JACKSON HOLE, WYO – During a recent budget approval for the Travel & Tourism Board, Mayor Pete Muldoon suggested Kanye West’s recent listening party in Moran may have done more to market the area than anything TTB has or will do.
The West Fest was indeed an event, and may have put Wyoming “on the map” for some in the entertainment industry jet set. But will it result in any noticeable increase in visitation? Will more Hollywood types and Manhattaners ‘discover’ the advantages of living the dream in JH?
The Wyoming Office of Tourism picked up on the hip-hop soiree and offered a “tip of the hat” to Kanye and crew for choosing the Cowboy State to party in.
From the Wyoming Office of Tourism blog:
Regardless of your level of affection for Kanye West, we’re currently in the camp of “Thanks for helping people discover Wyoming and how beautiful it is, Kanye West.” While we were not invited (dang it) and did not attend (dang it) the listening party for his latest album Ye, we are innately familiar with Jackson, Wyoming and the beautiful backdrop for the party provided by the Teton Mountains. And as you can imagine, we have been fielding questions that include musings about why in the world Kanye would record his album in Wyoming, smack a photo of the Tetons across the cover and have his listening party in a field in Wyoming…?
To answer those burning questions, we’ve come up with 8 reasons (we think) Kanye West chose Wyoming to create, record and launch his latest album.
