Levi’s, Justin Timberlake gift Stax Music Academy Songwriting Lab
Singer and Memphis native Justin Timberlake (left) works with students at the Stax Music Academy. (Photo courtesy of Charlotte Ekberg)
Justin Timberlake and other musicians collaborated for two days in August with students at Stax Music Academy and with help from the Levi’s Music Project – and a $100,000 donation from JT himself – have provided a huge boost to the academy’s work.
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Justin Timberlake Pat Mitchell-Worley Richard Greenwald Soulsville Foundation Stax Music AcademyElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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