Kern Brantley brings 3 incredible backing vocalists to DIME for a masterclass this Friday January 15th! BEHIND THE VOICE: The Career of the Female Background Vocalist This masterclass will feature… Beth Griffith Entertainment (Anita Baker, KEM) Cheri Black (Katy Perry, Kirk Frankilin) Nikki Tillman (Cher, Joe Cocker) These incredible singers will discuss their careers in… Read more »
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DIME STUDENT SHOW – JAN. 14TH
Our Students have been working hard this semester and are ready to show off some of their skills! Come support these local musicians on Thursday, January 14th at 7:00pm in The Underground @ DIME. No cover – FREE for all ages! Download your free ticket using GoPassage and save time waiting in line! https://app.gopassage.com/events/dime-student-show Doors… Read more »
Don Was joins the Board for DIME Detroit
Don Was is taking a leading role at the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME), the school is set to announce. The Detroit-born producer and label executive has been named to DIME’s board of directors, joining founders Kevin Nixon and Sarah Clayman, along with Charlie Rothstein, senior managing director of venture capital firm Beringea. The… Read more »
DEC. 11 – BATTLE OF THE BANDS FINALS!
Friday, December 11th – Doors open at 6:30pm The top two bands from each night will be performing, and the winning band will be chosen to play The Night 89X Stole Christmas alongside AWOLNATION, Sublime with Rome, USS, Metric and MORE! The 6 Finalists are: The Grave Misunderstanding Max Pegasus Five Hundredth Year YUM The… Read more »
DEC. 4 – BATTLE OF THE BANDS ROUND 3
Friday, December 4th – Doors open at 6:30pm Performances by: Max Pegasus, Grave Misunderstanding, Hyper-Lytics, A Year In New York, Autumn Kings, Here We Harbour The top two bands will move on to the FINALS on December 11th when the winning band will be chosen to play The Night 89X Stole Christmas alongside AWOLNATION, Sublime… Read more »
Atar Shafighian joins DIME Online as Head of Education
DIME Online has announced that Atar Shafighian will be joining their team as Head of Education. Atar Shafighian has as many talents as there are keys on a piano—and one of those talents happens to be that he’s really good at playing the piano. But before Shafighian became the virtuoso and educator he is today,… Read more »
NOV. 19 – BATTLE OF THE BANDS ROUND 2
Thursday, November 19th – Doors open at 6:30pm Performances by: Eastside Villainz, A New Endeavor, YUM, SIVA, Malo Konjche, Five Hundreth Year The top two bands will move on to the FINALS on December 11th when the winning band will be chosen to play The Night 89X Stole Christmas alongside AWOLNATION, Sublime with Rome, USS,… Read more »
ELLE KING IS COMING TO DIME! NOVEMBER 23
Join us on Monday, November 23rd at 1:00pm to see ELLE KING perform LIVE @ DIME! The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer will be doing an intimate set in front of the FIRST 75 PEOPLE to arrive in The Underground @ DIME before her show later that night at the Majestic Theater. This show is FREE… Read more »
NOV. 13 – BATTLE OF THE BANDS ROUND 1
Friday, November 13th – Doors open at 6:30pm Performances by: Leaving Lifted, Car2ne Hooligans, Reject the Silence, Bliss Nova, The Messenger Birds, SICK The top two bands will move on to the FINALS on December 11th when the winning band will be chosen to play The Night 89X Stole Christmas alongside AWOLNATION, Sublime with Rome,… Read more »
Paul Schauert releases his first book “Staging Ghana”
DIME’s Head of Education, Paul Schauert, has released his first book, Staging Ghana, through Indiana University Press. The Ghana Dance Ensemble takes Ghana’s national culture and interprets it in performance using authentic dance forms adapted for local or foreign audiences. Often, says Paul Schauert, the aims of the ensemble and the aims of the individual… Read more »
