The Metro: Detroit’s composer laureate is creating music inspired by sounds of the city
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Detroit Composer Laureate Patrick Prouty shakes hands with then Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison during Prouty's appointment announcement, Sept. 5, 2024.
The Detroit Office of Arts Culture and Entrepreneurship appointed its first Composer Laureate in December, Patrick Prouty.
Embracing his role as an advocate for and representative of Detroit’s musical heritage, he’s also working to inspire a new generation of musicians to live and create in the city.
Producer Cary Junior II spoke to Prouty about how he plans to keep Detroit musicians in Detroit, his career, music and more on today’s episode of The Metro.
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