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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Independent artist Jared Mahone on music and the independent spirit of music entrepreneurs. Enjoy!

Here’s a news clip (right after the commercial) from WMC-TV Action 5 News in Memphis about last week’s Mississippi Grammy Gala and Peavey Awards…) Enjoy! 

The DMI is an independent center under the College of Arts & Sciences at DSU. Our mission is to provide our students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative, and business areas of the music and entertainment industries. Delta Music Institute began with a generous donation by Fred Carl of the Viking [...]