Future Projects
Expanded Internet
Outreach - We have a number of
ideas under consideration for when
additional resources become available. One
possibility under discussion is additional
radio channels besides Radio Dismuke that
will be dedicated to genres and years not
covered by its 1920s & 1930s popular
music and jazz format. We also hope to
be able to more frequently produce special
programming.
We also hope to eventually have our78 rpm
archives fully cataloged with the catalog
published online and have periodic
broadcasts where people can browse the
catalog and submit requests ahead of
time. One of the tragedies with most
78 rpm archives is that they lack the
ability to make their holdings accessible to
a wide audience. Having our own
Internet radio station provides us with a
unique opportunity to do just that.
Youth Outreach One of the
best ways to pass on the great music and
recordings of the early 20th century and
ensure that they have an appreciative
audience in the future is by exposing
upcoming generations to the music at an
early age. We are currently developing
strategies to find the best ways of doing
so. When it comes to promoting the
music to young people, one never knows what
seeds will be planted and the impact it will
have. A child who hears the music for
the first time and finds it inspiring might
grow up to someday be a professional
musician or the Hollywood producer who will
find a way to reintroduce the music into
mainstream cultural awareness.
Local Outreach Our work reaches
people throughout the United States and
beyond. But we just happen to be based
out of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, one
of few areas in the United States where
music from the early decades of the 20th
century is still being performed live on a
regular basis. We think there are a
lot of opportunities to build on that and
increase awareness of both the music and our
efforts in our own back yard. Some of
the ideas we have include dances with music
provided by vintage 78 rpm records on a
turntable as well as 78 rpm and cylinder
record "concerts." Note: Any subsidy
of our local events will come from local
donations. We don't think it
is appropriate for contributions from donors
elsewhere to fund strictly local events..