Artist Initiative

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Steve H. Tibbetts
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Cook
Dakota
Hennepin
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Anoka
Cook
Dakota
Hennepin
Pine
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Artist Initiative

Project Details

Tibbetts will remaster and transfer nine of his albums from analog tape to high resolution digital media. Large and small-scale concerts as well as panel discussions or open Q and A on media preservation will follow.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Zachary Baltich: Percussionist/composer, Arts Board grantee; James Everest: Award-winning musician and composer; Paula Gudmundson: Founder, Seven Suns ensemble; artist and arts educator; professor of flute at UMD; Masayoshi Ishikawa: Jazz pianist and composer; teaches at Gustavus; James Parker: Folk music performer and composer; instructor with COMPAS and at MCTC; Nirmala Rajasekar: Musician, teacher, South Indian music; Joseph Tougas: Musician and songwriter; Kelly Turpin: Art and theater producer and consultant; former interim executive director, Mill City Summer Opera

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$15,259
Direct expenses
$24,259
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I'll remaster, document, and archive nine analog tapes of my albums, re-release the music, and mount a concert tour promoting the finished product. A favorable outcome will be marked by the successful transference of audio from nine analog master tapes to digital media, repurposing and reformatting the music, and a concert tour with sales of the music in fixed or downloadable forms. 2: Concerts, in-store appearances, and panel discussions concerning music preservation will result in Minnesotans meeting me and hearing my music. Re-released music will be reviewed for its musical content, sales figures will be noted, and concert and in-store appearances will be reviewed. I will get to meet lots of other musicians and artists, in person. We will network.

Measurable Outcome(s)

137 audio tracks remastered, a 3-CD set compiled from these tracks, and a tour with lectures. I was able to locate all of my master tapes (save one), get them shipped to me, and remastered. I created the art and layout for a 3-CD set, played a few concerts, and engaged in some Q and A sessions. 2: My music is available in some record stores now, and I have put together a musical concert program. An actual physical CD set (coming soon to MSAB by post!) and 137 remastered audio tracks that will give me an excellent basis for distribution in whatever format music might take in the future.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Steve
Last Name
Tibbetts
Organization Name
Steve H. Tibbetts
State
MN
Phone
(651) 646-3939
Email
steve@frammis.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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