GSEC’s Executive Director, Kelsey Moore, discusses Georgia’s thriving film industry and its significant economic impact on the state. Georgia's success — and its extensive infrastructure of stages, vendors and crew — is the direct result of investment by thousands of Georgians and Georgia businesses.

Breathe - the latest song written and performed by "Mama Jan" Smith, recorded and produced in Atlanta, GA at Homegirl Ent./Jan Smith Studios. The brilliantly executed lyric video was created by Mil Cannon (Imagemil). Smith and long-time bandmate, Peter Vogl recorded all acoustic guitars at her Atlanta-based studio with colleague Jesse Owen Astin (JOA) engineering. JOA later added a Moog synthesizer and pad, and Smith roughed in a string sketch. Rounding out the production, Christian Howes wrote a brilliant string arrangement and recorded authentic violins, violas, and cellos onto the track. The song was mixed by Shawn Grove with Mama Jan, and was mastered by Rodney Mills Masterhouse in Duluth, GA.