Tundrea Lyons, Accendo Media

Tundrea Lyons is one of the most humble, congenial, excitable, beautifully honest person that sees others at their potential and the goodness they possess. She is also one of the busiest people in Memphis show business. She hosts multiple open mic nights in town including Soul Speak on Tuesday evenings at local soul food eatery Mot & Ed's, manages a music artist, and spends her free time visiting venues to get a feel for the local scene. She enjoys every minute of it and everywhere I have ever been with her she is popular, not a popularity contest but genuinely loved and greeted like Norm walking into Cheers. Tundrea is the epitome of Memphis Famous. If keeping up with all of that is not enough she holds down a day job, family life, is a mentor, conducts a bible study, and volunteers for Accendo Media too.

Brother Doug of Radio Memphis with The Admiralty including Andy Parrish, Mick Parrish, Aaron Bennett, and Tundrea Lyons of Accendo Media on June 6, 2013.

I sat down with Tundrea today and asked her four questions about Accendo Media.

Memphis Famous: What is Accendo Media?

Tundrea Lyons:  Accendo Media is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes local artists and musicians. We operate as a professional, philanthropic organization with the good will of Memphis at its core.

MF:  What is your position at Accendo?

TL: President

MF:  What all does that entail?

TL:  I am responsible  for continuing the legacy of Accendo Media that our founder, Will Scheff, started in 2012. As President, it 's my responsibility to make sure that even during our current restructuring period, that the name "Accendo Media" is still as strong today as it was in the early days.

MF: How and where is Accendo Media represented and visable in the Memphis community?

TL:  Accendo Media is in the process of partnering with the non-profit organization Art for Life Sake, which will allow Accendo to start our musician mentoring program with children who cannot afford music lessons.
Currently Accendo Media is partnering with Radio Memphis and has a weekly internet radio show called Accendo Artist Hour. Our guests are interviewed and perform live in the studio, where they are broadcast to over 140 + countries. The show is on Thursday evenings from 8:30-9:30 pm CST at Radio-Memphis.com.*

 

Radio-Memphis' very own Brother Doug with Accendo Media's Tundrea Lyons and Will Scheff with performing artist Dai Williams and her manager Amanda Allen.

Find out more about Accendo Media at their website or on Facebook where Tundrea regularly updates the pages with performing artist's photographs and videos.


*Averill R. Conway, who writes this blog, also works at Radio-Memphis and cohosts The Accendo Artist Hour with Tundrea Lyons on Thursday evenings.