Mike Brown

Portraits

Dean Deyo, president of the Memphis Music Foundation, stands on Beale Street. "What we've tried to do is be very grassroots-oriented, and give artists those development type things," says Deyo. "If you're an independent artist or songwriter or someone who wants to be in the industry there are these barriers - whether its finances or education or just knowing what to do. We want to eliminate the barriers standing in their way and give them what they need to move ahead."
Dean Deyo, president of the Memphis Music Foundation, stands on Beale Street. "What we've tried to do is be very grassroots-oriented, and give artists those development type things," says Deyo. "If you're an independent artist or songwriter or someone who wants to be in the industry there are these barriers - whether its finances or education or just knowing what to do. We want to eliminate the barriers standing in their way and give them what they need to move ahead."