MEISA members have the opportunity to apply their music business education by participating in a variety of activities on both local and national levels. They vary by chapter; a few chapter activities include student run record labels, campus concerts, music industry tours, local conferences, and more!
On the national level, members can participate in the Battle of the Bands, be recognized with the MEISA scholarship or the Outstanding MEISA Chapter Award, or even run for a local, regional, or national executive board positions!
The mission statement of MEISA is:
To provide a forum for students participating in music industry education programs to interact locally and nationally with educators and representatives of the music industry
To advance the students' knowledge, experience, and skills, in furtherance of career goals in the music industry
To participate and engage in programs and activities organized by MEIEA, i.e. conferences, seminars, workshops, and other activities that further students' objectives
To interact with students nationally and locally who are participating in music industry education programs at other colleges and universities
To acquire mentorship, career guidance, and counseling by interacting with music industry educators and representatives from the music industry
With the last pair of sold-out shows at The Joint going from the songs Chesney's known for to full-on Keg in the Closet sets - with songs from the Allman Brothers, Alabama, Tom Petty, Steve Miller, the Violent Femmes as well as a few from Be As You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair, these shows were once-in-a-lifetime nights of music, stories and the camaraderie the singer/songwriter's stripped down shows are known for. Knowing everyone can't get to Vegas for the July 4th weekend, Chesney is bringing everyone to the party he's throwing Friday night at www.NoShoesRadio.com .
“I pretty much shredded my voice the second night,” admits the man whose “Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D” DVD is the #1-selling music title in America. “We got up onstage in Vegas, and it was feeling and sounding so good, we didn't wanna go home - and because it's Vegas, you know, you really don't have to. We broadcast the first show because we thought people would like it - and the feedback was so great, we figured why not do it again?"
“I won't say we're the Grateful Dead or even Phish or Widespread Panic, but when we go off the set list and into the land of 'I love that song, let's play it…,” things can go all kinds of crazy places We all love music so much - and know so many songs, we can do bluegrass, we can do Van Halen and anything in between. It's what makes these shows fun for us, and I think the fans… So I figured we might as well put the show out there for the fans to listen to wherever they are one more time.”
The pre-show with Jon and Tambo starts at 10 pm EST. The show starts at 11 EST - and goes until the band can play no more. People get ready, No Shoes Radio sets sail to parts musical this Friday.
The next wave of nominees has been announced for Teen ChoiceAwards 2010 airing Monday, Aug. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Two new categories have been added for the Country Music Genre and include Choice Country Song and Choice Country Album. The nominees are....
Choice Country Song
Fifteen - Taylor Swift
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert
Undo It - Carrie Underwood
Water - Brad Paisley
Choice Country Album
Doin' My Thing - Luke Bryan
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Play On - Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
Previously Announced Nominees for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards were:
Choice Male Country Artist
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban
Choice Female Country Artist
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Choice Country Group
Gloriana
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band
Taylor Swift is also nominated in the Choice Music: Female Artist category.
Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to accessorize with the famous milk-stache as she is featured in the latest Got Milk? Campaign.
Taylor features the slogan: ‘On the road you need energy. That’s why I drink milk. It has B vitamins and protein I need to help get me going. So I’m always ready for the next city, the next crowd, the next encore. Got Milk?’
This is Swift's second time campaigning for Got Milk?. Her first appearance was back in October 2008.
Academy of Country Music Award winner, Blake Shelton has a big milestone to celebrate this week - “Hilbilly Bone” is Certified Gold! The single is off his first SIX PAK album, Hillbilly Bone, and is Blake’s sixth No. 1 single.
In preparation for his next SIX PAK, hitting streets on August 10, Blake brings back his popular “Take 6 Tuesday” list. Every Tuesday the country comedian dictates a different list of top sixes on his web site. If you haven’t already, check out this week’s list, Top 6 Songs to Cover, at www.blakeshelton.com.
Superstar Kenny Chesney returns to CMT Crossroads to share the stage with one of his musical influences, rock icon Steve Miller, in the latest episode of the hit CMT series. CMT Crossroads: The Steve Miller Band and Kenny Chesney taped before an invitation only audience in Nashville and will premiere Friday, July 9 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.
CMT has provided a sneak peak of "The Joker" for all of us to enjoy. Click on the picture below and enjoy Kenny Chesney & Steve Miller perform the classic song that we all know & love.
Although Columbia Nashville’s Josh Thompson is spending most of his hot summer days splashing around with Brad Paisley on the H20 World Tour, he often plays his own headlining club shows on his days off.This past weekend, Josh headed to Minneapolis where he was greeted by an over-capacity crowd and performed his first-ever sold-out headlining date at The Cabooze.Only two other acts have sold-out that venue in the past.
Josh’'s crowd that night was particularly rowdy, singing along to every song he played, including his current single “"Way Out Here".” After he finished his set, the audience didn’'t leave until Josh came back for an encore.He informed the crowd that he was going to try out a brand-new song he had written just two weeks before.The crowd listened and by the end of the tune, they were singing along to the chorus.
“"As a songwriter and an artist, the biggest payoff you can get is watching people sing your lyrics back at you,”" Thompson says of the experience.Josh wrote or co-wrote all 10 songs on his debut album Way Out Here, in stores everywhere.
For more information, check out www.joshthompsonofficial.com.
Country music superstar duo Brooks & Dunn have added 3 dates to their critically acclaimed THE LAST RODEO TOUR. New tour stops include Oklahoma City, OK on August 20th, Little Rock, AR on August 21st and Holmdel, NJ on August 28th (complete list of ticket on-sale dates and tour stops listed below). In addition, country music legend MERLE HAGGARD, MIRANDA LAMBERT and SARA EVANS have been announced to appear on selected tour dates.
THE LAST RODEO TOUR was postponed on the recommendation of doctors for Ronnie Dunn to go on immediate vocal rest. Of the restart and new dates Dunn emailed “Getting better every day. Kix and I will be raring to start where we left off ....and go for 3 additional dates to say thanks to all the fans for 20 years of showing us the love!”
A member of The Country Music Hall of Fame, MERLE HAGGARD is one of the great living legends and a hero of Brooks & Dunn. Haggard will take the stage singing his classics, as well as songs from his latest release “I Am What I Am”.
2010 Academy of Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year, MIRANDA LAMBERT will join on select dates. Lambert’s hit song “The House That Built Me” spent 4 weeks at #1 on the country music charts this Summer.
CMA and ACM winner SARA EVANS is one of the preeminent voices in country music today. Her new single “Stronger” hits the airwaves later this year.
THE LAST RODEO TOUR is now routed as follows:
(All tickets will be honored on the new dates and tickets remain available at livenation.com.)
July 16 Indianapolis, IN– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 17 St. Clairsville, OH– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 18 Cincinnati, OH– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 23 Minot, ND
July 24 Cheyenne, WY
July 25 Omaha, NE– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 29 Detroit, MI– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 30 Pittsburgh, PA– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
July 31 Philadelphia, PA– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
August 1 Washington, DC– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
August 6 Kansas City, MO– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
August 7 St. Louis, MO– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
August 8 Chicago, IL– FEATURING GARY ALLAN
August 13 Boston, MA – FEATURING SARA EVANS
August 14 Hartford, CT – FEATURING SARA EVANS
August 15 Virginia Beach, VA – FEATURING SARA EVANS
August 20 Oklahoma City, OK *ON SALE 7/17 – FEATURING MIRANDA LAMBERT
August 21 Little Rock, AR *ON SALE 7/17 – FEATURING MIRANDA LAMBERT
August 22 Atlanta, GA – FEATURING MIRANDA LAMBERT
August 26 Cleveland, OH – FEATURING MERLE HAGGARD
August 27 Darien Lakes, NY – FEATURING MERLE HAGGARD
August 28 Holmdel, NJ *ON SALE 7/24 – FEATURING MERLE HAGGARD