Delta Music Institute

Here’s the link to a great interview by award-winning producer Daniel Lanois…insightful… http://blog.discmakers.com/2009/10/Nothing-Is-Sacred/

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 [...]

Enjoy! http://animoto.com/play/krZRh05qn1cYNZeDgxvO1Q

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 [...]

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 [...]

Here are some wonderful alumni members of the Delta State class of 1958 at last year’s Homecoming celebration. They joined together in Ol’ Whitfield, now DMI Studio A, to sing and record the DSU alma mater. They did a great job, don’t you think?