Delta Music Institute

Delta Music Institute, a music industry studies program at Delta State University, is set to launch its DMI All Access series, beginning with guest Tommy Couch, co-founder of Malaco Records, on Monday, October 3 at 6:00 pm in Studio A at the DMI. DMI All Access is planned to be a series of open forums [...]

As part of Delta State’s Year of the Arts: Crossroads of Creativity celebration, DMI Director Tricia Walker submitted the following letter to the Editor to area news publications last week…enjoy! WE’RE ROLLING Moving forward in the Year of the Arts “We’re rolling….” Traditionally, these are the words a recording engineer utters when he’s about to [...]

http://www.mpbonline.org/news/story/marty-stuarts-sparkling-obsession Great piece from reporter Ron Brown on Mississippi Public Broadcasting…enjoy!

Indie pop band Colour Academy recently recorded several sessions for their upcoming project in Studio A and Studio B of the Delta Music Institute. Thanks to Cliff and the guys for choosing the DMI studios for their project….they were great to work with and we wish them all the best! Check out the video the [...]

Cloudchase, pop/rock/acoustic band based in Nashville, TN stopped by the Delta Music Institute for a quick tour today after their performance at the Nowell Student Union on the Delta State campus. Zak and Erin Sparks entertained an enthusiastic noontime audience with their original songs from the band’s new CD, “That’s Love.” Check ‘em out at [...]

Norbert Putnam, former director of the Delta Music Institute and designer of the DMI Studios, was recently recognized at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum as a part of the popular series Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians. The quarterly series honors Nashville musicians. Taking place in the museum’s Ford Theater, [...]

Tricia Walker, Director of the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University, attended the 2009 MEIEA conference last spring at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Here’s a brief video of highlights from the conference…enjoy!