Students came to the courtyard outside the John Bragg Media and Entertainment Building on Tuesday for the second annual MT Engage Fest, an outdoor music festival put on by recording industry organizations.
MT Engage Fest is supported by the MT Engage committee and produced by the Live Sound Club. Organizations like Omega Delta Psi, Urban Entertainment, Nashville Songwriters Association International and AMP Entertainment partner to make the event happen. According to Siara Strickland of AMP Entertainment, each organization is given an hour of the festival to let its own artists perform.
“What we hope is that students will get a sense of community out of (MT Engage Fest), a sense of everybody being able to come together and listen to something that touches (them),” Strickland said.
“Engage Fest, to me, is a truly unique experience which allows songwriters to catch the ear of a new audience,” said Matthew Johnston, one of this year’s performers. “It also brings a different kind of life to campus.”
Students gather for MT Engage Fest outside of the John Bragg Media and Entertainment building on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
A banner promotes MT Engage Fest in the courtyard on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Students (from right) Milan Throneberry, Matthew Johnston and Elijah Wortham enjoy live music sitting in the shade at the MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Students in the courtyard at MTSU listen to a singer-songwriter set at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Matthew Johnston plays some sweet guitar riffs at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
A chalk drawing advertises MT Engage Fest outside the Media and Entertainment Building on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Matthew Johnston performs to a courtyard full of students at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Colorful streamers decorate the courtyard for MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Jessica Yellowitz sings in the mid-afternoon sun at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Students at MTSU produce live sound for the musical performances at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Jamel Morris-Barclay performs an original song at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Hannah Greene shows off a Department of Recording Industry t-shirt at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Streamers billow in the wind at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Students and faculty hang out by the AMP Entertainment table at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Jamel Morris-Barclay sings a cover of Miguel’s “Waves” at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Kristen Wall hula hoops in the courtyard while enjoying a live set at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
Daniel Nunelee (left) and Austin Sawyer debut “Put Me in the Ground” at MT Engage Fest on September 26, 2017. (Alexis Marshall / MTSU Sidelines)
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