DIME Detroit’s annual guitar and bass show, DON’T TURN DOWN, returns to The Underground @ DIME on Wednesday, February 26th at 7pm! To get us ready for this special occasion, we caught up with one of our 2nd year bass students, Riley Kirkpatrick, to tell us a bit more about his background, what it’s like… Read more »
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Detroit Public Community School District Announces Expanded Arts and Music Programs – Partners with DIME
Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) announced Tuesday, February 11th it has partnered with 24 arts organizations for an intentional investment of resources and expertise in the Detroit School of Arts (DSA) Pathways Initiative. The initiative is designed to position DSA as the premier arts school in Metro Detroit and to develop students’ talent in… Read more »
Brett Farkas Masterclass Recap
On Friday, February 7th, we welcomed Los Angeles based guitarist, bassist, frontman, songwriter, and music teacher, Brett Farkas, to DIME Detroit! Brett has performed, toured and recorded with soul legend, Solomon Burke, songwriter, Aimee Mann, pop star, Rihanna, indie folk dudes, Lord Huron, to name some. He has also recorded film scores for the movies,… Read more »
Head of Drums, Eric “Rain Man” Gaston, performs on Jimmy Kimmel with R&B legend Charlie Wilson
We are proud to see DIME Head of Drums & Live Music Content, Eric “Rain Man” Gaston on stage living the dream and being an example of hard work to us all. Gaston is the touring drummer for R&B/Soul legend Charlie Wilson, formerly of The Gap Band. Charlie Wilson performed his latest single “Forever Valentine”… Read more »
Student Show & Open House: Friday, December 13th
Our Student Show comes around only twice a year! Featuring performances of original and cover songs from the next generation of Detroit musicians, artists, and songwriters – our talented students have studied, rehearsed, auditioned, and rehearsed some more to prepare – come show your support! We will also be opening our doors early for a… Read more »
Local Mic Night presented by GRiZ featuring Great Lakes Coffee Brewing Co.
Back again as one of our favorite 12 Days of GRiZMAS events, we are partnering with Electronic artist/instrumentalist GRiZ for the second edition of GRiZMAS Local Mic Night. Taking place at The Underground at DIME, come and enjoy performances from local poets, musicians, comedians, DIME students and GRiZ Fam! Our goal is to raise money… Read more »
DIME students compete in Motown Museum Competition
Congratulations to DIME Vocal Performance students Don Goodall (second from right), Jamiliah Minter (third from right), and Fred Botten (center) on completing the Motown Museum Amplify Singing Competition. All three students performed with the other finalists at the Grand Finale show and Year 2 vocalist Fred Botten advanced to win the third place Soul Award… Read more »
Student Spotlight: Chris “Kaz” Kaszuba (Drums)
We are shining the spotlight on Chris “Kaz” Kaszuba ahead of his performance at BACKBEAT: A Night of Drums! Kaz has begun his 4th and final year as a Commercial Music Performance – Drum student and is certainly one of the hardest working students at DIME Detroit with a bright future in the music industry. Read… Read more »
Student Spotlight: Year 2 Songwriting Student Julia Furlong
From the moment Julia Furlong (professionally known as J. Donahey) stepped into DIME Detroit she had a plan to make the most out of her college experience. As a 2nd year Commercial Songwriting student Julia has kickstarted our newest student-led club and booked a performance spot with the notable and intimate Sofar Sounds. In preparation… Read more »
Open House: Saturday, October 19th 1-3pm
DIME Detroit’s Open House is a great opportunity to meet our instructors, staff, students, and industry-professional faculty! We will also have live performances from current students, raffle giveaways, as well as onsite admissions representatives to help you with your application and answer questions about our audition process. Stay tuned, we will be announcing special guests… Read more »
