{"id":88002,"date":"2021-06-03T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=88002"},"modified":"2021-06-03T14:59:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:59:57","slug":"rock-roll-hall-of-famer-guitarist-roger-fisher-records-at-delta-states-dmi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2021\/06\/rock-roll-hall-of-famer-guitarist-roger-fisher-records-at-delta-states-dmi\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock & Roll Hall of Famer & Guitarist Roger Fisher records at Delta State\u2019s DMI"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]CLEVELAND, Miss.\u2014<\/strong>Picture this: you\u2019re in the recording studio at Delta State University\u2019s Delta Music Institute (DMI) with your high school classmates when, suddenly, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger Fisher walks in\u2014this was the reality for a group of local students during a recent visit to DSU.<\/p>\n

Fisher, a famed guitarist and founding member of the rock band Heart, spent several days in May recording in DMI\u2019s Studio A.<\/p>\n

He spent time at Delta State\u2019s world-class recording studio to record finishing touches to a project that includes a gospel choir made up of local performers.<\/p>\n

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Roger Fisher in Delta State\u2019s DMI Studio A with DMI Studio Manager Audri Johnson.<\/p><\/div>\n

Additionally, he was introduced to students from North Pike High School who were recording in DMI\u2019s Studio B at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be able to attract legendary musicians like Roger Fisher to the DMI Studios and provide these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for our students and community,\u201d said DMI Director Richard Tremmel.<\/p>\n

During the trip, Fisher also visited Grammy Museum Mississippi for the \u201c40 Years of MTV\u201d exhibit and performed in Merigold at Crawdad\u2019s restaurant.<\/p>\n

He plans to return to the DMI in the future for a week-long residency working with students on recording projects, Tremmel said.<\/p>\n

Fisher is the founding guitarist of Heart, globally known through the sales of more than 30 million albums. He has played in almost every major city in North America, toured Europe, Japan, Australia, Uzbekistan and Russia, and performed at massive events in the Czech Republic, Japan, Canada and the United States for as many as 300,000 people at a single rock show.<\/p>\n

Fisher has appeared on a multitude of television shows and broadcasts for more than 60 million people in Europe. Songs featuring Fisher’s songwriting and iconic guitar riffs have been used in numerous TV commercials, TV shows, video games, and in many movies. A diverse variety of other artists have covered his material, and his timeless anthem guitar intro to \u201cBarracuda\u201d is frequently used in major sports broadcasts, political movements, etc.<\/p>\n

The DMI, an independent center under the College of Arts & Sciences at Delta State, is designed to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the\u00a0technological, creative and business areas of the entertainment industries.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Delta State\u2019s DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program, visit\u00a0dmi.deltastate.edu<\/a>\u00a0or call (662) 846-4579.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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