Detroit’s Spin, Inc. and Washtenaw County’s Amplify Project are
working together to bring back an area yearly music gathering that features veteran
music minds, diverse music producers, and businesses seeking to support musicians
and other artists. Spin, Inc.’s Detroit Electronic Music Conference, also known as the DEMC
(pronounced “D Mack”), will take place on Saturday, March 2 from 10am to 5pm a
t the
Morris Lawrence Building at Washtenaw Community College. The free conference’s
schedule includes masterclasses provided by veteran producers like DJ Dez and DJ
Head of Detroit, beat sets by teenage music prodigy Knox Boogie of Flint and others,
and a panel discussion about the future of music led by Hip Hop educator Dr. Rod
Wallace of Eastern Michigan University that will include Detroitrap.com’s Uncle P. Sponsors for the free event include music technology companies like Melodyne and
Splice, local arts-based nonprofit supporters like the Enterpreneurship Center @ WCC
and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and local music-based businesses
Grove Studios and Leon Speakers. is a Detroit 501(c)(3) organization that provides DJ and Music
production education for young adults advocates for positive initiatives for youth that
involve music. Beginning in 2015, the event was held at the Detroit Institute of Music
Education until it closed in 2020. Spin, Inc.’s Executive Director, Ron Johnson, sought to
re-energize the event’s roots in education by partnering directly with a local college, and
Washtenaw Community College’s digital media programs are among the best in the
state.
