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by Micah Smith  Flora, Miss., native Allen Luke turned his years of tinkering with musical equipment into a full-time career as the founder of Luke Audio in Nashville, Tenn. Photo by Luke Audio Allen Luke sat on the patio outside of Crown Studios in Fondren, taking a quick break before jumping back into an already long day in late July.
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by Micah Smith  Through Brandon-based business Tone Snob Pedalboards, Donnie Dennis creates custom gear for musicians across the country. Photo by Micah Smith Donnie Dennis kneels on the floor of his workshop and hammers a cookie-cutter-like piece of metal into a leather strap, rounding its edges. After producing six or so symmetrical straps, he starts his next task and begins attaching metal buttons to the ends, which also requires a decent amount of hammering.
by Micah Smith  Tiffany Coleman-McGee began a career as gospel hip-hop artist Miz Tiffany after more than five years on hiatus. Since then, she has performed around the country while also working as a model, actress and children’s author. Photo courtesy Miz Tiffany Tiffany Coleman-McGee smiled brightly as she walked into the sanctuary at We Care Church in Jackson on a dreary Sunday afternoon.
by Micah Smith  Clinton native J.B. Lawrence returned to the Jackson metro area in 2014 and began a career as a professional music photographer and videographer, working solely by customer referrals and word-of-mouth advertising. Photo courtesy Tammy Aden When Clinton native J.B. Lawrence moved back to Mississippi in 2014, he had two main goals: get out of journalism and get into music.
by Katie Gill  Singer-songwriter Becca Rose moved to Jackson in 2015 for a fellowship with the Insitute of Southern Jewish Life. She has since become a regular at venues such as Fenian’s Pub and Lucky Town Brewing Company. Photo courtesy Kevin Brunt Becca Rosenthal's music career started with a song titled "Shoot Me in the Face," which she wrote as a junior in high school as a dare from a friend. While she has sung and played guitar almost her whole life, whether for her synagogue's Rock and Roll Shabbat band or just for summer-camp acoustic sessions, "Shoot Me in the Face" was her first composition. As it turned out, she had a knack for it, and that dare led to a lifelong pursuit.
 Runners participate in the 2014 Mississippi Blues Marathon. Trip Burns/File Photo The 10th annual Mississippi Blues Marathon is coming to downtown Jackson on Jan. 7, 2017. The Blues Marathon, which is the only marathon in Mississippi with live music playing during the race, got its start in 2008 with the support of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. The marathon raises money for the Blues Founding, which helps support local blues musicians.
by Julie Skipper  Igor Iwanek (center) is introducing people to the yoga of sound through his business, Music & Mysticism. Here he demonstrates his technique at Butterfly Yoga in Fondren. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Igor Iwanek's Polish accent and training in traditional Western music aren't what one might expect for a teacher leading a workshop on Eastern practices of mindfulness. Yet, as he sits on the ground in an Indian tunic, playing his harmonium (an Indian portable organ) and leading students through exercises in chakra tuning and mantras, he is nothing if not at ease.
by Micah Smith  (Left to right) Adam Moore, Chad Wesley and Mike Bernard of the Chad Wesley Band recorded and released “The Liberation LP,” the first album from Wesley’s own Ridgeland-based media conglomerate, Karma Records. Photo courtesy Chad Wesley Band Over the past decade, Forest, Miss., native Chad Wesley has worked to build a brand that he hopes will evoke quality, creativity and hard work. It just so happens that both the brand and the product are Chad Wesley.
Even before moving to the Jackson metro area in 2005, Wesley knew he wanted to pursue a music career. To make the connections that he would need as a solo artist, he spent several years playing guitar for other acts, including alternative-rock artist and former TNA wrestler Goldy Locks, country act Santa Fe and cover band Full Moon Circus. Then, in 2011, he made the transition to frontman with the Chad Wesley Band. |
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