The Delta Music Institute (DMI), a recording arts and music industry studies program at Delta State University, will host a musical event entitled “Delta Night” beginning at 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 21, at Hal & Mal’s” located at 200 Commerce St. in Jackson.
“Delta Night” will promote the music of the Mississippi Delta and Delta State’s music industry program by featuring performances by various musical acts, most notably the Tangents.
There will be a $5 cover charge for the night’s event.
The Tangents, with original members Duff Dorrough and Fish Michie, and featuring new vocalist Bradley Davis, were one of Mississippi’s most popular bands during the 80s and 90s, often being referred to as “Mississippi’s house band.”
DMI houses two cover bands of college students that will be performing at the event. Ol’ Skool Revue is an R&B/funk/soul/blues band playing the hits of Motown, Memphis, and Muscle Shoals while DeltaRoX delivers chart-topping songs from the genre of Classic Rock. Additional DMI students will represent hip-hop and singer/songwriters during the evening. Also scheduled to perform will be Mississippi native and DMI director, Tricia Walker, who returned to lead the Delta Music Institute after a successful 26-year career in Nashville as an award-winning singer/songwriter, producer, and music publisher.
“The music industry studies program at Delta State University is a new and growing program, offering courses in recording technology, music business, songwriting, production, and much more,” says Walker. “Our studio facilities are second to none. That fact added into an interactive, small college experience with low student to instructor ratio, offers students a unique learning environment. Walker adds, “The DMI program has been structured in such a way as to offer students hands-on, project-based learning opportunities as often as possible, such as working in real recording sessions and at actual festivals and live venues. You can’t beat that for an educational experience.”
For more information, contact Hal & Mal’s at 601-948-0888 or the Delta Music Institute at 662-846-4579.
