Cleveland, Mississippi USA
Entertainment Industry Professional
Director of the Delta Music Institute,
Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies,
and Professor of Practice
About
Originally from Marietta, Georgia, DMI Director Richard Tremmel earned a Doctorate in Instructional Design Leadership from Franklin University, an Education Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of West Florida, a Master of Science degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University, a Master of Music Education degree from UNC Greensboro, and Bachelor of Music with Business Emphasis degree from East Carolina University. He also earned a Composing and Producing Music for Film and Games certificate from Berklee College of Music and is certified by Avid as a Pro Tools Instructor.
In addition to a teaching career spanning three decades, Tremmel has been involved in the entertainment industry as a retail record store manager, bass guitar and synthesizer performer, live sound engineer, recording engineer, and composer. His original music has been played on Discovery, History, DIY, NBC Sports, and Tennis channels. He is also a Professional Member of the Recording Academy.
Before arriving at DSU, Richard helped to create the curriculum for Guilford Technical Community College’s Entertainment Technology program in High Point, NC, where he was an Associate Professor of Entertainment Technology from 2001-2015.
He also spent several years in Hollywood, CA as a freelance bassist and keyboardist. He has been in bands that have performed throughout the United States, including a three-year stint in a house band at the legendary Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Under his leadership, the Entertainment Industry Studies program has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Music Business Schools in the nation in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Tremmel is a member of AES, BMI, MEIEA, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and is certified to teach k-12 instrumental music in North Carolina.
Available for
Music business teaching and consulting, Pro Tools instruction, recording, mixing, producing, bassist, synthesizer player & programmer, live sound, and golf.
Contact me via email: rptremmel@gmail.com
Audio examples available: https://soundcloud.com/rptremmel
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