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On behalf of the faculty and staff of the DMI Entertainment

Industry Studies program, it is my pleasure to welcome you

to your first year at Delta State University. We are thrilled you

have chosen to further your education at Delta State. If you

have come here to get involved, seek out new opportunities,

and make connections with your classmates, faculty, staff,

and industry professionals, you will gain more than you

could possibly imagine.

As you read through this “survival guide,”

keep in mind these simple tips:

Get to know the DMI. The DMI was conceptualized in

2003 with the first classes being offered in the fall of 2004

under the direction of award-winning producer/engineer/

musician Norbert Putnam. The Whitfield Building, home of

the DMI, was renovated in 2008 and held a grand opening of

the new recording facilities in early 2009. The entertainment

industry studies program at the DMI is intended to develop

a broad range of skills in audio engineering technology and

entertainment industry entrepreneurship that will give you

a foundational base of knowledge for working in various

music and entertainment industry careers. The DMI offers

a Bachelor of Science degree in Entertainment Industry

Studies (BS-EIS), with concentrations in audio engineering

technology and entertainment industry entrepreneurship.

Our instructors are veterans of the music business who

continue to be active in their respective areas. They have

over 100 years combined experience in audio engineering,

songwriting, performance, production, publishing, live

event management, and the entertainment business.

Get involved in our programs. The DMI enhances its

curriculum offerings with invaluable experiential learning

opportunities designed for our students. Our guest series,

DMI All Access, merges educational application with real-

world experience by inviting industry professionals to

share their knowledge and experiences. In addition, there

are multiple student enrichment opportunities designed

to encourage development and leadership beyond the

classroom. You will have the opportunity to participate in

multiple co-curricular activities and organizations where

you can gain hands-on leadership and industry experience.

In addition to these programs and in-house internships,

DMI is developing a network of external internship

affiliates to help augment your chances for entrepreneurial

endeavors and career advancement. The DMI encourages

students to think outside the box in an entrepreneurial

way as they plan for the future after graduation.

Get to know your faculty, staff, and advisor.

Your advisor will help you identify and achieve your

academic goals and guide you along a rewarding path

towards personal and intellectual discovery. Whether

you have academic policy or curriculum questions or

are seeking a mentor, your advisor can assist you.

Make the most of your time at the DMI and Delta

State by being intentional in your class work, relationships,

and involvement on campus. We are so glad to have

you as part of the DMI and Delta State communities.

Welcome!

Tricia Walker, Director, DMI, Delta State University

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Songwriters create the most vital part of the industry, a great

song, which is truly the foundation of the communicative link

between the artist and consumers. The business is built on

the shoulders of a great song; yet, it is consistently seeking

a better way to express a catchy idea or hook. Songwriters

are poets who use music to ingeniously combine word

(lyrics) and music (chords and melody) to create emotionally

charged messages (songs).

Recording Vocalists breathe life into a song by conveying

the song’s emotional message to potential listeners. They

infuse energy into lyrics and vitality into the notes printed

on the sheets of music. Session musicians and vocalists

are considered recording artists. Performances must be

believable, sellable, and true to the communicative message

in the song and the persona of the artists.

Background Singers (BGV’s) are the “oohs” and “aahs” of

the industry. They provide the vocal supporting harmony

parts for major recording artists, sing live at theme parks,

in nightclubs, on concert tours and cruise ships, often

becoming the voice on popular radio jingles and television

commercials.

Musicians are the great interpreters of songs. They reveal

their emotions and personalities through their musical

instruments and performances. They are the backbone of

the recording process, supporting both the lyrics of the song

and the performance of the vocalists. Working in the “arts”

is often a part-time gig as there are fewer recording studio

positions available than players. However, there are plenty

of opportunities for musicians to work in bands, orchestras,

churches, theatres, and other various types of venues.

Record Producers have the ability to intelligently and

creatively combine artists, talented background singers,

studio musicians, and vocalists.

Audio Engineers are considered electronic creative artists

because they use the studio’s acoustics, microphones,

consoles, tape machines, computers, and special effects

outboard equipment to enhance the quality of the recording.

Audio engineers are responsible for the technical quality of

the recording, just as the producers are responsible for the

creative quality of the recording. Their job is to make the

artists and musicians sound as good as technically possible.

Accordingly, they work with the recording artists, musicians,

and producers to capture the artists’ and musicians’ best

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creative efforts on tape or computer hard disk. Additional

professional opportunities for audio engineers include

audio production for movies, videos, television shows,

radio broadcasts, jingles, and commercials. Entry-level

jobs are often found in nightclubs, hotels, amusement

parks, on cruise ships, convention performance arts

centers, as well as government and military installments.

Music Publishers bridge the creative and business

systems. On the creative side they screen new songs from

independent songwriters, hire staff writers to write new

songs, demo record accepted songs, print or have sheet

music printed, and pitch the songs to artists, record labels,

managers, and producers. They also operate as part of

the business system by registering copyrights, issuing

licenses, marketing songs, collecting song royalties, and

paying writers.

Recording Studios often cost more than a million dollars

to own and operate. The studio is where the two industry

systems (creative and business) meet. The performance

studio and control room can easily account for a couple

hundred thousand dollars when designed and constructed

by the best consultants and contractors in the business.

Consoles, digital work stations, computers, special effects

equipment, microphones, and monitor speakers quickly

add up to between $300,000 and $1,000,000. Add offices,

operational personnel, and a cup of coffee and you have

a million dollar business. Major studios rent for $1,000 to

$1,500 a day to cover the cost of their initial investments.

The high cost also explains why record labels routinely

rent studios instead of owning them. However, computer

technology has shifted the recording studio’s importance

to labels and artists to a much lower standard. Computer

programs such as Logic and Pro Tools now provide quality

recordings for a very limited cost.

Labels tend to define talent by the original meaning of

an old unit of weight and value. Thus, from the label’s

perspective, the amount of talent an artist has is defined

by how much money/profits their recordings/images

generate. An act with limited musical or vocal talent is

as important to a label as any of their other acts due to

their ability to creatively connect with consumers and sell

millions of units of recordings. A unit is the term labels

use to describe the CD, digital downloads, and old vinyl

recordings they sell. Labels want to make the most profit

possible for the least amount of investment. The need

to use an expensive recording studio and sessions that

often add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the debt of

an artist is now in doubt as computer programs provide

quality recordings that lower the cost and quickly make

new artists more profitable.

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The purpose of Promotion is to alert the public to the

artist’s new products (which are for sale) and to create

a buzz, a conversation or topic consumers get excited

about and discuss. Giving consumers a free sample

through radio station airplay, 30-second samples on

internet web sites such as iTunes, and free cell phone

downloads provide consumers a chance to discover

the act and their recordings. The Buzz is really word-of-

mouth advertising, which is commonly considered by the

labels to be one of the best forms of promotion. Younger

consumers tend to hype each other about the artists and

their recordings, which ultimately increase unit sales.

Radio Stations broadcast recordings to attract audiences

in order to sell airtime to businesses. The larger the

audience, the more stations charge for their commercial

airtime. Thus, all forms of Promotions generate record

sales propensity for recording artists and album purchases.

Independent producers and production houses produce

music videos to create public awareness of artists, their

images, and their recordings. Labels also view concert

tours as promotion for the artist and their new recordings.

Publicists provide consumers an opportunity to

discover the artist’s life story that is hopefully tied

to their image of a hero, rebel, lover, good guy,

bad guy, cowboy, teen idol, or ideal partner.

Television talk shows book celebrities to gain larger

audiences in order to sell commercial airtime. Radio

and television stations and businesses contract “star”

voices to promote their products and stations. In addition,

labels also consider concert appearances as publicity

as a great show often increases unit sales. Lastly, live

radio interviews, store signings, and Internet web pages

are used to increase public awareness of the act.

Artist Managers bring representation, administrative

supervision, and surrogate control to a recording artist’s

complex image and long-term career. A business plan tied

to a marketing plan for the business side of the artist’s

career is regularly developed. Career plans and goals are

established based on the perceived commercialization

of the artist’s image and talents. Managers approve the

artist’s personal appearances and concert tours. They use

the albums distributed and marketed by record labels

and promoted by radio stations to emphasize the image

of their artist that, in turn, provide the artist’s manager

many opportunities to make money. Artist managers hire

accountants to balance the books, financial advisors to

invest the profits in long-term investments, stocks and

money markets, and attorneys to negotiate, draft and

oversee the process of executing contractual agreements.

Event coordinators, security, merchandise, union stagehands,

road managers, roadies, arts managers, and thousands of

other niche occupations are available on the business side

of the industry to anyone who has the knowledge and the

desire to make positive and profitable things happen.

If the label’s marketing and promotional efforts are

working, the artist’s representation, Booking Agents,

Talent Agents, encourage Promoters to produce concerts

in various markets. Agents with an American Federation

of Musicians Booking License generally book union

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musicians for concerts, nightclubs, and other types of

personal appearances and tours. A.F. of M. contracts

provide protection to the union musicians who are playing

the gig. Non-union musicians and booking agents do

not usually have the protection of union attorneys if the

promoter or the club owner fails to fulfill their contractual

obligations. Agents work as part of the management team

to generate revenues for the act based on the act’s fame and

consumers’ need to relate to the artist’s image, essence, and

recordings the consumers “discovered” through promotion

and publicity as defined and described previously.

Concert Promoters provide the money required to fund

concerts and tours. They are the industry’s high rollers,

betting big money on the popularity of an act to sell seats

in local venues and arenas. Booking agents representing

specific acts call the promoters to set up concert tours.

A retainer of 50% or more of the band’s payment is

customarily required to secure the date for the promoter.

The promoter is also required to fulfill the obligations of

the rider, which is the musician’s/act’s instructions to the

promoter about their needs for the concert. A rider is an

addition to the contract between the management company/

booking agent and the concert promoter. It details specific

additional requirements that must be satisfied before the

artist will perform and thus becomes part of the contract.

Mass Media consists of radio, broadcast television

and cable, the print media, online media, billboards

and advertisements placed on everything from the

side of trucks to shopping carts. Thus, success in the

mass media is based on the number of impressions

tied to the success of and amount of product(s) sold.

Click Media consist of interactive use of the Internet,

cell phones, and other mobile devices that are used to

download specific entertainment/free promotional samples

and purchased products. The mass media are dependent

on free recordings from the labels to draw an audience.

Thus, the mass media are not in the music business or

film business as they make profit from selling airtime and

space to advertisers. However, a distribution revolution

is currently in progress as the beforehand “passive”

mass media is now competing with the interactive digital

entertainment product sites such as iTunes, Google,

Netflix, iPhone and other digital product suppliers.

Unlike the traditional mass media, the click media allows

consumers to interact with their selected media sources

to enjoy and purchase entertainment products quickly.

ABOUT THE AUTHORLarry Wacholtz is a full-time faculty member of the Curb College. During his career, he has served as a Board Member for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, President of Entertainment Media Research, and President of Thumbs Up Publishing. © “Get Schooled” Belmont University. 2010. Adapted and used by permission.

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GRAMMY U

Grammy U is a unique and fast-growing community of full-

time college students, primarily between the ages of 17 and

25, who are pursuing a career in the recording industry. The

Recording Academy created GRAMMY U to help prepare

college students for their careers in the music industry

through networking, educational programs, and performance

opportunities. GRAMMY U is designed to enhance students’

current academic curriculum with access to recording industry

professionals to give an “out of classroom” perspective on the

recording industry. For more information, contact a GRAMMY

U Student Rep or email us at memservices@GRAMMY.com.

AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is an internationally

recognized branch of the only professional society devoted

exclusively to audio. AES serves the public, its members,

and the industry by researching the latest advances

in the ever-changing world of audio technology.

WOMEN’S AUDIO MISSION

Women’s Audio Mission (WAM) is a San Francisco-based

nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the advancement

of women in music production and the recording arts, a field

in which women are critically under-represented (less than

5%). WAM is changing the face of sound by providing women

and girls with access to and training in music production and

the techniques and technology used in the recording arts.

FIGHTING OKRA RECORDS

Fighting Okra Records is a student-run record label at Delta

State University whose purpose is to provide students with

practical, real-world music industry experience. Our mission

is to provide a variety of independent artists with professional

quality music industry services in an effort to expose their

names in recordings to the broadest possible audience.

DMI ALL ACCESS SERIES

DMI All Access is a series of open forums and lectures

throughout the academic year featuring industry

professionals from various areas of the music business

sharing their knowledge and experiences.

GREEN ROOM

The Green Room, Delta State’s on-campus student

performance venue, was developed and operates

as a hands-on learning opportunity for DMI

students interested in live event production.

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Social media is not only becoming one of our main forms

of communication, it is creating new professions and new

corporate departments. Companies are turning to social media

to advertise and to find their next employee. How can we use

this technology to find internships and jobs?

FACEBOOK: Become a “fan” of new companies around town.

Show your interest and follow upcoming events for networking

purposes. (Side note: make sure your profile is professional!)

TWITTER: Follow your target companies to hear about job

openings and news that could affect hiring.

YOUTUBE: Prove your talent on You Tube, and provide the

link on your resume or portfolio.

MYSPACE: If you are looking for a career in songwriting,

performance, production, or audio engineering, have a

MySpace page to showcase your talent. Include your

MySpace link on your resume.

LINKEDIN: As a professional networking site, LinkedIn can

assist you on all levels of your internship or job search.

Complete your professional profile and begin adding your

contacts through your internships and email contacts.

ONCE YOU HAVE THE BEGINNING STEPS DOWN,

YOU CAN BEGIN OPENING THE DOOR TO MORE

CONTACTS AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES:

A Advanced People Searches

What alumni/students work for your target companies?

What has been their experience with the company?

Do you know anyone that works for your target company…

or used to work for your target company? Find out who the HR

Manager is at your target company. See the career progression

of someone working in your dream job. Where did they start

out? What does his/her resume look like? Are they a member

of any networking groups? Search for contacts in your chosen

field in any part of the world. Not sure what career options you

have with your degree? Simply use a keyword to find out what

people are doing with your degree.

B Company Searches

Find important information about a company prior to

interviewing: How many employees do they have?

Who was recently hired and who are some of their former

employees. Those people might be able to give you helpful

information prior to the interview.

C Job Searches

Not only will LinkedIn search through its unique job postings,

it will search through the aggregate site “SimplyHired.com”

for a complete listing of positions in your particular field and/

or location.

D Groups

Become a member of a group of interest to hear about

upcoming events and available positions. By being a member

you will see other people’s profiles and gain more connections.

“Delta State University Community”

“Delta State University: Delta Music Institute”

Keyword search “Groups” for anything of interest:

Audio, Film, TV, Music Business, Production, Songwriting, etc...

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WEBSITES AND BLOGS:

Use industry sites and blogs to follow trends

and news pertaining to the job market.

billboard.comhollywoodreporter.comft.com/home/usdmwmedia.comnowplayingnashville.comfutureofmusic.comblog.allmusic.comblogs.wsj.compopmatters.commondotimes.comblog.americansongspace.com

Remember that social networking is only one of the tools

you can use in your internship or job search. Meeting

face-to-face is more personable and more efficient, but you

have to start somewhere . . . and sometimes making that

first introduction online is easier than asking someone at

Starbucks to join you for a muffin.

DMI SOCIAL MEDIA ADDRESSES

DMI Facebook:

facebook.com/deltamusicinstitute

DMI GRAMMY U FACEBOOK:

facebook.com/groups/grammyudeltastate/

DMI AES FACEBOOK:

facebook.com/groups/306324036086369/

DMI Twitter:

twitter.com/dmidelta (@dmidelta)

DMI Blog:

deltamusicinstitute.com

ABOUT THE AUTHORTish Stewart is the Career Development Specialist for the Curb College. She provides career-coaching service to students and alumni seeking jobs in the industry.© “Get Schooled” Belmont University. 2010. Adapted and used by permission.

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You better get to know yourself. Get to know the things that come

easily to you. Things that you seem to ace on tests, etc . . . Pay

attention to that. If you think you want to be an artist manager, and you

don’t do well in those classes, perhaps you’re on the wrong track. Math

should come easy if you want to be an accountant. Science shouldn’t

be like outer space if you are interested in health care. Music should be

your first love if you want to make it in the music industry. Love what

you do but look for clues.

You better lear n to spell if you don’t already. Your teachers are all

professionals; a lot of them know people who might be interested in

hiring you someday. If you can’t spell their name or have all kinds of

misspelling in your assignments or emails – watch out. You’re already

losing the race. Use spell check. I mean come on – it’s the 21st century!

You better understand that you will not automatically be the star of

your little show anymore. We all go to Delta State and DMI, many of

us having been the “star kid” or the “best we’ve ever had” at our high

schools. Well guess what? It’s time to work. You have to earn that rep

again!

You better park your car where they tell you to park. Seriously – ask

your advisor about how many students don’t get to graduate because

they didn’t pay parking tickets. And being late to class because you

had to go pick up your car ‘cause it was towed . . . not going to work.

You better clean up. Your car, your room, your desk, your life.

Organize. Your parents aren’t here anymore. You have roommates now,

and friends will see if you are disgusting. Don’t be gross.

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You better learn to listen. If a teacher says “Do not email

assignments and ask me to print them out!” And you do just

that . . . get ready for a failing grade. Pay attention, follow the rules

and do it right the first time. You can be an individual throughout

your whole DMI experience – but rules are rules; start by actually

listening to them.

You better find those friends that you feel accepted, loved, and

supported by and who you find being YOURSELF with when you

are around them. Trust me, they will be the friends you know until

the day you die, so choose wisely.

You better get yourself involved in the world while you’re still in

school. Either by interning, traveling whenever you can, part-time

jobs, wherever, whenever you can – try to know, go, see, do and be

in as many places as you can. This will be invaluable to you – both

in finding a job and becoming a better person.

You better keep in contact with your parents and friends at home.

I know you’re busy but they worry and miss you. An email, a

voicemail, a text, just something to let them know you have not

been kidnapped and thrown into the Mississippi River.

You better look good, eat healthy, and exercise. It doesn’t get any

easier later in life – in fact IT’S HARDER. And those friends you are

trying to find – one of them may be your mate for life. Better look

good NOW.

You better learn how to deal with people you don’t like. Could

be a student, teacher, security guard, whomever. There’s gonna

be someone that just doesn’t float your boat. Life is full of those

people. But sometimes, you may have to work with that person.

I’m not saying you should do that forever, but you may just have

to and realize that he/she/it cannot ruin your day/life/happiness,

no matter what they do. Learning this will SAVE you.

ABOUT THE AUTHORJonathan is the co-owner of Watsky Music LLC and Stampede Production Music, and Consultant for Electronic Arts Music Publishing, Los Angeles. He is on the Curb College Advisory Board and is a Belmont alumnus. © “Get Schooled” Belmont University. 2010. Adapted and used by permission.

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The DMI is proud to contain two commercial music ensembles

within the department. Ol’ Skool Revue is an R&B/Soul/Funk/

Blues band playing the hits from Motown, Memphis, and Muscle

Shoals. DeltaRoX is a classic rock band playing 70s and 80s hits

from the Classic Rock genre. If you are interested in auditioning

for either or both of the bands, contact the director of the DMI

ensembles. Students earn one hour of credit for participating in

each band per semester, and both bands have opportunities for

scholarship funds. Applications for band scholarships are online

at the DMI website. The DMI All-Stars is an honor ensemble of

selected students who have the opportunity to represent the DMI

and Delta State University for selected performances.

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The recording studios at the DMI are intended to be used

for the education of our students. Clients outside the

university community, as well as Delta Stae students, are

encouraged to book commercial sssions in the DMI studios

at a very reasonable hourly fee, which includes the services

of 1–2 qualified student engineers in order to provide

experiential learning opportunities. For further information,

refer to the DMI website or contact the director of the DMI.

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In April 2010, the State of Mississippi and the GRAMMY

Museum® announced the first ever satellite GRAMMY

Museum® to be built on the campus of Delta State

University in Cleveland, Mississippi. GRAMMY Museum

Mississippi and the DMI will form a unique partnership

that will inspire and help shape the music and musicians

of today and for generations to come. Bringing one

of the most recognized brands in the world to the

birthplace of American music is a win for Mississippi

and for musicians and music lovers everywhere.

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi will be dedicated to exploring

the past, present and future of music and the cultural context

from which it emerges. The Museum will use a dynamic

combination of exhibits, public events, and educational

programming to explore, celebrate, and experience the

enduring legacies of all forms of re corded music; the

creative process of music making; the art and technology

of the recording process; and the history of the GRAMMY

Awards®, the premier recognition of recorded music

accomplishment. The “Mississippi Influences” gallery will

introduce visitors to the impact of Mississippi’s songwriters,

producers, and musicians on modern world music. The

Museum’s permanent exhibition will utilize film, video,

interactive kiosks and, of course, music. The Museum will

continually augment its permanent exhibition with temporary

exhibits created by the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE.

“Mississippi music is more than just a historical fact,” said

Jon Hornyak, senior executive director of The Recording

Academy Memphis Chapter. “The state is giving birth to

more American music every day in a re naissance that

spans genres and geography, from Biloxi to Clarksdale

to the north Mississippi hill country. The Mississippi

Music Celebration at the GRAMMY Museum® continues

to demonstrate the wealth of talent from the state.”

Mississippi talent is as good as it gets.Jon Hornyak

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Candidates for degrees and concentrations in the DMI

curriculum are required to purchase specific hardware

and related software and accessories as a condition for

participation in the entertainment industry studies program.

Please visit the DMI website or contact the Coordinator

of Sound Recording Technology with questions regarding

equipment requirements.

Entertainment Industry majors are required to complete

a comprehensive senior project related to either an

audio engineering technology or entertainment industry

entrepreneurship concentration. Students are also required

to complete a practicum course and an internship. EIS majors

must maintain a 2.5 GPA in their chosen concentration and

must earn at minimum a “C” in all required courses.

Intellectual property rights to all original works created by

students to satisfy DMI course requirements shall belong to

the students who created the materials. Students will maintain

ownership of their works, but they must sign a release as

a precedent to enrollment in DMI programs and courses.

The blanket release form is a simple, all-purpose general

release that allows Delta State University / DMI the use of

student compositions and works for instructional, archival,

promotional and fund-raising purposes on a gratis (“free”)

basis. It also allows the student to participate in hands-on,

practical applications of intellectual property rights, written

agreements, and the licensing of legally protected works. This

is the first of many documents the student should become

familiar with as a working musician, songwriter, technician,

and professional. The form only applies to creative activities

which are part of the DMI program. It does NOT apply to any

creative work a student creates outside of the DMI program,

provided the work is not submitted in fulfillment of a DMI

course of study.

All EIS majors are required to attend a minimum of six music,

entertainment industry, and/or various designated activities

during the academic year and provide written documentation

of attendance for credit. A list of approved events will be

displayed in the DMI building.

Scholarship recipients and entertainment industry majors may

have further participation requirements.

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WHAT THE DSU FACULTY EXPECT FROM STUDENTS:

Remember why you are here: To get an education, because education creates

opportunities and gives you choices that you will not have otherwise. You are

going to have to support yourself soon, whether or not you get an education

and get a good job, so you might as well do good for yourself.

Grow up a little each day, each week. We understand you are not fully mature,

but you need to be headed in that direction. The university is not a place for

you to remain foolish and immature until you absolutely must enter the world.

It is a place to grow, to question, to mature in a friendly, helpful environment.

Be curious; explore; meet people and get to know them; make new friends;

participate in new venues.

Be honest, understanding, patient, and compassionate.

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CLEVELAND

Pickled OkraMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 201 S. Sharpe Avenue

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/

pages/pickled-okra-bar.../247512046918

Hey, Joe’sMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 118 E. Sunflower Road

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/

pages/hey-joes/279347630416

Airport GroceryMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 3608 Highway 61 North

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.airportgrocery.net

Papa RocsMUSIC: Occasionally

ADDRESS: 3443 Highway 8 West

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Homemade Italian

WEBSITE: www.paparocs.com

Mosquito BurritoMUSIC: Special Events

ADDRESS: 301 Cotton Row

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

Mississippi GroundsMUSIC: Local Acts

ADDRESS: 219 South Court Street

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/pages/

mississippi-grounds/103073226431354

INDIANOLA

Blue BiscuitMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 501 Second Street

AGE RESTRICTION: None

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.thebluebiscuit.com

Club EbonyMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 404 Hannah Street

AGE RESTRICTION: N/A

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/pages/

club-ebony/191989614176238

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CLARKSDALE

Ground Zero Blues ClubMUSIC: National/Regional/Local Acts

ADDRESS: 352 Delta Avenue

AGE RESTRICTION: N/A

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.groundzerobluesclub.com

Stone Pony PizzaMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 226 Delta Avenue

AGE RESTRICTION: N/A

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.stoneponypizza.com

Red’s Blues ClubMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: 395 Sunflower Avenue

AGE RESTRICTION: N/A

FOOD: Yes

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/pages/

reds-blues-club/163702543685722

Other area attractions:

Delta Blues MuseumADDRESS: 1 Blues Alley

Clarksdale, MS 38614

WEBSITE: www.deltabluesmuseum.org

B.B. King Museum & Delta Interpretive CenterADDRESS: 400 Second Street

Indianola, MS 38751

WEBSITE: www.bbkingmuseum.org

Po’ Monkey’sMUSIC: Local/Regional Acts

ADDRESS: Merigold, MS

AGE RESTRICTION: 18+

CatheadADDRESS: 252 Delta Avenue

Clarksdale, MS 38614

WEBSITE: www.cathead.biz

Highway 61 Blues MuseumADDRESS: 307 N. Broad Street

Leland, MS 38756

WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/groups/

hwy61.blues.museum/

DMI24

The DMI is an independent center for entertainment industry studies at Delta State University, one of eight state-supported

institutions of higher learning in Mississippi. DSU is located in Cleveland, MS, and serves as an educational and cultural

center of the Mississippi Delta, birthplace of the Blues.

The focus of the DMI is to provide our students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, business, and

creative areas of the entertainment industry. The DMI, housed under the College of Arts & Sciences, offers a comprehensive

undergraduate experience leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Entertainment Industry Studies.

CONTACT US:

Tricia Walker, Director, DMI

1003 West Sunflower Road | DSU Box 3114 | Cleveland, MS 38733

Phone: 662.846.4579 | dmi@deltastate.edu | www.deltastate.edu/dmi