Music Career Starts Here

PROSPECTUS 2019/20 YOUR MUSIC CAREER STARTS HERE BIMM.CO.UK/BRISTOL LONDON BERLIN HAMBURG DUBLIN BIRMINGHAM MANCHESTER BRISTOL BRIGHTON DEAR APPLICANT, As College Principal, I have the privilege understand better than anyone how the of seeing the student journey from industry works and what you need to do induction to graduation. It really is a to become a part of it. journey because students at BIMM are not here merely to listen, learn and I discovered BIMM at the peak of my regurgitate… and then graduate. The three career in the music business. At 27, I was years you’ll spend here will be a time of Editor of Total Guitar magazine – one of intense musical and personal development Europe’s best-selling music publications that will prepare you for life in the – and was asked to deliver a Masterclass THE SECRET TO SUCCESS music industry. Musicians will have the in Music Journalism here at BIMM Bristol. opportunity to master their instruments, I decided there and then that my future while all our students – Music Production, would be in popular music education; the Music Journalism, Music Business and passion of the staff and students, as well IS NO SECRET Event Management included – will learn as the vocational nature of the teaching, how to plot their course to a career in the made a massive impression on me. music business. In making the transition from one If you want to make it You’ll cross paths with I envy your journey. Far more than the industry to another I’ve reached what in music, you’ve got to more guest tutors; some music degree I took in my early 20s, each feels like another peak – one that builds get connected, and at of the most successful of BIMM’s courses is a true reflection on and surpasses my success as a music of the industry as it stands today, and journalist, enabling me to fully support BIMM we get you better and influential people our teaching staff – all of whom are the next generation of professionals. I connected than in the industry. professionals still active in the business – believe the qualities that assisted that anybody else. transition are at the very core of what’s And you’ll be involved taught at BIMM, and I look forward to seeing you set off on your own journey You’ll mix with more in one of the most to success. Join us here in one of the of the finest aspiring vibrant music scenes UK’s great music cities and together we’ll musicians in Europe, on the planet, because make that happen… and the largest alumni all of our colleges are in network in the industry. the cities where music matters most. You’ll be introduced to more world-class tutors, If you want to get into every one of them active the music industry, within the contemporary get into BIMM. STEPHEN LAWSON music business. COLLEGE PRINCIPAL – BIMM INSTITUTE BRISTOL WELCOME 3 YOUR MUSIC CAREER STARTS HERE 5 ABOUT BIMM 6 BRISTOL – THE PLACE TO STUDY AB UT BIMM 8 THE BIMM STUDY EXCHANGE 10 LIFE AT BIMM 12 MASTERCLASSES 14 ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY 18 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 20 STUDENT ENRICHMENT 22 STUDENT SUCCESS AS EUROPE’S LEADING PROVIDER OF MUSIC EDUCATION, BIMM HAS SPENT 35 YEARS 26 MEET YOUR TUTORS TURNING RAW RECRUITS INTO INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. GET INSPIRED, CREATIVE 31 COURSES AND BUSINESS-READY IN A PASSIONATE COMMUNITY WHERE MUSIC IS KING… 53 SUMMER SCHOOLS 54 STUDENT SUPPORT Music is booming. With the global industry Dublin or Hamburg, you’ll dive into a 56 HOW TO APPLY worth an annual $50bn, there’s never been community of like-minded music-lovers 58 INTERNATIONAL a better time to seize the growing career from every genre, and make connections opportunities out there. BIMM puts it all at with the industry decision-makers on your 60 FEES AND FINANCE your fingertips. For 35 years, we’ve sparked doorstep. Harness BIMM’s state-of-the- 62 STUDENT LOANS the creativity and sharpened the skill-sets of art facilities. Tap into contacts that range 63 SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES our students, helping them achieve dream from leading labels to renowned studios roles at the top of the industry. BIMM’s and major festivals. Collaborate with fellow 64 EDUCATION PARTNERS success-rate says it all. We’ve kick-started students as you gig, learn and build a 65 ACCOMMODATION the careers of household names like George bespoke CV. There’s no better place to get 67 OPEN DAYS AND COLLEGE TOURS Ezra, James Bay, The Kooks, Tom Odell, industry-ready. Radiohead, Black Honey, Fickle Friends 68 CONTACT INFORMATION and Ella Mai – not to mention countless top Every QAA-assured BIMM college offers songwriters, musicians, agents, producers, fully accredited courses, with modules led journalists, business professionals and by our dedicated teams of expert tutors. major-label managers. All active players in their fields – boasting credits with the world’s biggest artists, Anywhere you find a dynamic music city, labels, publications and music businesses you’ll find a BIMM college. Whether you – they have the passion and hard-won choose to study in London, Brighton, knowledge to drive your career forward. Birmingham, Bristol, Berlin, Manchester, 4 CONTENTS ABOUT BIMM 5 THE MUSIC IS AT BRISTOL’S VERY PLACE CORE. BRITAIN’S FIFTH LARGEST CITY IS HOME TO INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SUCH AS MASSIVE ATTACK, TO STUDY PORTISHEAD, RONI SIZE, JULIO BASHMORE AND TRICKY. WITH 23 RECORDING STUDIOS AND FIVE MAJOR MUSIC FESTIVALS BASED IN THE AREA*, BRISTOL IS THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR YOU TO START YOUR CAREER IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. Every night of the week you’ll hear the sound of live music across the city. From up-and-coming artists performing in Stokes Croft – home to performance spaces, open BRISTOL mic nights, various venues and a glorious selection of care-worn pubs that have live music whatever the season – to international acts at the O2 Academy, Colston Hall and Bristol’s famous floating venue down on the dockside, Thekla. Bristol has hundreds of venues, bars, pubs and clubs within the city’s boundaries – and many of the bands and artists playing these venues passed through BIMM. Throughout the year, the city and surrounding area hosts many music festivals, including Dot to Dot, ArcTanGent, 2000trees and Bristol Harbour Festival – and don’t forget that the legendary “ MY TIME AT BIMM WAS PRICELESS. Glastonbury is just down the road. LEARNING FROM PROFESSIONAL SONGWRITERS WHO KNOW WHAT The countercultural edge survives in Bristol THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT, AND in a very real way, with new music, art and BOUNCING IDEAS OFF THE OTHER literature being generated across the city at STUDENTS GAVE ME VALUABLE all times. Whether it’s a secret warehouse EXPERIENCE THAT I’LL NEVER BE gig in Easton, a new underground club or ABLE TO RECREATE. BIMM TELLS YOU VIP night on Gloucester Road, leftfield art HOW THE INDUSTRY REALLY IS AND exhibitions or pop-up graffiti shows, Bristol’s PREPARES YOU FOR A REAL FUTURE focus is on that most enigmatic of DOING SOMETHING YOU LOVE!” qualities: authenticity. KATE WALSH, *Unsigned Guide 2017 BIMM GRADUATE 6 BRISTOL BRISTOL 7 THE BIMM STUDY EXCHANGE HAMBURG LONDON Having a vast network of colleges across complete sense for your future music Europe means we can provide something career to study in multiple cities truly unique which can’t be matched by with BIMM... any other contemporary music college – The BIMM Study Exchange! This exclusive 1. Networking – being able to build your initiative means that BIMM students can musical network in two different cities complete music degrees in two different will lead to an enviable contact database, European cities by studying across two giving you a solid base from which to of our BIMM colleges in London, Berlin, launch your career. Hamburg, Brighton, Manchester, Bristol or Birmingham.* 2. Experience – meeting different kinds of people in different cities will broaden You’ll begin your studies at one BIMM your life perspective, and you’ll learn how college, before transferring to another to communicate varied types of subject for your second year… and then you can matter for creative output. decide whether to remain in your new city BERLIN BIRMINGHAM for your third year or return to your ‘home’ 3. Variety – different cities generate college. The locations of our colleges are contrasting musical styles and have their carefully chosen in cities where music own unique scenes, giving you a breadth of matters most, and your future career will knowledge across the musical spectrum. benefit from the strong musical history, diverse musical styles and current music 4. Initiative – being part of the music scene buzz of your choice of two scenes of multiple cities will give you BIMM locations. hands-on access to a diverse range of venues, events and business ideas, This one-of-a-kind opportunity has come broadening your knowledge of the wider about because, for the first time, all BIMM music industry. degrees in these locations will be validated by the prestigious University of Sussex, And remember, whether you’re studying at meaning courses and classes are totally one of our UK locations, or in Berlin, all our seamless across all seven European cities. classes are taught in English, so you don’t In case you need further convincing, need to worry if your German could do with MANCHESTER BRIGHTON here are just four reasons why it makes some improvement! 8 THEARTIST BIMM DEVELOPMENT STUDY EXCHANGE DIPLOMA IN SONGWRITING*Terms and conditions apply THE BIMM STUDYABOUT EXCHANGE BIMM 9 NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME AT BIMM.

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