Delta Music Institute

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 [...]

You never know what will happen when you strike up a conversation with someone… On a recent trip to an arts conference, DMI Director Tricia Walker took her seat on the airplane by a kind woman with a contagious smile. Conversation ensued, and the lady turned out to be a freelance writer by the name [...]

Ponderosa Stomp – Brand Film from The Butler Bros on Vimeo. This is a Butler Bros Brand Film Production. The Ponderosa Stomp is a cultural warehouse. A rock-and-roll defibrillator. A creaky wooden ship helmed by Ira Padnos (Dr. Ike) that sails through the seas of music history and smashes cannon balls through the cliches of [...]

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 [...]

Last night, the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy hosted a screening of the documentary film, “The Wrecking Crew.” Great story about the great session musicians from L.A. in the 60s and 70s…here’s an excerpt from an interview by the film’s director, Danny Tedesco. There is also a link to the film’s website…definitely worth seeing…these [...]