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DMI Alum Gets Rave Review in NY Times

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:21:33 +0000

Cole Furlow (DSU ’08) and his band, Dead Gaze, received a favorable review in this week’s Nw York Times after a stellar show during the CMJ Music Conference. Cole studied at the Delta Music Institute and graduated from Delta State with a Bachelor’s of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in sound recording technology and English. Here’s a link to the review…congratulations, Cole!

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/in-williamsburg-cmj-kicks-off-in-a-warehouse/?emc=eta1

DMI’s “Down In The Delta” jingle debuts at DSU!

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:30:40 +0000

Here’s a little summer project for all you DMI friends and fans. The “Down In The Delta” jingle was written by Tricia Walker, and recorded and produced at the Delta Music Institute. Video directed by Jimmy Smith of DSU Athletics.

“Monday Night Football style” jingle written, recorded, and produced at the Delta Music Institute. Video directed by Jimmy Smith of DSU Athletics.

Written by Tricia Walker
Engineered by Mike Iacopelli
Performed by Barry Bays (bass/guitar), Brian Schilling (drums), Tricia Walker (keyboards), Stephen Chew (vocals), DMI summer campers and DSU football players (BGVs)

Ol’ Skool Revue & DeltaRoX jammin’ at Pig Pickin’!

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:22:13 +0000

DMI’s two bands, Ol’ Skool Revue and DeltaRox, debuted their new lineups at the Friday night lineup of events at 2010 Pig Pickin’ at Delta State University.

Interested in these bands entertaining at your event? Give us a call at 662-846-4579. Thanks for supporting live music!

Delta State students invited to participate at Mississippi Grammy Gala

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:27:00 +0000

Pictured, L to R: Joanna Sabine, DMI Director Tricia Walker, Katie Gibson

Delta State University students Katie Gibson of Summerdale, Ala., and Joanna Sabine of Columbia, were invited to participate as production assistants for the 4th Annual Mississippi Grammy™ Legacy Celebration recently held at the Hard Rock Live! venue in Biloxi.

Gibson and Sabine are members of the Delta State Grammy U chapter and are enrolled in courses at the Delta Music Institute (DMI), a recording arts and music industry studies program at Delta State University.

The annual gala event celebrates the state’s Grammy™ winners and their musical legacies. Mississippi boasts more Grammy™ winner per capita than any other state in the union.

The GRAMMY University Network (GRAMMY U) is a unique and fast-growing community of college students who are pursuing a career in the music industry. The Recording AcademyY created GRAMMY U to help prepare students for careers in the recording industry through networking, educational programs and performance opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students’ current academic curriculum with access to recording industry professionals to give an “out of classroom” perspective on the recording industry. Delta Music Institute’s Grammy U chapter was formed in the fall of 2008 and now has over 50 members.

The Delta Music Institute is an independent center of study under the College of Arts & Sciences at Delta State University. The focus of the DMI is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative, and business areas of the music and entertainment industry.

Locks of Love from DMI student

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Michael Mattox, Delta State student from Madison, Mississippi, recently contributed his long beautiful mane to the Locks of Love program for cancer survivors. Everyone at the Delta Music Institute (DMI) likes the new look, Michael!

DMI Alum Releases New Music Project

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:48:00 +0000

Cole Furlow, Delta State graduate of the Delta Music Institute, is releasing his first full length release, “End of Days, Why Not You?” from his project DEAD GAZE. Copies will be available to purchase from Mirroruniversetapes.blogspot.com on March 16. Congratulations, Cole!

DMI Grammy U Chapter View Awards in Memphis

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:07:00 +0000

DMI’s Grammy U chapter traveled to Memphis Sunday night for a viewing party to watch the 2010 Grammy Awards with other members of the Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy. Great music, great food, a great time was had by all! The party was hosted by the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale St. Rock on!

Ol’ Skool Revue @ the 26th International Blues Challenge

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:42:00 +0000

Ol’ Skool Revue, R&B/Soul/Funk/Blues band from the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University, represented the Crossroads Blues Society of Rosedale with a blues set during the Youth Challenge showcase at the 26th International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. The band performed at the historic New Daisy Theatre on Beale Street…..congratulations to the band and thanks to the Crossroads Blues Society for sponsoring this opportunity!

Delta Music Institute’s Ol ‘Skool Revue band to compete in International Blues Challenge

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Ol’ Skool Revue, the Delta Music Institute’s (DMI) Blues/R&B/Soul/Funk band, has been selected to perform at the 2010 International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis, January 20-23, 2010.

Ol’ Skool Revue will represent DMI and Delta State University in the Youth Challenge (IBC) during this 26th year of the International Blues Challenge. The band, made up of Delta State college students, will compete during the afternoon lineup on Friday, Jan. 22, showcasing their talents for record labels, media, festivals, managers, talent buyers and the fans.
The IBC has evolved into the nation’s biggest and most respected showcase for Blues musicians ready to take their act to the national stage. The IBC is a judged “Battle of the Bands” in which competitors take the stage and play a short set for a panel of judges. The acts are judged based on an established set of criteria.

Each Affiliate of The Blues Foundation has the right to send a band and solo/duo act to represent the organization at the IBC Semi-Finals. Ol’ Skool Revue competed and was selected by the Crossroads Blues Society, an IBC affiliate from Rosedale, Mississippi.

In 2009, 100 bands and 60 solo/duo acts entered, filling the clubs up and down Beale Street for the semi-finals on Thursday and Friday and the finals at the Orpheum Theater on Saturday.
The Delta Music Institute is an independent center of study under the College of Arts & Sciences at Delta State University. It began with a generous donation by Fred Carl of the Viking Range Corporation in 2003.

The focus of the DMI is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative, and business areas of the music and entertainment industry.

For information, contact the DMI office at (662) 846-4579 or e-mail dmi.deltastate.edu.

Grammy U Songwriter’s Night-November 5!

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Six student songwriters from the Delta Music Institute will be performing original songs this Thursday, November 5, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Bean Counter in Cleveland, MS. The event is sponsored by the DSU chapter of Grammy U, an organization of students involved in music and entertainment industry studies. There is no cover charge for this event, but donations will be accepted to support the activities of the DSU Grammy U chapter.

Come out and support these songwriters in a continuing effort to develop a live local music culture in the Delta!