Stephen Ray

Steve Ray is a Program Specialist of the Texas Music Office (TMO), in the Office of the Governor and has been with the office for 23 years.

He is a graduate of the Leaders In Austin Music program from the Austin Music Foundation and the ALLATX Music Leadership Program, is a member of the International Folk Alliance, the Americana Music Foundation and is completing his Master of Arts in Music Business from Berklee College of Music this year.
Ray served as Board President of Texas Dance Preservation a statewide nonprofit dedicated to preserving the structures, heritage, music, and culture of these historic venues for three years. The organization earned the Governor’s Award from the Texas Historical Commission in 2020 during his tenure.
Ray and his wife are co-owners of the Plaza Theater in Vernon, TX an Art Moderne-style movie theater built in 1953 listed on the National Register of Historic Places that exhibits both current and classic films and Fred’s Corner Grill, the town’s oldest restaurant, established in 1961.
He has taken the nationwide Rhino Records RMAT (Rhino Musical Aptitude Test - a music trivia quiz) each of the six times it was offered, both online and in person and consistently places 5th.