the music scene both nationally and internationally, Keith Langerman’s a veteran of over 30 years experience as a musician, journalist and photographer. Internationally known, his work has been featured in This Is Rock (Spain), Rock It! (Germany), Classic Rock : Blues (UK) as well as USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Chicago Tribune in the United States.

More recently, his attention has been focused upon photography and running the Americana Music Society, which now numbers over 15,000 followers on Facebook, and growing. His photography has been featured in the official city of Albuquerque publication on the Albuquerque music ecosystem, In Harmony : Strengthening the Albuquerque Music Ecosystem (October 2017). In 2019 he was the official photographer for the New Mexico Music Awards. Currently he also serves as VP Artist and Relations for New Mexico based label 13 Music Ltd.

His photography and digital artwork has also been used in numerous promotional material, album covers and publications worldwide.

Creative Examples

These examples cite Langerman’s work as a music industry professional in the private sector.

Photography

Album cover photography example Chris Riggins Reflections, 2018

Journalism

No copyright is claimed in the above creative examples and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, the New Mexico Music Commission asserts that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe these materials have been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact us.

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Ponce, José ~ Albuquerque

Music Commission Secretary José Ponce

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Music Background

  • Professional Musician
  • Member, Windsor Creek Trio

Administrative Background

  • Producer, New Mexico Music Awards
  • Co-founder, Eric Larson Endowment
  • Secretary, New Mexico Music Commission

Hometown

Springer, Colfax County

Residence

Albuquerque, Bernalillo County

Appointment

2005 by Governor Richardson

Term

5 August 2020 ~ 6 May 2022 by Governor Lujan Grisham

Committees

County Liaison

  • Chaves
  • Lea

Bio

Ponce has been a working musician since the age of 18. He is the third of five children of parents Jesus “Chuy” Ponce and the former Margarita Padilla and a lifelong resident of New Mexico. The singer/songwriter has been producer of the New Mexico Music Awards (NMMA) since 2005, championing over three decades of excellence in recorded music within the state of new Mexico. He currently lives in Albuquerque and tours as a solo artist and as a member of the group the Windsor Creek Trio. Other accomplishments include his work as a filmmaker, author, actor, and as co-founder with his wife Kathy, of the Eric Larson Endowment at the University of New Mexico.

Commissioner Ponce conducts free music and marketing-related workshops through the NMMA for musicians, writers, and filmmakers around the state, with sessions in Clovis, Gallup, Ruidoso, Roswell, Silver City, Las Vegas, Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque. He produces Therapeutic Songwriting workshops for veterans dealing with Post Traumatic Stress and works with the New Mexico Arts in the Military program supporting veterans’ art programs. Filmmakers use him as a resource for musicians in film productions throughout New Mexico.

Creative Examples

These examples cite Ponce’s work as a music industry professional in the private sector.

Put My Mind At Ease is about Felix Rodriguez’s experience returning from Vietnam in 1968. Composed by Felix, fellow veterans Duke Weddington, Daniel Jonsen, and Commissioner Ponce. Performed by Duke’s band Higher Ground Bluegrass. Duke produced copies of the song and distributes them for free at all of their shows.

My Baby Likes To Drive Fast ft. Commissioner Ponce, Larry Mitchell, Maud Beenhower, Joe Gable, Greg Overman.

Wayfaring Stranger by Windsor Creek Trio.

These Are Not My Stars is a song inspired by a veteran in Commissioner Ponce’s songwriting workshops who was deployed to Afghanistan.

No copyright is claimed in the above creative examples and to the extent that material may appear to be infringed, the New Mexico Music Commission asserts that such alleged infringement is permissible under fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws. If you believe these materials have been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact us.