There are 7 article(s) tagged IMAKEMADBEATS:

• August 2025

  • Arts Beat: A party that invites Memphians to be ‘unapologetically themselves’

    “I want everybody to come through dressed as if they’re the artists. It’s a festival ... a block party.”

    By Elle Perry August 08, 2025

• September 2024

  • How a giant astronaut ended up on a Memphis studio called Outerspace

    “For artists in this city, the biggest missing piece is marketing,” said James “IMAKEMADBEATS” Dukes. “Creative installations like this help out dramatically.”

    By Stevie Paige September 16, 2024

• June 2024

  • Kelly English and IMAKEMADBEATS on the new late night party at Le Bon Appetit

    Kelly English and musician/producer IMAKEMADBEATS discuss the new late night party that’s added this year to Le Bon Appetit and English shares his own childhood hospital story.

    By Eric Barnes June 05, 2024

• February 2023

  • Memphis Grizzlies tap local designers for limited-edition merchandise

    The Grizzlies plan similar collaborations in the future.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 10, 2023

• January 2023

  • The To-Do List: Lunar New Year parties, Tommy Kha and 250 years of American art

    This week, NKA Gallery shows work by Black male artists, Opera Memphis presents a political thriller and you can learn to play the harmonica (for free).

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington January 26, 2023

• March 2022

  • Memphis musicians feeling ‘brand new’ with national Gillette ad

    Viewers of a recent commercial might have found themselves moving to music created by Memphians. 

    By Allyson Brown March 17, 2022

• March 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    A look at the best images from this week. We met Memphis’ own answer to Dr. Fauci, a local music producer and a real estate prodigy. We also followed Arlington’s girls basketball team through their roller coaster week.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 13, 2021