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The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

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Just Launched! The Shure Creative Award, judged by K.T. Tunstall. Click here for more info...
Welcome to Europe's finest school of modern music!
The Institute is based in London, UK, at the heart of popular music culture, and comprises a guitar school, drum school, bass school and vocal & singing school which offer a full range of courses and classes.
Check out our website:
Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
The schools employ some of the best and most experienced music teachers delivering a portfolio of courses in popular music practice, performance and theory, covering styles including rock, pop, funk, blues, jazz & country. The Institute offers a unique experience, in world class facilities, to students from all over the world.
Whether you are looking to study Degree, Diploma, Certificate or part-time, The Institute has a course for you!To find out more information and to ask any questions you may have follow this link:
Institute Messageboard

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/24/2006
Band Website: icmp.uk.com
Band Members: VOTING NOW OPEN! For the Shure Creative Award finals...

Past and/or current students include:
Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
Cathy Denis (Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears)
Drew McConell (Babyshambles & Helsinki)
Matt Park (Helsinki)
Rob Harris (Jamiroquai)
Micko Larkin (Larrikin Love, Courtney Love)
Julia Kurokawa (Theoretical Girl & the Equations)
Jack Cowens (The CockNBullKid)
Adam Phillips (Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft)
Charles Chamber (Cradle of Filth)
Nick Kent (TAT)
Kenwyn House (Reef)
Dominic Bessant (Reef)
Andy Green (KT Tunstall, Keane)
Vicky Kingston (The Suffrajets)
Anthony Channer (Melanie Blatt, Will Young, Nerina Pallot)
Tim Scott (Judge Jules)
Plus many, many more...
Sounds Like: On an Institute course you will be taught by some of the finest and most experienced teachers, academics and professional musicians in the business, who provide you not only with world class teaching but also the invaluable benefits of their experience and insights into the modern music industry.
Our teachers are constantly out working and touring with musicians such as Moby, Beverley Knight, Katie Melua, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike Oldfield, Vanessa Mae, KT Tunstall, Lionel Richie, among many others.
And, unlike other schools, every tutor here is actively involved with our courses and programmes!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

MishMash @ The Luminaire with the RGBs, The New Devices, The Rebs & Dan Smith

Mishmash (Noun) a confused collection or mixture.   Bored of the same names and faces cropping up at gigs, the ICMP and Stiff Promotions, have teamed up to create a new night highlighting all tha...
Posted by The Institute on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:28:00 PST

K. T. Tunstall to judge fantastic new Creative Award!

Best-selling artist K.T. Tunstall will be judging the final of an innovative new award for aspiring singer-songwriters  the Shure Creative Award, sponsored by Shure, the ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns ...
Posted by The Institute on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:24:00 PST

2008 Scholarships Launched!

2008 Institute Scholarships are launched! Every year, in conjunction with our key industry partners, the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance awards a range of full and partial scholarships f...
Posted by The Institute on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:11:00 PST

DO NOT MISS - Institute Showcase night of Up and Coming artists

The Institute will be hosting a very special gig of Up and Coming bands at the wonderful Luminaire. The line up is definately one NOT to miss and includes: Teenage R&B/Soul sensation - L...
Posted by The Institute on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:17:00 PST

THOMAS LANG JOINS THE INSTITUTE!

Thomas Lang Joins Institute as Visiting Faculty!   The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (formerly the Drum Institute) is delighted to announce that Thomas Lang, one of the world's mo...
Posted by The Institute on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:10:00 PST

FREE DIPLOMA for 16 - 18 year olds!!!!

The Diploma in Contemporary Music is our brand new course for younger students wishing to develop and practice their live band performance skills, improve their general musicianship and musical knowle...
Posted by The Institute on Tue, 22 May 2007 02:27:00 PST

Ex-Libertines & current Dirty Pretty Things drummer - Gary Powell - visits the Institute

Gary Powell recently visited the Institute to show off his amazing drum skills to our students. Gary is the powerhouse behind Dirty Pretty Things. He was formerly the drummer for The Libertines a...
Posted by The Institute on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:25:00 PST

INSTITUTE MESSAGEBOARD - HAVE YOUR SAY!

The Institute now has it's very own messageboard! Sign up and log-in to voice all your views, opinions, questions and suggestions. Let us know your thoughts on the Institute itself, on who you would l...
Posted by The Institute on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:18:00 PST

The Institute Newsletter - December 2006

  Hello from the Institute,   It's been a while since we last updated you with all of our news and that's because it has been a very busy and exciting time for us all here! Since the last ne...
Posted by The Institute on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:27:00 PST