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Music

FEATURES

Local hip-hop showcase to bring diverse performance to city

Kellie Rowe
September 8, 2011

MSU alumni Tyrell Slappey and Marcus Edwards were tired of hearing the same repetitive songs on the radio in their days on campus. When the pair began creating their own hip-hop beats three years ago in their Hubbard Hall dorm room, they knew it was the start of something big. After graduating from MSU, Slappey and Edwards became part of a group of eight hip-hop artists called High Royalty.

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Venue adds intimacy to folk weekend

Britteny Dee
August 14, 2011

While crowds of folk music lovers gathered throughout downtown East Lansing this weekend for the Great Lakes Folk Festival, a smaller group of folk fanatics gathered at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St., for a more intimate performance.

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E.L. brings unique blend of sounds for Folk Festival

Jesse O'Brien
August 10, 2011

On Friday, the Great Lakes Folk Festival will invade East Lansing, bringing music and different cultures together for the three-day event. The festival, — entering its 10th year of existence — will feature 17 musical groups and artists, a variety of food vendors and a Green Arts marketplace, which will showcase goods made by vendors who reuse and recycle materials.

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Music camp takes center stage

Jesse O'Brien
July 31, 2011

At 7 p.m. Friday, about 100 yellow-clad performers marched onto the stage at the MSU Community Music School auditorium and launched into a rendition of “Be Our Guest,” from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Teenagers preview future careers at media camps

Beau Hayhoe
July 20, 2011

Middle school and high school students from across the state are getting a hands-on crash course in three different types of media technology through summer camps held this July by MSU’s Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. The first of three weeks of camps kicked off July 11, with high school students taking a course of their choice, geared toward either television production, music recording or video game design.

NEWS

Finding common ground

Dillon Davis
July 11, 2011

As Grammy-nominated hip-hop star Trey Songz took to the stage of the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing on Monday, the young crowd shrieked in anticipation of the Atlantic Records artist. During his set, Songz hyped his fans with his mainstream songs and made sure more than the neighbors knew his name. “He’s like on superstar status, that’s it,” said Lansing resident Markus Brown.

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School of rock

Alyssa Zandi
July 11, 2011

Rock Camp, a week-long summer program for students ages 12-19, began Monday and will conclude with a performance at the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

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Summer carillon series gets underway

Rachel Jackson
June 29, 2011

The 15th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series began without a hitch Wednesday as more than 150 people spread blankets and lawn chairs under clear blue skies to listen to the tolling chimes of Beaumont Tower.

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Summit promotes Africa investment

Rachel Jackson  and  Dena Elian
June 26, 2011

While fans of Irish singer Bono’s music flocked to Spartan Stadium for an anticipated U2 concert Sunday, fans of his humanitarian efforts convened in the Kellogg Center Auditorium for the Midwest Summit on African Development. MSU hosted the summit, which began Saturday, in partnership with ONE, an organization that works to fight poverty, and Bono helped create.

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Accafellas perform at music education symposium

Josh Mansour
June 20, 2011

It’s not often that an a cappella group enjoys being booed, but the Accafellas aren’t your typical a cappella group. They’re an all-male, nine-member singing group, made up of MSU students ranging across a variety of majors.

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East Lansing gets jazzy

Michelle Martinelli
June 19, 2011

When Rodney Whitaker set out to plan the lineup of artists at the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival, he knew he wanted a wide variety of musical talents ranging from East Lansing natives to rising international stars.

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MSU to host music therapy camp

Dena Elian
June 12, 2011

The MSU Community Music School will be hosting its annual music therapy camp this Thursday through Saturday. Music therapy is a form of treatment that often is used to relieve patients of their physical and mental symptoms through emotional, psychological and social expression.

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NEWS

A different tune

Dillon Davis
April 4, 2011

Channeling the musical grace of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis, Carlot Dorvé closes his eyes, takes a breath and serenades the room with a passionate concerto on the trumpet. Whenever Dorvé plays the trumpet, there often is the presence of a memory from a vacation he took along the Haitian countryside — his native country — when he was 5 years old with his grandmother.

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Mike Posner excited to visit MSU

Laura Fosmire
March 30, 2011

Singer Mike Posner will be performing at the MSU Auditorium April 13, sponsored by ASMSU as part of their spring concert. ASMSU is MSU’s undergraduate student government. Posner said he’s familiar with MSU’s student body and is excited to perform. “College crowds are rowdier!