River Music Experience

The RME is a nonprofit helping to build the Quad City Music scene through live music and educational programming. Here at the RME all profits go toward music education live music and programs that support our mission. We create opportunities for children youth and adults to listen write record appreciate and perform music. More specifically we provide music instrument lessons sound engineering courses for aspiring students and other educational-based programs so that Quad City youth and adults may be able to improve their self-esteem and reach their individual goals. Our programs help keep some area youth out of trouble and dangerous activities by providing them with alternative activities that will stimulate their mind and well-being. Founded June 12 2004 the River Music Experience is one of seven components of Davenport Iowa's River Renaissance a project funded in partnership with the State's Vision Iowa program City of Davenport Scott County and private investors. An enormously popular regional initiative River Renaissance was approved by 73% of Scott County voters in the fall of 2001 to capitalize on the tremendous energy and beauty of the Mississippi riverfront. The River Music Experience project was conceptualized to build on the Quad Cities' reputation as a hub for regional musical festivals and honor its musical heritage with a permanent national tribute to American roots music. Although the RME began primarily as a museum celebrating roots music and the Quad-Cities? musical heritage the organization responded to the community?s needs and focused on achieving a revitalized mission by hosting more live music and creating a larger base of educational programming and more opportunities for local musicians to perform and hone their craft. This initiative led to the creation of a live music venue (The Redstone Room) an educational recording studio (The Sound Lab at RME) and successful programs like Rock Camp USA and a partnership with West Music to provide instrumental music lessons. The RME is constantly evolving to serve our community in the best ways possible and we look forward to the future as the organization continues to grow.

The River Music Experience (RME) exists to give Quad-City residents and visitors opportunities to experience America's music and most especially the music of the Mississippi River through live music performances and programs which nature educate and inspire musicians and music appreciators.