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 [...]

Award winning singer-songwriters George Jackson, Troy Jones and Patti Ryan will be the featured songwriters during the live broadcast of Thacker Mountain Radio as part of the Delta Music Institute (DMI) Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, March 6 at 3 p.m. in Studio A of the DMI in the historic Whitfield Building on the Delta State [...]

Friends and students are mourning the loss of a beloved music instructor in Winona. Patti Finley, 50, died Thursday at a Memphis hospital. Finley, an elementary school music teacher, was with the Winona Show Choir on Feb. 2, when the group recorded “Rise Above” at the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University. The choir [...]

The Winona Show Choir from Winona, Mississippi, performs “Rise Above” during a recording session in Studio A at Delta Music Institute, Delta State University. The children are from the Winona Public School District. The song was written by the program director Patti Corley (DSU ’82). The choir is competing for a spot as a Kennedy [...]

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, [...]