The Delta Music Institute, a music industry studies program at Delta State University, will present the second event in its DMI All Access series, with award winning artist Steve Azar on Monday, October 24 at 6:00 pm in the Baioni Center on the campus of Delta State University. 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.
A Greenville native, Azar graduated from Delta State University with a degree in business administration and went on to develop a successful career in the music industry as a singer, songwriter, producer, and publisher. As a writer, his hits include, “Waitin’ On Joe,” “Sunshine,” and “Big Blue Sky.” His biggest hit, “I Don’t Have To Be Me ‘Til Monday,” was honored by BMI with the “Million- Air” Award. It has received almost 3 million spins on the radio since release, and has a total audience of almost two billion.
Azar was personally chosen by Bob Seger to open his 2007 U.S. tour, which was ranked by Pollstar Magazine the #1 tour in America that year. Steve also narrated and provided soundtrack music for Second Crossing: Mississippi’s Landmark Bridge, a Mississippi PBS documentary about a key rebuilding effort for the Mississippi Delta region following Hurricane Katrina.
The public is invited to attend this DMI All Access event, hosted by DMI faculty member Charly Abraham, on Monday, October 24 at 6:00 pm in the Baioni Center on the campus of Delta State University. There is no charge for this event.
The Delta Music Institute is an independent center of study under the College of Arts & Sciences of Delta State University. Through the B.S. in Music Industry Studies degree, the focus of the DMI is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative, and business areas of the music and entertainment industry. For more information, contact the DMI at (662) 846-4579 or dmi.deltastate.edu.
