Blue Bird Inn: Lock Cutting Video
On April 24, 2019 we put our own lock on the Blue Bird Inn with some help from bassist Marion Hayden and saxophonist De’Sean Jones.
Blue Bird Inn: Drone Video
Harold and Raymond McKinney: Detroit’s Arts Legends Interview
Harold McKinney, jazz musician and composer, and Raymond McKinney, cellist and poet, discuss their relationship to Detroit’s arts and music culture.
Luis Resto: “I Wanna Be Your Dog” Performance
Carleton Gholz: The Billy T. Experience Interview
Founder Carleton Gholz interviewed by Billy T. and T.J. on WHPR’s “The Billy T Experience” in Highland Park to promote our first Detroit Sound Conference.
Don Davis: Electrifying Mojo Interview
Don Davis (1938-2014), musician, record producer, and banker, is interviewed by radio personality the Electrifying Mojo in this on-air interview.
Michelle McKinney: “Planning for a Detroit Sound Legacy” Presentation
Michelle McKinney, archivist, storyteller, and griot, discusses how to plan for and preserve legacy in this Detroit Sound Conference presentation.
Mike Servito: Social Studies Boston Performance
Mike Servito, Brooklyn-based and Detroit-raised DJ, performed a special set of Detroit dance tracks for a fundraiser with partner Social Studies Boston.
United Sound Systems: Collection
United Sound Systems Recording Studios is Michigan’s oldest and Detroit’s first independent recording studio and the site of world-changing musical moments.
Elizabeth Cawein: Sonic Solidarity Interview
Elizabeth Cawein, Memphian, music policy activist, and educator, discusses music’s relationship to urbanism and her City’s efforts to confront COVID-19.