Stories Archive - Stax Music Academy

Stax Music Academy announces Summer Music Experience for Middle & High School Students

Posted on March 24, 2022May 9, 2022 by Tim Sampson

UPDATE – Due to high demand, we have added an audition date for Friday, May 13th, 3 – 5:30 PM. Email today to claim your audition slot before they fill! The Stax Music Academy is in full swing preparing for our in-person Summer Music Experience 2022. Students will enjoy collaborative music opportunities, live performances, […]
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MIC DROP. Talent Showcase for all Memphis youth 12-18 features celebrity judges, prize packages, & more

Posted on March 22, 2022May 3, 2022 by Tim Sampson

Do you write songs that the world needs to hear? Are you interested in pursuing a career in music? Join us for Mic Drop, a talent showcase with celebrity judges and prize packages to help further your music career. Mic drop is open to all Memphis Area youth, ages 12 – 18. For the competition, […]
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CNN REPORTS: Memphis teens throw down soul hits and lift up Black History Month

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Tim Sampson

By Ryan Bergeron, CNN Rickey Fondren, right, and other students of the Stax Music Academy rehearse. Photo by Claire James. (CNN) Rickey Fondren is a 15-year-old 10th grader with an old soul. Growing up in Memphis, he says his childhood was shaped around “older soul music.” One of his biggest influences growing up was someone […]
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Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Music Academy & Stax Museum to Receive $150,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Tim Sampson

MEMPHIS — The Soulsville Foundation, which operates the Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, is pleased to announce it has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts […]
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