 This unsolicited piece launched Artists Recording Collective onto the national and international music scene and focused on the new music industry paradigm – specifically, how social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace have factored into the distribution of music.Burnett was elected to the Board of Directors of the historic Mutual Musicians Foundation in 2009.And, in 2008 he was asked by Leon A. Brady to serve as a member of the Advisory Council for the original Kansas City Youth Jazz program, which was composed of musicians, business and community members who contributed regularly to various activities crucial to the operation of the organization.