The Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM Brighton) and the Bristol Institute Of Modern Music (BIMM Bristol) are launching a whole new set of jaw dropping Summer Schools for 2009. This includes the BIMM Brighton Total Guitar Summer School (hosted by Total Guitar Editor Steve Lawson), the BIMM Brighton Metal Hammer Summer School and the BIMM Bristol Total Guitar Summer School.
The schools promise to be the biggest and most impressive ever with an awesome line up of guests, tutors, backline and prizes. This year sees BIMM endorsees VANS, Orange Amps, Laney Amps, Mapex Drums, Atticus clothing and Lowlife clothing offering up some incredible prizes for the Summer Schools. Free Orange and Laney guitar stacks are up for grabs for the best guitar players. Mapex are offering a brand new set of hardware. And it doesn´t end there, Guitar Hero (Activision) are sponsoring the Summer Schools with some great prizes on offer!!!.
Star Tutors and Special Guests lined up for 2009 include members and musicians from:
Beverly Knight, Kylie Minogue , Theatre Of Hate, Bush, Sam Brown, Jamie Cullen, Noel Gallagher, Sugarbabes, Moby, Jamiroquai, Testament, All Saints, Turin Breaks, Joss Stone, Macy Gray, Spice Girls, Supergrass, Sleeper, Van Morrison, Kate Nash, Ordinary Boys, Rooster, Snuff, Blue Aeroplanes, Snow Patrol, ex Prodigy, China Style, McQueen, Mel C, Skunk Anansie, Feeder, ex Ghost Of A Thousand, Gay Dad, The Crimea, Reef, Sleeper, Biomechanical, Hundred Reasons, Sikth, Therapy, Pitchshifter, This is Menace, Lady Sovereign, Oceansize, Gene, Killing Joke, Malakai, Loz (Kerrang Radio), Total Guitar Magazine, Guitarist Magazine, Rhythm Magazine and more *
The details of the three courses are as follows:
BIMM BRIGHTON TOTAL GUITAR SUMMER SCHOOL
WHEN:
AUGUST 3/4/5/6
CHOICE OF STUDY:
VOCALS, BASS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS AND GUITAR
You will be studying and playing pop, indie, blues and funk, including songs in the style of:: The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Oasis, Bloc Party, Babyshambles, The White Stripes, Foals, Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro, Artic Monkeys, Feeder, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Hendrix, U2, Queen, Eric Clapton and more.
BIMM BRIGHTON METAL HAMMER SUMMER SCHOOL
WHEN:
AUGUST 10/11/12/13
CHOICE OF STUDY:
VOCALS, BASS, DRUMS AND GUITAR
You will be studying and playing songs in the style of: Metallica, Dragonforce, Megadeth, Trivium, Down, Iron Maiden, Children Of Bodom, Slayer, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Avenged Sevenfold, Mastodon, Annotations Of An Autopsy, Led Zeppelin, Lamb Of God, Pantera, Disturbed, Judas Priest, Trigger The Bloodshed, Sepultura, Slipknot, Dimmu Borgir and more.
BIMM BRISTOL TOTAL GUITAR SUMMER SCHOOL
WHEN:
AUGUST 17/18/19/20
CHOICE OF STUDY:
VOCALS, BASS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS AND GUITAR
You will be studying and playing pop, indie, blues and funk, including songs in the style of:: The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Oasis, Bloc Party, Babyshambles, The White Stripes, Foals, Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro, Artic Monkeys, Feeder, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Hendrix, U2, Queen, Eric Clapton and more.
The summer schools give players the opportunity to improve technique and styles whilst rubbing shoulders with the stars. During all summer schools players study technical development and live performance skills using industry standard equipment modern and vintage under the guidance of the biggest names in music.
Between them the college tutors and guests have sold hundreds of thousands of albums signed to major and independent record labels, had chart hits, toured the world at stadium level (including Australia, Japan, USA), played main stage at Download, Glastonbury, Reading, Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest, recorded dozens of Radio One sessions as well as having their music placed into films onto television and in video games.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?
If you are interested in any of the 2009 Summer Schools book early to avoid disappointment . For information about the Summer Schools or any other courses contact BIMM
Tel: 08442 646 666
Email: info@bimm.co.uk
Visit: www.bimm.co.uk
*Guests may be subject to change
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