Dust-to-Digital has been producing, compiling, and sharing beautiful music since 2003.
Founded by April and Lance Ledbetter, we increase access to hard-to-find, essential recordings and performances via preservation, research, and production. Our work has received numerous awards, and has been recognized and cited by a wide variety of musicians, artists, and scholars.
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Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music (1907-1967
"This sonic smorgasbord from across the globe lives up to the provocative title." - The Guardian
Featuring 100 recordings and 100 stories in an extensive, beautifully-illustrated, 186-page book.
This Grammy-nominated collection that offers an experience of rare audio gems, historical imagery, and in-depth research.
Dust-to-Digital in The New Yorker
Staff writer Amanda Petrusich included our social media in her "Pick Three" for the September 4, 2023 edition of The New Yoker.
THE MISSION OF MUSIC MEMORY IS TO PRESERVE AUDIO RECORDINGS FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Our non-profit organization is continuing the work begun by record collectors and researchers in the 1950s and ’60s. We share their passion to keep musical history from being forgotten and discarded.