Oakland University and the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) have partnered to provide Bachelor of Arts degrees in performance, songwriting and music industry business classes to students wanting to study commercial music and pursue a career in music. “We are thrilled to announce this relationship between Oakland University and DIME,” said Amy Hardison Tully,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: MSU Denver
Faculty Spotlight: Deborah “La Cocodrila” De La Torre
Deborah “La Cocodrila” De La Torre is a Music Theory affiliate faculty at MSU Denver at DIME Denver and has an award-winning music career as a pianist, music composer/arranger, instructor, classical performer, art festival founder, film producer and recording artist/producer. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Miami, Florida, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Regis University in Denver. … Read more »
TEDx MSU Denver Announcement
REIMAGINING POSSIBILITIES TEDx at MSU Denver BUY TICKETS 1 BIG IDEAS. MSU Denver at DIME Denver student-led band, Tonguebyte was selected to perform during a TEDx at MSU Denver event titled “Reimagining Possibilities” on September 12th! Event Info “The interest was extraordinary” Cathy Lucas, vice president of strategy and University lead for the event… Read more »
DIME Denver Open House: May 3 6:30-8:30pm
What are you waiting for? Register Now! 1 MAKE MUSIC YOUR LIFEOur Open House is a great opportunity to meet our instructors, staff, students, and industry-professional faculty. We’ll have live performances as well as onsite admissions representatives to help you with your application and answer questions about our audition process. OUR PROGRAMS MUSIC PERFORMANCE This… Read more »
DIME Featured in Billboard’s 2019 Top Music Business Schools
We are thrilled to announce that Billboard has featured DIME in their list of Top Music Business Schools of 2019! Highlighting our directors, Kevin Nixon and Sarah Clayman, as well as our Head of Songwriting, Antea Birchett, who co-wrote “Gone Away” on the self-titled debut album from H.E.R., which won the Grammy Award for R&B… Read more »
Student Story: Jo Jakubowski Discusses Music Community in Denver and at DIME
Jo Jakubowski is an MSU at DIME Denver Music Industry Studies student and was a member of our very first cohort at DIME Denver. Jo sat down with DIME to discuss his experiences as a student and the similarities and differences between the broader local music community and the DIME Denver student music community. He… Read more »
Bree Davies and Heather Dalton Masterclass on How Public Media Supports the Local Arts
Heather Dalton is the current Director of Production at Colorado Public Television. As a proud advocate for Public Media, she produces two of the most exciting local music television shows in Colorado including “Sounds on 29th” and “OpenAir Live & Local.” Her background as a local underground musician has allowed her to meld her passions of… Read more »
Nov. 8th Ben Wysocki & Ted Hudson Masterclass
ColorWheel is a music licensing agency started by Oscar and Grammy-nominated musicians based in Denver and Nashville. Ben Wysocki spent the past thirteen years touring internationally as the drummer in the fourtime Grammy-nominated band The Fray. He lives in Denver where he has worked with an array of artists as an engineer, producer, and… Read more »
Denver Westword Magazine Spotlights DIME Denver
Denver Westword Magazine Spotlights MSU Denver at DIME Denver Music Degree Programs “After two decades of playing music, singer-songwriter and pianist Stephanie Ault found herself working as a project manager for a construction company. She tells Denver Westword Magazine that she had completely lost touch with herself. So she started looking for full-time work in music, perhaps… Read more »
DENVER’S QUEEN-PIN OF HIP HOP HOSTS A MASTERCLASS AT DIME DENVER – A FAREWELL LESSON ON SURVIVING THE MILE HIGH
On Thursday, September 27, 2018, from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm, Ru Johnson and DIME Denver will present an intimate masterclass on the music industry in Denver. Ru Johnson and her company Roux Black consulting has been very influential to the music scene in Denver. Now, after almost a decade of shaping the scene, Ru Johnson is moving on to a new city and bigger stages… Read more »
