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Memphis audio engineer to present program at DMI

By September 20, 2012General

 

The Delta Music Institute, a music industry studies program at Delta State University, will host audio engineer Kevin Houston on Tuesday, September 25 at 6 p.m. in DMI Studio B on the campus of Delta State University as part of the 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. The DMI All Access series is open to the public at no charge.

Houston is one of Memphis’ most popular independent recording engineers.  His interest in recording began in high school where he made recordings with classmates Cody and Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi All-Stars.

Houston earned a BFA degree in Commercial Music Recording and Technology at the University of Memphis in 1995.  He soon found work at Powerhouse Recording Studio where he split his time between recording publishing demos and jingles.  As his reputation grew, Kevin landed engineering assignments with such artists as Buddy Guy, the Beale Street Caravan international radio program, the North Mississippi All-Stars, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, and producer Jim Dickinson.  Kevin’s relationship with Dickinson blossomed and they worked together on many records recorded at Dickinson’s Zebra Ranch Studio.  Kevin worked on his first project with Archer Records in 2003 – mixing the Gamble Brothers Band “Back to The Bottom” album.

At Music + Arts studio, Kevin has become a leading film sound engineer with extensive surround sound mixing experience.  His surround sound and film credits include “$5 Cover” (MTV),” Black Snake Moan” (Paramount), the “Poor & Hungry Re-Mastered” (Craig Brewer), “N-Secure “(Julius Lewis),  “Savage County” (MTV) and the just completed punk rock comedy, “Losers Take All”.  Kevin has worked on six GRAMMY nominated albums, including a 2011 nomination for “Luther Dickinson and the Sons of Mudboy” (Memphis International).

The Delta Music Institute is an independent center of study under the College of Arts & Sciences at Delta State University, offering a 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 information, contact (662) 846-4579 or visit http://dmi.deltastate.edu