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THE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY LIAISON TEAM

dave31kdrums — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:29:31 +0000

THE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY LIAISON TEAM

Press release: January 2012

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, one of the UK’s leading schools of modern music, has announced a new level of commitment to talent and career development for students and closer integration to the UK music industry.

Giaco Bridgett

Founded over 25 years ago, the [...]

Andrew Lloyd Webber Search for a Superstar

Gig Events Guide Admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:38:14 +0000

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Search for a Superstar! ITV and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber have launched a massive search to find the next musical superstar. The winner will be voted for by the public and will win the opportunity to play the starring role in an arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, starting at London’s O2 arena. [...]

The Making of a Star!

Gig Events Guide Admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:29:45 +0000

Exclusive fly-on-the-wall Open Mic UK series coming to Sky TV!

An exclusive fly-on-the-wall series on the Open Mic UK competition is coming to Sky TV! From the competition that found Birdy and Hatty Keane, Open Mic UK brings you; The Making of a Star! A two-part series will be broadcast on Sky on Sunday 8th [...]

Queen launch remix competition for Dont Stop Me Now

dave31kdrums — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:59:00 +0000

London, UK (November 11th, 2011) – Queen and Talenthouse have hooked up to bring remixers, musicians and producers a once in a lifetime opportunity; the chance to remix one of the biggest songs of all time ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’.

This will be the first time Queen have released isolated parts or ‘stems’, including Freddie Mercury’s [...]

UKs biggest unsigned music competition launched with support from the Institute

dave31kdrums — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:10:06 +0000

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to announce that it will once again be supporting the UK’s biggest unsigned music competition, ‘Live and Unsigned’, which has just been launched for 2012.

With the chance to play at The O2 in London and £100,000 in prizes, Live and Unsigned is set to attract thousands of unsigned musicians [...]

The Vacations to play Bandwidth event

dave31kdrums — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:50:01 +0000

Institute band ‘The Vacations’ to play Bandwidth event for Internet Week Europe 2011

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to announce that student band, ‘The Vacations’ have been chosen to represent the school at the brand new Bandwidth competition, a ‘first of its kind’ live music event with a digital twist, on the 9th [...]

A Drummers Perspective by David Phillips

dave31kdrums — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:40:37 +0000

A Drummer's Perspective by David Phillips

Drum Photos

“It’s a treat to pore over his high quality portraits” Modern Drummer Magazine

“It makes a perfect present and is a book that you just can’t get bored of looking at.” Mike Dolbear.com

“The images are top notch and give a close insight into some of the world’s finest drummers.” Rhythm Magazine

“Phillips [...]

Toyah Willcox THE HUMANS with Bill Rieflin (R.E.M./Ministry) and Chris Wong

sanctuarydudley — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:51:16 +0000

THE HUMANS (feat Toyah Willcox)

http://www.thehumansofficial.com/live.html Date: Sunday 9th Oct 2011 Venue: The Public (West Bromwich) Address: The Public, New Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 7PG http://www.thepublic.com/events/humans-feat-toyah-willcox Doors: open 7pm -10:45pm Tickets: £17.50 Boxoffice: 0121 533 7161 Support from: Emily Ewing and Simon / Howard James Kenny / Becky Rose THE HUMANS (featuring Toyah Willcox) Sanctuary Music Presents: The Humans. The brainchild of Toyah Willcox which [...]

Hit US Songwriter Masterclass at the ICMP

vocalist — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:51:14 +0000

Hit US Songwriter to deliver exclusive masterclass at the Institute

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to announce that Ralph Murphy, hit songwriter, publisher, author and former President of the Nashville Songwriters Association, will deliver an exclusive series of masterclasses and workshops on Thursday 27th October at their facilities in London.

Ralph has enjoyed considerable [...]

Mobo Award Winning Songwriter Delivers Exclusive Masterclass

dave31kdrums — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:31:45 +0000

Mobo Award Winning Songwriter Delivers Exclusive Masterclass at The Institute The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance was delighted to welcome Mobo award winning vocalist and songwriter Shola Ama to their London facilities this week to deliver an exclusive interactive masterclass to students.

Shola has won a Brit award for ‘Best British Female’ and two [...]