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Leveraging Macon’s Music Heritage to Create Macon’s Music Future

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Mercer, NewTown Macon, Sierra Development and Southern Pine Plantations have brought back to life the historic Capricorn Sound Studios as part of the largest market-rate residential development in the history of downtown Macon.

Capricorn RecordsThrough Mercer Music at Capricorn, Mercer has put a historically significant facility back to work, not as just a museum, but as a tool to advance a vibrant music scene. This unique restoration and revitalization project provides a venue where the inspiration of the past facilitates creativity and collaboration for a new generation of artists to build on Macon’s rich, and internationally important, music and cultural legacy.

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Students get hands-on experience learning at Capricorn Sound Studios

Students get hands-on experience learning at Capricorn Sound Studios

The day after a group of Southern rock legends wrapped up a recording session at…
Tommy Talton reunites with Capricorn bandmates to record music for new anthology

Tommy Talton reunites with Capricorn bandmates to record music for new anthology

Nearly 50 years after they played together on Gregg Allman’s “Laid Back” tour, a group…
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Mercer Music at Capricorn, Riggs Ward receive top prize in international competition

Mercer Music at Capricorn and Riggs Ward Design received the Gold award for Experiential and…

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Macon’s revitalization builds on historical preservation

Architecture, history and music beckon visitors.
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Macon Museum Honors The Allman Brothers Band

A five-day festival celebrating the music of the Allman Brothers Band gets set to kick…
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Downtown Macon struts its way into a long-sought revival

An energetic pulse in Georgia's 'Central City' signals a comeback half a century in the…
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How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination

Macon is No. 7 on the list thanks to its musical history, thriving downtown and…
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CAPRICORN'S GREATEST HITS

Though it began as a small, independent label, Capricorn Records grew to influence the tastes of a nation throughout the 1970s as it brought southern soul and rock ‘n’ roll to the masses. Sample some of the label’s greatest tracks through this Spotify playlist.

Macon Music Trail

Many other music heritage sites that draw tourists from around the world are within easy walking distance or a short drive from Mercer Music at Capricorn. View the Macon Music Trail app for more details on Macon’s extensive music heritage venues.

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