Memphis Record Pressing (MRP) and Dinstuhl’s Fine Candies are proud to announce their partnership celebrating local makers supporting local makers. Also honoring MRP’s 10 year anniversary and National Vinyl Record Day (August 12)the two local businesses will partner to produce a limited edition co-branded chocolate record with proceeds going to Stax Music Academy (SMA). What […]
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Stax Music Academy launches 2024 #MusicMustContinue fundraising campaign to assist students with tuition. DONATE TODAY Today, the Stax Music Academy (SMA) kicks off its annual #MusicMustContinue fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 to close the tuition gap for students who apply and qualify for financial aid to attend SMA. The true cost for the work we […]
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January 24, 2024 (Memphis, TN) – Among soul music fans, few things are as emotionally charged as comparisons between Stax Records and Motown. And now the Stax Music Academy has created a Black History Month production with an educational companion study guide: “Stax Meets Motown.” Educators and students can register HERE for the video production […]
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Stax Music Academy fundraiser: The Shoe with Soul MEMPHIS – Introducing the new Stax Music Academy shoe by SoGiv, inspired by the only remaining original feature from the 1960s Stax Records building at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the outside tile wall at the entrance on E. McLemore Avenue. The shoe is red […]
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Join us for an unforgettable night honoring a century of soul – and the future carrying it forward!