Our friends at Slow Jams are executing an exclusive all vinyl mix as a gift for our Patreon pledge campaign. Stay tuned…
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Our friends at Slow Jams are executing an exclusive all vinyl mix as a gift for our Patreon pledge campaign. Stay tuned…
We turned four this week! Four years ago a group of us met in the Cass Corridor and then drove over to the Blue Bird Inn for a photo shoot and meet up. We’ve come a long way since then. We now have an office, archive, and exhibit space. We have a growing collection, including […]
This week, the National Trust for Historic Preservation referenced our work with United Sound Systems on their Blog: “If United goes, that old style and history of recording, there’s nothing left,” says Carleton Gholz of the Detroit Sound Conservancy. “This could be something we could all rally around.” Read the whole article here. Photo by […]
Positions The Detroit Sound Conservancy in Detroit, Michigan seeks highly motivated individuals who can work independently and as part of a team. This will be an approximately 10-15 hour per week unpaid internship for January through April 2016. The DSC Intern will work directly with the DSC’s Executive Director, and where appropriate the Director of […]
Artist Lauren Bon, Director of the Metabolic Studio has given a $10,000 grant to the Detroit Sound Conservancy. This unrestricted contribution will be used over two years to provide general operating support to further the organization’s mission to increase awareness of and support to Detroit’s imaginative musical heritage through advocacy and education in a spirit […]
Alia Benabdellah, music scholar, volunteer, and Paris-native, shares her thoughts on the attacks of November 15, 2015 in Paris.
This is an update from our ongoing engagement with the Blue Bird Inn. You can read more about our efforts here. Blue Bird Inn exterior today By C. Lorin Brace VI and Samantha Ellens The Blue Bird Inn, located at 5021 Tireman on Detroit’s West Side was at one point the most prominent and important […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eve R. Doster Phone: 313-575-6115 Email: bluemarketingandcommunications@gmail.com Tickets: Eventbrite Facebook Event Page Suggested Minimum Donation $20 October 7, 2015 (Detroit, MI) – The recent historic designation of Detroit’s United Sound Systems Recording Studio – the nation’s oldest, still operating, independent recording studio – rings in a revitalized era for music production […]
We have been asked to participate in the upcoming Pitchfork Radio pop-up radio station in Detroit’s Cass Corridor which will broadcast from Willy’s Detroit October 5 – 23rd. The DSC will program three, hour-long programs with music and interviews, each of the next three Tuesdays, from 4 – 5 pm. 4 pm EST, Tuesday, October […]
Our Executive Director Carleton Gholz will be discussing digital audio preservation and cultural ethics in Detroit music for the Great Lakes THATCamp at Wayne State University this Saturday morning. The informal conference is presented by the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) and the Wayne State School of Library and Information Science. You can find more […]