Alabama Humanities Alliance
The release of IMC Volume One and IMC Volume Two was made possible thanks to major grants from the Alabama Humanities Alliance, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Personnel included Justin St. Clair (Project Director and Design Coordinator), Frye Gaillard, Becky McLaughlin, Pat Cesarini, Steve Almquist, and Steven Trout. The ideas expressed on the LPs and this website are not necessarily those of the Alabama Humanities Alliance or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Musicians and Artists
We are grateful to all the musicians who graciously agreed to appear on our first two releases: Adeem the Artist, Ray Bonneville, Richard Buckner, Ryan Culwell, Tim Easton, Malcolm Holcombe, the Heligoats, Patterson Hood, Cary Hudson, Will Johnson, Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, Ramsay Midwood, Gurf Morlix, Anders Parker, Charlie Parr, Abe Partridge, Josh Ritter, and the Tumbleweeds. Many thanks as well to everyone who has played for the IMC over the years, to all the touring musicians who took a chance on our weird little series, and to all the local musicians who opened the shows. Finally, a big thank you to Robby Amonett for live painting so many of our events, and to Abe Partridge for creating portraits of Patterson Hood, Will Johnson, and James McMurtry that we used as program covers at ASK 2020 and ASK 2025.
Annual Songwriter Keynote
Thanks to everyone involved with the Annual Songwriter Keynote at the University of South Alabama. ASK 2020 and ASK 2025 were co-sponsored by the Alabama Humanities Alliance, the USA Department of English, the Stokes Center for Creative Writing, the USA Department of Theatre and Dance, the USA College of Arts & Sciences, and the Independent Music Collective.
The Independent Music Collective
Thanks to all the University of South Alabama students who have been members of the Independent Music Collective over the past fifteen years. Their hard work at book fairs and fundraisers made all this possible! We owe a huge debt of gratitude to two former students in particular: the late Kennon Barton, who served for many years as the IMC’s primary live-sound engineer, and founding member Will Tyson, who mixed and mastered both IMC Volume One and IMC Volume Two.
The Mobile Community
Finally, none of this would have been possible without the local community. Thanks to everyone who has attended an IMC event and to the many people who have donated their precious time and resources to the IMC’s quixotic project. Special thanks to Chuck Cox, the longtime owner of Satori Coffee House, to Keith Glass and Nick Piechowski at Mobile Records, to Rob Holbert and Steve Centanni at the Lagniappe, to Lawrence Specker at the Mobile Press-Register, and to John Thompson at Callaghan’s for their support.