This summer, the UK's leading modern music college BIMM www.bimm.co.uk, will be offering budding musicians aged 11+ a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play along with members of some of the UK's most successful bands.
This year's line-up at the week long Summer Schools at BIMM Bristol and BIMM Brighton is the best yet, with the drummers from two of the UK's finest bands taking part in the week's activities.
Founding member of Elbow, Richard Jupp, will be joining students at BIMM Brighton Summer School for the week beginning Monday July 30th.
Elbow are a rare example of a slow-burning success, having released their first album in 2001, building on a number of show-stealing performances at music festivals, most notably Glastonbury Festival in 2008.
Elbow were awarded The Mercury Music Prize in the same year, and have also won hatfuls of Brits and NME awards along the way. Elbow have just completed work on the music for The BBC's 2012 Olympics coverage.
Jon Brookes takes time out from preparations for The Charlatans' 15th anniversary tour to attend the BIMM Bristol Summer School for the week beginning Monday August 6th.
For the uninitiated, The Charlatans are best known for being part of the Manchester music explosion of the early 1990s and each one of their 11 albums has featured prominently in the Top 40 Albums chart. Their upcoming tour will see them celebrate their seminal album "Telling Stories".
Guitarist Massimo Fiocc, from British alt-metal band One Minute Silence, will visit the Brighton Metal Hammer Summer School. One Minute Silence have sold over 500,000 million albums and been voted "Best British Live Act" by the UK's rock magazines.
Jessie Wood, guitarist with The Black Swan Effect and son of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, will be giving out prizes at the Brighton Total Guitar Summer School while rock band Radio Alcatraz will be doing the honours at the Metal Hammer Summer School. Each Summer School week will conclude with live performances and exclusive prize giveaways for everyone attending. Sponsors include Orange, Black Amp, Peavey and Zildjian plus subscriptions giveaways of Total Guitar and Metal Hammer magazines.
BIMM Brighton Total Guitar Summer School 30th July - 3rd August.
BIMM Bristol Total Guitar Summer School 6th - 10th August.
BIMM Brighton Metal Hammer Summer School 13th - 17th August.
The BMM Summer Schools offer the chance to hone your music skills and work with guest musicians, whilst spending a week in two of the most musically exciting UK cities. The Total Guitar Summer School courses are designed for aspiring musicians who want to develop their skills in rock, pop and indie styles of music while the Metal Hammer Summer School, is designed for those with an interest in studying heavy rock and metal.
BIMM Summer School programs teach you bespoke skills in technical development, group dynamics and get you to work in live performance workshops with bands. Students will get to jam and rehearse using pro standard equipment, and on the final day, you will join a band, rehearse and then perform in front of invited audience members!
Between them, BIMM Summer School tutors have sold hundreds of thousands of albums, been signed to major and independent record labels, had massive chart success, toured the world and played the main stage at Download, Glastonbury and to name but a few. Summer School tutors for 2012 include Artist Development tutor Martin Wright, a songwriter and drummer who has worked with Ronnie Wood, Slash, Mike Jagger and Beverly Knight to name but a few, BIMM vocal tutor Elliot Mae (Basement Jaxx), BIMM bass tutor Russell Carr and BIMM drum tutor Andy Nixon (Sheryl Crow, Jeff Buckley and Alanis Morrisette) amongst others.
The price is £299 per course and covers tuition for the whole week, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. Book for 2or more spaces on any BIMM Summer School (Brighton and Bristol) and you will get a 10% discount on the total cost of the booking (*T & C's apply). The courses are suitable for students age 11 and upwards with basic knowledge of how to play to intermediate levels and are available in the following disciplines: guitar, bass, drums and vocals. For booking and details, contact info@bimm.co.uk or call 0844 2 646 666.
Incidentally, can you guess the musical link between the Foo Fighters, Toyah Wilcox, Alien Sex Fiend, Ke$ha, Gwar and the cast of Glee? Yes, they all covered the title track from Alice Cooper 1972 album School's Out.
