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LEFT African Americana at the Atrium Health Amphitheater - Alex Wrath on the right. Photo by Matt Odom. RIGHT The artist roundtable at The Web in Downtown Macon. More artists were invited, and MM hopes to have more similar conversations. MADDUX: We thank you for trusting us to help share your story. What kind of music do you make in Macon and around the world, and what does a typical week as a musician look like for you? MORETTI: My name's Steve Moretti. I'm a drummer and a producer. I split my time between traveling the globe, performing concerts in various settings. [I'm] trying not to do that as much – travel – but I fly about 130,000 miles a year doing concerts. I spend a good portion of my time during the week editing, mixing, mastering projects for clients, and also cutting drum tracks for people. I do a lot of live recordings in this area, a lot for the McDuffie Center, the Macon-Mercer Symphony, and other projects through Mercer and various other things. WRATH: Alex Wrath, and I'm one of the founders of the band African Americana, also known as AA Forever. I also play music here, a lot of work merchandising – you will see a lot of shirts, I'm wearing one for our brand. When I'm not doing that, I'm also helping other artists facilitate their careers by having the same level of merchandise and design... I also raise a 7-year-old, so that pretty much takes up the rest of the week right there. I am from the Macon area, but I grew up and went to school in Twiggs County. LATHAM: I'm Cam Latham. Kind of got invited to this at the last minute by my buddy Johnny over here. I'm a touring musician. I got my start here in Macon. I've toured all over the world. When I'm not touring, I work in aviation. So that's basically my week – if I'm not on the road, I'm working on planes or I'm practicing. I grew up in Byron, but I live here now. MELVIN: My name's Caleb [Melvin] and am a musician, and a writer, and I do a bunch of different things musically, behind the scenes and on stage. I was born in Macon and lived in Jones County for the first 10 years of my life, and it has been Macon ever since. So yeah, I live off Forest Hill and play in too many bands. LAWS: My name's Matt Laws. I'm still fairly new to Macon, me and my wife moved here beginning of 2022. I am probably closer to a hobbyist, but I have studio space in my basement. I've made money in the past with recordings that had been synced to MTV shows and that kind of thing back in the early 2000s. And so, I still see a little bit of mailbox money every once in a while. But I played bass in high school, and in bands in college, and in LA with people that were far better than me and just allowed me to tag along. What I really like doing is helping people put together their vision. I like to help people get their sound and record – and get their best performances. MIMS: My name is Bert Mims. Recently graduated from Middle Georgia State about a year and a half ago, got a bachelor's in music, and then I've got a Monday through Friday daytime job. Basically, my days are rehearsals or gigs afterwards in the evenings. I play with Kenny Ray Williams Band, Matt McMillan and the City Limits, Jackson Tanner Trio. I do work at Theatre Macon, at Macon Little Theatre. I'm also teaching lessons now, Monday and Tuesdays. Guitar, ukulele, bass. DAVIS: I'm Johnny Davis, I am a musician. I play in some bands, and I record. We've got a studio basement, me and Cam, and I'm audio engineering, producing. I don't really charge either. Just June/July 2025| maconmagazine.com 67