Danielle Maggio
Curriculum Vitae
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Music
110 Music Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
dam217@pitt.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2020. Dissertation: “Sound Projector”: Reissuing, Representing, and Reclaiming the Music of Betty Davis.
M.A. Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2016. Master’s Thesis: Gospel Mime: Anointed Ministry, Afrocentrism, and Gender in Black Gospel Performance.
B.A. cum laude, Cultural Studies, Columbia College Chicago, 2011.
POSITIONS
Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University, 2021 - present.
Adjunct Professor, The University of Pittsburgh, 2021 - present.
Adjunct Professor, Penn State Greater Allegheny, 2019.
Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2018-2019.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2015-2017.
Teaching Fellow, Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2014-2015.
Teaching Assistant, Communication Department, Columbia College Chicago, 2010-2011.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Reviews
2016 “Review of Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora, Society for American Music Bulletin, Vol. XLII, No. 3.
Other Publications
2019 “Interview with Lisa Fancher, Frontier Records,” Women in Sound, Vol. 6.
2016 “The Genius of Betty Davis,” Women in Sound, Vol. 3.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2018 Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship for 2018-2019, University of Pittsburgh.
2014 Arts and Sciences Fellowship for 2014-2015, University of Pittsburgh.
2011 LAS Dean’s Award for Outstanding B.A. Thesis in Cultural Studies, Columbia College Chicago.
INVITED TALKS
2016 “Betty Davis: A Case Study on Genre, Gender, and Race,” VIA Festival – Artist Talks & Women in Sound Zine Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 8.
Panels
2019 Moderator, “Daughters of Betty Speak.” Black Women Rock, Detroit, MI, March 17.
2018 Panelist, “Industry Women – Empowering Future Voices & Visions,” Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Center for the Arts, Pres. by Red Bull Music Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, March 3.
2016 Moderator,“Mothership: The Future is Female,” VIA Festival – Artist Talks & Women in SoundZine Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 8.
Guest Lectures
2017 “Betty Davis and the Blues Woman Legacy.”Course: Blues Women: Women Vocalists in the Jazz and Blues Tradition, University of Pittsburgh, October 4.
2017 “Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”Course: Blues Women: Women Vocalists in the Jazz and Blues Tradition, University of Pittsburgh, October 18.
2015 “Soul Power and the Political Foundation of Hip-Hip.” Course: Global Hip-Hop, University of Pittsburgh, November 12.
2015 “The Liberated Funk of Betty Davis: A Case Study on Genre, Gender and Race.” Course: Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies, University of Pittsburgh, September 29.
2015 “Effective Strategies for Engaging Student Across Diversity Issues.” Course: Issues in American Education.” Penn State Greater Allegheny, April 20.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2019 “Reissued Funk: Reclaiming the Feminist Innovations of Betty Davis.” Presented at the Society for American Music Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA (March 21).
2016. “Gospel Mime: Performance/Praise Through Embodied Service.” Presented at the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference, Washington, DC (Nov 13).
2016 “Gospel Mime: Cultivating Voice of Praise Through Embodied Service.” Presented at the EMP Museum Pop Conference – From a Whisper to a Scream: The Voice in Popular Music, Seattle, WA (April 16).
2015 “‘I Am Somebody: Teaching Power, Pride and Self-Determination Through Soul.” Presented at the Ann Arbor Symposium IV – Teaching and Learning Popular Music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Nov 19).
2015 “Soul Power: Black Popular Music as a Mobilizing Force for Radical Activism in Chicago, 1967-1973.” Presented at the Popular Music and Communities Graduate Student Conference, Center for Popular Music Studies, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (Oct 3).
2012 Panelist, “Teaching Cultural Studies Now.” Presented at the Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (March 30).
2011 “Revolutionary Theory and the Commodification of Critical and Artistic Resistance.” Presented at the Tomorrow’s Ideas, Now conference, Kule Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Aug 18).
PUBLIC LECTURES
2019 “‘Don’t You Call Her No Tramp’: Reclaiming the Erotic Innovations of Betty Davis.” PUNCTUATE Feminist Lecture Series, co-sponsored by PATOIS: New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, New Orleans, LA, March 23.
2016 “Betty Davis: A Case Study on Genre, Gender and Race.” University of Pittsburgh, May 17.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Duquesne University
Global Pop — Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
University of Pittsburgh
Introduction to World Music — Spring 2021, Spring 2024.
Introduction to World Music (Teaching Assistant) — Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018.
Penn State Greater Allegheny
Introduction to World Music — Fall 2019.
Columbia College Chicago
Rock & Soul on the Radio: Roots (Teaching Assistant) — Fall 2010.
Rock & Soul on the Radio: Contemporary (Teaching Assistant) — Spring 2011.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
University of Pittsburgh
Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Music (2017).
Columbia College Chicago
Managing Editor, Cultural Landscapes, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL (2012).
Assistant, Conference Organizing Committee for the 2011 Cultural Studies Association Conference, Chicago, IL (2011).
CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Documentary Film Production
Associate Producer, Betty: They Say I’m Different, Native Voice Films, UK. (2017).
Performing Arts – Program & Event Production
Stage Manager, Mirror Butterfly: Migrant Liberation Movement Suite, New Hazlett Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, October 11-12, 2018.
Associate Producer, Funk House Reunion Performance, Regent Square Theatre, Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Center for the Arts, Pres. by Red Bull Music Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 3, 2018
Program Consultant, Focus On Renewal, McKees Rocks, PA, 2017-present.
Event Producer, Celebrating Mary Lou Williams. Ryan Arts & Culture Center, McKees Rocks, PA, Mar 31, 2017.
Performing Arts – Administration & Education
Director, Tuition Free Rex Arts Musical Theatre Camp. Ryan Arts & Culture Center, Focus On Renewal, McKees Rocks, PA, June 11-15, 2018.
Director, Sto ‘GIRLS Rocks’ Music Camp. Ryan Arts & Culture Center, Focus On Renewal, McKees Rocks, PA, June 26-30, 2017.
Associate Director of Musical Theatre Programs, Recreational Arts, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 2016-present.
Teaching Artist, MGR Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, 2013-2014.
Musical Theater Instructor, Recreational Arts, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, 2010-present.
Artistic Instructor, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, 2007-present.
Music – Performance & Curation
Lead Vocalist and Co-Producer, “A Little Bit Hot Tonight,” July, 2019.
Music Curator, Sourceress podcast, March 2019-present.
Backing Vocalist, Brittney Chantele, Pittsburgh, PA, June-October, 2019.
Backing Vocalist, Truth and Rites, Pittsburgh, PA, February, 2019.
Record Curator, Tina’s Jukebox, Pittsburgh, PA, September-December, 2018.
Guest Vocalist, Afro Yaqui Music Collective, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017-present.
Guest Vocalist, The White Girls Cabaret, New York, NY, 2012-2016.
Choir Member (Alto II), Sound of America Honor Choir and Band, US & European Tour, 2005.
MEDIA APPEARANCES AND INTERVIEWS
Featured in University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Music podcast, “Danielle Maggio Discusses her Research on Funk Legend Betty Davis.” Nov 2019. Online at: http://music.pitt.edu/news/danielle-maggio-discusses-her-research-funk-legend-betty-davis
Featured in “Review: ‘A Fire On Venus’ Highlights Queer Love and Loss with Ease.” Recital, Oct 24, 2019. Online at: https://medium.com/recital/review-a-fire-on-venus-highlights-queer-love-and-loss-with-ease-9298d7ad4495
Interviewed in Sam Richards, “Betty’s Back: Funk trailblazer Betty Davis makes a surprise return to the studio after a 40-year absence,” Uncut magazine (UK), October issue, 2019. In print.
Featured in Timmhotep Aku, “BETTY DAVIS DROPS HER FIRST SONG IN 40 YEARS.” AFROPUNK, July 30, 2019. Online at: https://afropunk.com/2019/07/betty-davis-drops-her-first-song-in-40-years/
Featured in “Betty Davis releases first new song since 1979.” The Wire, July 24, 2019. Online at: https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/55837/betty-davis-releases-first-song-in-40-years
Featured in Michelle Kim, “Betty Davis Releases First New Song in 40 Years: Listen.” Pitchfork, July 23, 2019. Online at: https://pitchfork.com/news/betty-davis-releases-first-new-song-in-40-years-listen/
Interviewed in Scott Mervis, “Betty Davis, a funk icon living in Homestead, releases first song in nearly 40 years,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 22, 2019. In print and online at: https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2019/07/22/Betty-Davis-interview-funk-legend-Homestead-Miles-A-Little-Bit-Hot-Tonight/stories/201907220086
Radio Guest, “Disco Reclamation Night,” 91.3 FM WYEP, Pittsburgh, PA, July 12, 2019.
Radio Guest, “Ever Funkin’ On,” City World Radio Network, March 29, 2019.
Radio Guest, “The Soul Show,” 91.3 FM WYEP, Pittsburgh, PA, February 24, 2019.
Radio Guest, “Kevin Amos Show,” 88.3 FM WRCT, Pittsburgh, PA, February 21, 2018.
Interviewed in Mike Shanley, “Betty: They Say I’m Different premieres at the Black Bottom Film Festival, Sun., Feb. 25.” “Music Features,” Pittsburgh City Paper, February 21, 2018. Online at: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/betty-they-say-im-different-premieres-at-the-black-bottom-film-festival-sun-feb-25/Content?oid=6752762.
Interviewed in Andy Mulkerin, “Betty Davis: An Artist Too Bold for Her Time.” Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown(CNN), October 18, 2017. Online at: https://explorepartsunknown.com/pittsburgh/betty-davis-an-artist-too-bold-for-her-time/.
Interviewed for Margaret Welsh, “In its seventh year, the VIA Festival returns to East Liberty and finds fresh ways to facilitate conversations and community through new art, music and media,” Pittsburgh City Paper, Sept 26, 2016. Online at: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/in-its-seventh-year-the-via-festival-returns-to-east-liberty-and-finds-fresh-ways-to-facilitate-conversations-and-community-through-new-art/Content?oid=1954922.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Advisory Board, Thomas Merton Center for Peace & Justice, Pittsburgh, PA (2012-2013).
Volunteer, Book ‘Em: Pennsylvania’s books-to-prisoners campaign, Pittsburgh, PA (2012-2013).
Volunteer, NewPeople newspaper,Pittsburgh, PA (2012-2013).
Volunteer, South Side Community Arts Center, Chicago, IL (2010).