◆Natchez, Mississippi
Four divisions.
One corridor.
Big Muddy Entertainment is the music and media arm of Hillbilly Dreams, Inc. We tour artists, record music, broadcast radio, and build audiences along the Mississippi corridor. Every division feeds the others.
The talent has always been here. We built the road.
The Mississippi corridor produced America’s music — blues, gospel, jazz, soul, country, rock and roll. But the infrastructure left. Labels moved to Nashville and LA. Venues closed. Artists had nowhere to record, nowhere to tour, nowhere to get heard.
Big Muddy Entertainment is the infrastructure that came back. A touring circuit. A radio station. A record label. A live performance program. Four divisions that work as one system — an artist books a show, gets recorded for radio, released on the label, and added to the touring route. One booking, four revenue events.
Every division feeds the others.
Big Muddy Touring
The Mississippi Music Corridor
An 18-city touring circuit from Memphis to New Orleans. Real venues, real audiences, lodging included. Artists show up, play, get paid, drive to the next one.
bigmuddytouring.com →Big Muddy Radio
The sound of the corridor
Curated playlists, live sessions from the Blues Room, and the full soundtrack of the Mississippi music corridor. No algorithms. Real hosts. Real music.
bigmuddyradio.com →Big Muddy Records
You keep your masters
An artist services label. We distribute, promote, and connect. You own 100% of your work. Always. No 360 deals. No rights grabs.
bigmuddyrecords.net →Rise Up Entertainment
Gospel, soul, and the American songbook
The live performance program. Rise Up brings gospel, soul, and roots music to stages across the corridor — anchored at the Blues Room in Natchez and touring the full circuit.
Coming soon →We find artists and give them a stage, a studio, and an audience.
The Big Muddy talent search is an open call to artists and musicians across the Mississippi corridor. We’re not looking for polished acts with agents — we’re looking for the real thing. Gospel choirs, blues guitarists, soul singers, folk storytellers, anyone making music that matters.
Selected artists get free access to the full Big Muddy ecosystem:
Performance
Weekly shows at the Blues Room. Touring slots on the 18-city circuit. Rise Up roster placement.
Recording
Live session recording for Big Muddy Radio. Masters released through Big Muddy Records. You own everything.
Business Tools
Free Measurably Better access — marketing, social media, booking management, and financial tools. Built for artists who are also small businesses.
Mentorship
Connected to the full network. Magazine features. Radio interviews. Gallery shows for your artwork. The whole ecosystem works for you.
It’s not charity. It’s onboarding.
We give qualifying artists, businesses, and community members free access to Measurably Better — the AI business platform that powers the ecosystem. Sign up. Learn the tools. Earn credits. Build something real.
Artists & Musicians
$20/mo value — free
Selected through the talent search. Get the full MBT toolkit — social posting, booking management, fan engagement, and financial tracking. Built for artists who are also running a business.
- Photo-to-post automation
- Booking & calendar management
- Revenue tracking
- Rise Up roster access
Main Street Businesses
$50/mo value — free
Qualifying small businesses in the corridor get free MBT access. Restaurants, shops, venues, B&Bs — the businesses that make the corridor work. Learn the tools through interactive modules, graduate to paying customers or stay subsidized.
- Everything in the artist tier
- QuickBooks integration
- Review monitoring & response
- Deep South Directory listing
- Interactive learning modules
Organizations & Nonprofits
$99/mo value — free
CVBs, arts councils, chambers of commerce, churches, and community organizations. Full platform access with team seats, marketing automation, and grant reporting tools.
- Everything in the business tier
- 3 team seats
- Marketing automation
- Weekly AI strategy memo
- Grant reporting dashboard
Sign up. Learn. Earn. Use.
The interactive learning program is the bridge between free access and full platform mastery. Complete modules, earn credits, unlock features. By the time you finish, you either become a paying customer or you’re creating content and performing in the ecosystem. Either way, you’re building.
Sign Up
Apply through the talent search, business track, or community track. If you qualify, you get free access immediately.
Learn
Interactive modules teach you the platform. Social media posting, financial tracking, marketing automation, review management. Real skills, not theory.
Earn Credits
Each completed module earns platform credits. Credits unlock advanced features — AI marketing, data analytics, automation workflows.
Build
Use the tools to grow your business, your art, or your community. The platform gets smarter the more you use it. Every insight gets sharper.
Everything feeds everything.
The entertainment arm and the product arm are the same engine. Artists create content. Content builds audience. Audience drives subscriptions. Subscriptions fund more community programs.
Artists perform at the Blues Room and on the circuit
Rise Up + TouringShows are recorded and broadcast
Radio + RecordsContent builds audience across all platforms
Magazine + GalleryAudience drives Measurably Better subscriptions
Measurably BetterSubscription revenue funds community enrichment programs
CommunityCommunity programs produce more artists and businesses
Back to Rise Up“We didn’t need to discover anyone. The talent has always been here. We just needed to build the road so they could finally tour it properly.”Chase Pierson, Hillbilly Dreams Inc.
Play the corridor.
Whether you’re an artist looking for a stage, a business looking for better tools, or a community member looking to learn — there’s a place for you in the Big Muddy ecosystem.