Delta Music Institute

P. Diddy’s Starmaker winner, Liz Davis, performs during 2005 Homecoming festivities at Delta State Mississippi native and former Delta State University student Liz Davis was crowned the winner of P. Diddy’s Starmaker during Sunday night’s finale broadcast of the MTV reality competition series. The 21 year-old claimed the show’s grand prize of a record deal [...]

DMI graduate Cole Furlow, from the band Dead Gaze, has released a new video titled, “Back and Forth.” Congrats, Cole! DEAD GAZE – Back and Forth from DEAD GAZE on Vimeo.

Three-time Grammy™ winner Ashley Cleveland has a new CD out called “God Don’t Never Change,” and she is making a free mp3 download available of the Fred McDowell blues hit, “You Gotta Move.” Ashley, who is a Friend of DMI, visited the Delta year before last and rehearsed with our Ol’ Skool Revue band then [...]

The Hope for Africa Children’s Choir of the East African Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church recently toured the DMI Studios and favored us with a wonderful song and dance from their concert program. Thanks to the children and their leaders for this unique gift. For more information about this special group, visit www.hopeforafricachildrenschoir.org.

Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based group who have resurrected a 1970s style of Peruvian dance music called chicha. They recently gave a performance in Studio A at the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University. Chicha is the name of a South American music craze which started out in the early 70′s in the Peruvian [...]

L to R: Bryson Greer, Josh Langston, Tricia Walker, Mary Peavey, Vickie Jackson Delta Music Institute Grammy U students served as production assistants during the recent Mississippi Grammy gala event held at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. DMI Director Tricia Walker was part of the event as a background vocalist for legendary country singer [...]