Delta Music Institute

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

DMI Director Tricia Walker, along with several friends of DMI, performed last month at the 20th Annual Evening in December concert, benefitting Daystar Ministries of Nashville, TN. Women in the Round singer/songwriters Tricia Walker, Ashley Cleveland, Karen Staley, and Pam Tillis originated the event in 1989. Master of ceremonies for the event was writer/artist Buddy [...]

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 [...]

Members of Delta State’s Golden Circle Class of ’59 singing the alma mater in Studio B of the Delta Music Institute (formerly Whitfield Gym). They did a great job on the alma mater, and they were all amazed at the transformation of dear ol’ Whitfield into two fantastic recording studios…thanks for coming, y’all!

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 [...]