Leo Early at Detroit Sound Conservancy 3rd Annual Music Conference
Sound scholars unite for two days / three events dedicated to Detroit’s musical legacies
Detroit, MI: The Detroit Sound Conservancy (DSC), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the region’s sonic heritage, will host its 3rd Annual Conference on Saturday, October 15, 2016 in Detroit from 9 am to 6 pm. The all day event will be free and open to the public. A Fundraising Concert will follow in the evening and a Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday.
This year’s conference will be presented by Lawrence Technological University and the Detroit Center for Design and Technology (DCDT) (4219 Woodward). “The DCDT prides itself on aligning with local initiatives, programs and organizations who look to foster and expand the role that art and design play among the local community, growing industry and educational pedagogy,” says Karl Daubmann, DCDT Interim Executive Director. “With the DSC’s history of working towards increased awareness of Detroit’s musical heritage, along with their efforts in advocacy, preservation and education in the local community, the DCDT is proud to support our neighborhood partner in their endeavors to reinvigorate Detroit’s ever present musical culture.”
10:00 – 11:15: Panel 1, Gallery
Alyssa Mehnert, A Constant Stream of Requests: McKinney’s Cotton Pickers on the Radio 1927–1931
Veronica Johnson, What About Us? Community Archiving and Documenting the Legacy of Detroit Female Jazz Musicians
Marsha Music, On Land of the Blues
Leo Early, “Tuning the Grande Ballroom”
http://detroitsoundconservancy.org/conference-2016/
Location: We are going to be at the Lawrence Tech Detroit Center, 4219 Woodward
Parking: free street parking on Willis, west of Woodward Ave.
Parking garage near Great Lakes Coffee, 25 W. Alexandrine St., all day is $5