Music Executive Demmette Guidry Has a Stake in the legacy of Black Music (Image: W & W PR) The Black American Music Association (BAM) was founded by veteran music executives Michael Mauldin and Demmette Guidry with a mission to preserve, protect, and promote the legacy and the future of authentic Black American music as an indigenous art form. BAM provides music industry professionals, creators, scholars, and music industry stakeholders with opportunities that will help empower future generations through professional training, education, preservation, financial literacy and advocacy. In part one of a two-part interview, BLACK ENTERPRISE spoke to Demmette Guidry about BAM’s nonprofit arm, how transparent an upcoming awards show will be, and how the Black American Music Association will play an integral part in the future of Black music.