Diverse Emerging Music Organization – Devoted to preserving and promoting Minnesota’s independent music legacy for over 20 years

2022 Bruce Allen Scholarship Awarded

October 8, 2022 by admin

DEMO as the fiscal agent and manager of the Bruce Allen Scholarship Fund is honored to announce that the 2022 scholarship has been awarded to Lilly Drew, a junior at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

Lilly is majoring in filmmaking and minoring in creative writing, and hopes to become a film screenwriter.

Lilly would like to say thank you to Bruce Allen, The Suburbs and everyone else part of creating this amazing scholarship. “I really appreciate it and how it will greatly it will help me with my journey.”

Open Streets June 5th 2022

May 20, 2022 by admin

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Swing by DEMO’s HQ during Lyndale Open Streets on June 5th to learn more about the Minnesota Music Archive Project while enjoying sets by a number of great bands. It’s outside and FREE!

11:00 Whisper the Rabbit
11:45 Cindy Lawson (Emily please confirm this is what it is called)
12:45 Thomas Abban
1:45 Dylan Hicks and Small Screens
2:45 Rude Girl
3:45 Funky Mystik

Art A Whirl 2022 – May 20-21

May 16, 2022 by admin

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Friday May 20th
5:30-7pm Chris Lynch & The Dust of Suns Ensemble
7:30-9pm Simon Husbands

Saturday May 21st
2:00 – 2:45pm –John Louis / Jimmy Johnson
3:15 – 4:00pm –Famous Volcanoes
4:30 – 5:15pm –Danger Pins
5:45 – 6:30pm –Ardent Spirits
7:00 – 7:45pm –Edie Rae & Craig Teiken

Location:
Twin Ignition Start-Up Garage
1317 Marshall St NE
Minneapolis MN 55413

Steve’s Local Playlist – June 2021

June 20, 2021 by admin

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Each month Steve picks some of his favorite local music available on Spotify. Enjoy and check back each month for more selections.

DEMO ‘storms’ the castle to launch the Minnesota Music Archive Project

July 20, 2020 by admin

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July 20, 2020, Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota non-profit Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO) announces that it is moving its headquarters into the historic White Castle building #8 in South Minneapolis in order to launch an ambitious effort to archive and preserve every independent and small commercial recording released by Minnesota musicians.

“One of the most exciting aspects of the DEMO ‘archival project is working with the overwhelming number of artists that haven’t received the recognition and support for their efforts in producing the thing they love to create – MUSIC.” said Steve McClellan DEMO Executive Director.

DEMO was formed in 1999 by McClellan out of the former non-profit arm of First Avenue & 7th St Entry then known as the Diverse Arts and Music Foundation (DAMF). “Demo’s mission is devoted to sustaining and promoting Minnesota’s independent music legacy,” said Ted Martin, DEMO Board Chair. “The Minnesota Music Archive Project is our largest project to date, and we’re truly excited to relocate our headquarters into one of Minneapolis’ most iconic buildings, and to have it as a hub for the project”

DEMO plans to use the facility as a headquarters for the non-profit and as a center for Minnesota artists to submit their recorded music for the Minnesota Music Archive. If you are interested in following or getting involved with the Archive Project, please visit us at http://archive.demomn.org.

As of October 1, 2020, the new office address for Diverse Emerging Music Organization will be: 3252 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55408

About Diverse Emerging Music Organization

The roots of the Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMO) can be traced back to a former non-profit arm of First Avenue & 7th St Entry that was known as the Diverse Arts and Music Foundation (DAMF). Our mission today is devoted to sustaining and promoting Minnesota’s independent music legacy. DEMO was founded in 1999 by Steve McClellan out of the former non-profit arm of First Avenue & 7th St Entry known as the Diverse Arts and Music Foundation (DAMF).

For more information on the Minnesota Music Archive Project:
http://archive.demomn.org

Media Contact:

Ted Martin
Board Chair
Diverse Emerging Music Organization
ted@demomn.org