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Make Music Day in Murfreesboro with Everybody Drum Some

Once again, Murfreesboro rhythmist Ross Lester and his drum disciples will host a community rhythm event to celebrate worldwide Make Music Day. June 21 is Make Music Day, a celebration of music that started in France in 1982, which also coincides with the summer solstice. In Murfreesboro, Lester, the man behind Everybody Drum Some, uses…

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MTSU professor gives students sound advice, guidance on live audio production at Bonnaroo

Capturing and recording high-quality sound coming from the Who Stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival means solving a lot of different challenges, most of them surprises with little or no warning. Michael Fleming, a professor in Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Recording Industry, uses Bonnaroo each year to teach a select group…

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MTSU radio stations showcasing Bonnaroo culture from ‘Radio Roo’

The nondescript set of white tents and port-a-potties that make up the media compound at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival seem dull compared to the rest of the event’s 700-acre farm. Yet inside these tents, students from Middle Tennessee State University’s College of Media and Entertainment covering Bonnaroo are having a great time and…