YOUR MUSIC CAREER STARTS HERE LONDON THE UK & EUROPE’S PROSPECTUS BERLIN MOST CONNECTED 2015/16 DUBLIN MUSIC COLLEGE MANCHESTER BRISTOL BRIGHTON BIMM.CO.UK DEAR STUDENT, At BIMM we understand that choosing the our greatest strength is that BIMM students right place to study and nurture your talent benefit from being connected to the largest is one of the most important decisions you’ll alumni network in the industry with over 1,500 ever make. members who provide inspiration, mentorship and connectivity to the industry for our Since BIMM Brighton was established 14 years students. BIMM alumni hold BRIT, Ivor Novello ago, our aim has been to help every aspiring and MOBO awards, have scored countless UK musician and music industry professional Top 10 albums and more than 30 UK Top 40 to achieve their personal goals and be able singles, and include The Kooks, Tom Odell, to embark on a sustainable career in the George Ezra and James Bay. music industry. We now have Colleges in six cities where music matters most – Brighton, We celebrate the fact that our approach London, Berlin, Manchester, Bristol and Dublin is working because the facts speak for – and are proud to be the largest and leading themselves – nearly 80% of our graduates YOUR MUSIC CAREER provider of contemporary music education in make a living solely from the music industry. the UK and Europe. STARTS HERE. If you’d like a taste of what life at BIMM is BIMM Brighton Higher Education courses are really like, why not attend one of the many validated by the University of Sussex – ranked Open Days we run throughout the year. For as one of the top universities in the world. more information, please see page 64 of this BIMM provides state-of-the-art professional Prospectus, call 0844 2 646 666 or visit facilities, with equipment and software www.bimm.co.uk/brighton – you can book provided by the world’s leading musical your place online. instrument manufacturers who actively support and endorse us. So choose to connect with us – and we’ll connect you to a life in music. We look BIMM is proud to be the best connected. forward to welcoming you in the 2015/16 We now have over 4,500 students, all of academic year. whom have access to a range of amazing opportunities as part of our aligned network Yours sincerely, of campuses. We offer unrivalled access to the $50bn global music industry via VASEEMA HAMILTON MA regular collaborative experiences, including PRINCIPAL – BIMM BRIGHTON / weekly Masterclasses with internationally BERLIN / BRISTOL / LONDON renowned guest artists, gigs at small and large scale venues, access to industry A&R panels, connectivity with the thriving festival ADAM BUSHELL circuit, and the production of the annual COLLEGE MANAGER BIMM albums. BIMM also offers more work – BIMM BRIGHTON placement opportunities and internships than any other music college. But perhaps WELCOME 03 CONTENTS 05 ABOUT BIMM ABOUT 06 BRIGHTON - THE PLACE TO STUDY 10 08 LIFE AT BIMM AT BIMM YOU’LL BE PART OF A CREATIVE COMMUNITY THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST 10 MASTERCLASSES OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TALENT AND WORK IN ONE OF 12 CAREERS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AND MOST CELEBRATED INDUSTRIES. 14 STUDENT SUCCESS 18 TUTORS 23 COURSES 52 SUMMER SCHOOLS The global music industry is worth around All of our colleges offer fully accredited 53 STUDENT SERVICES $50bn annually and this figure continues courses and are QAA-assured. Our tutors 54 HOW TO APPLY to grow each year, providing a multitude of are experts in their field and still tour, 14 56 INTERNATIONAL employment opportunities in the UK, Europe play and produce music with some of the 58 FEES AND FINANCE and abroad. For over ten years, BIMM has been world’s biggest recording artists, such as producing some of the industry’s brightest Radiohead, Paul Weller, Beyoncé, Madonna 60 STUDENT LOANS talents, from best-selling artists such as The and Sir Paul McCartney. 61 SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES Kooks, Tom Odell, Radiohead and George 62 EDUCATION PARTNERS Ezra to leading songwriters, musicians, agents, 63 ACCOMMODATION producers, journalists, business professionals and major-label managers. 64 OPEN DAYS & COLLEGE TOURS WHY 66 CONTACT INFORMATION Location is vital to breaking into the music BRIGHTON? 64 industry, so we’ve based our colleges in Brighton, Bristol, London, Berlin, Manchester Creativity and freedom is at the and Dublin – the six European cities where forefront of Brighton life. With a large music matters most. These locations have student population, a beach on the thriving music scenes that allow you to doorstep, a love of live music and take advantage of our unrivalled industry some of the UK’s best bars and shops, connections and the many collaborative it’s the perfect place to immerse “REALLY IMPRESSED WITH opportunities that arise. In this creative yourself. The city is packed with free WHAT YOU HAVE HERE, environment you can network and develop music events, and its vibrant, vast live YOU’RE VERY LUCKY.” lifelong contacts while performing and music scene is spread across pubs, staging gigs at local venues and festivals, pop-up gigs and landmark venues. as well as working with record labels, music It’s also host to international music ROGER DALTREY CBE producers and rehearsal studios to get an festivals including The Great Escape, BIMM PATRON authentic taste for what life in the music Shakedown and Love Supreme. industry is really like. 04 CONTENTS ABOUT BIMM 05 MUSIC IS EVERYWHERE YOU TURN IN BRIGHTON. WHETHER IT’S ACOUSTIC BUSKERS PLAYING IN BRIGHTON THE NORTH LAINE DURING THE DAY, INTERNATIONAL ACTS AT CONCORDE 2 OR THE BRIGHTON CENTRE IN THE EVENING, OR THE SOUND OF LIVE BANDS PULSATING THE ACROSS THE CITY FROM ONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF BARS, PUBS AND CLUBS, MUSIC IS FOREVER PLACE BEING CARRIED ON THE WIND. QUITE OFTEN THAT MELODY YOU CAN HEAR IN THE DISTANCE WILL BELONG TO A VERY TALENTED TO STUDY BIMM STUDENT. BRIGHTON ROCKS Brighton’s many venues make it a paradise for live music lovers and performers, with gigs easy to come by and open mic nights and jam sessions available every evening of the week. Throughout May the city hosts England’s largest arts festival with The Brighton Festival, The Brighton Fringe and The Great Escape bringing together musicians, artists, actors and comedians in one amazing month, generating a fantastic melting pot of talent to inspire you. This thriving cultural scene and close proximity to London are what sets Brighton apart from other cities in the UK THE LANES AND NORTH LAINE and has long made it a magnet for creative Brighton’s unique and vibrant Lanes and people from all over the world. As well as North Laine represent some of the best the music and arts scenes, there’s plenty independent retail and entertainment to see and do. Explore the seaside culture businesses in the country, selling everything of the world-famous beach and pier, from clothes and records to comics, art and recently named by CNN as the fourth best musical instruments. city beach in the world. Or relax in one of Brighton’s many cosmopolitan Cafés, bars A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR CAREER and restaurants before soaking up the Brighton is home to 15 recording studios, city’s history at the Royal Pavilion and the 10 record labels and 4 music festivals.* Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. *Unsigned Guide 2013 06 BRIGHTON BRIGHTON 07 “PROVIDING YOU WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.” WHETHER IT’S LEARNING INSIDE THE GIGS CLASSROOM, IN A STUDIO, ON STAGE Life at BIMM is not all about coursework, OR AT A FESTIVAL, WE’LL PROVIDE revision and exams – live music is a huge part YOU WITH ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES of what we’re all about. Throughout your LIFE YOU NEED TO ACHIEVE YOUR time at BIMM, you’ll be heavily involved in GOALS THROUGH CONNECTING AND Brighton’s live scene, whether it’s gigging, INTERACTING WITH THE INDUSTRY IN rehearsing or promoting. We also run and put REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS. on our own end-of-term gigs, showcasing our musicians, bands and songwriters at a series GUESTS AND MASTERCLASSES of events across the city. We believe that to be the best it helps to connect with the best, so we encourage AT you to meet and network with leading music industry professionals. We use our connections to attract A-list musicians, songwriters, label executives, A&R reps and booking agents to share their knowledge with you in regular Masterclasses. Previous guests have BIMM included: Danny O’Donoghue (The Script), AT BIMM WE WANT TO HELP YOU BROADEN KT Tunstall, Chuck D (Public Enemy), AND DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS AS A MUSICIAN Imelda May, Graham Coxon (Blur), Keane, OR MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL. Stephen Street (Producer: Blur, The Smiths), Michael Eavis (Glastonbury), Lawson, Ben Thompson (Two Door Cinema Club) and BIMM patron Roger Daltrey CBE (The Who). “I FELT I FINALLY FITTED BIMM ALBUM IN THERE. YOU COULD DO Every year we release an album featuring YOUR OWN THING AND a host of BIMM musicians. BIMM bands and THAT’S WHAT WE DID.” artists submit demos for consideration, and the chosen acts get to record at a LUKE PRITCHARD, THE KOOKS professional studio with engineers and BIMM GRADUATES producers. The album is released to the public and given to industry professionals to showcase the very best of BIMM talent. 08 LIFE AT BIMM LIFE AT BIMM 09 MASTERCLASSES “TO BE THE BEST IT HELPS TO MEET THE BEST.” GRAHAM COXON BLUR PREVIOUS BIMM SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE… CHUCK D LEMMY PUBLIC ENEMY MOTÖRHEAD PAUL WELLER MARKY RAMONE MICHAEL EAVIS KT TUNSTALL THE JAM RAMONES GLASTONBURY SINGER- FESTIVAL SONGWRITER FRANK TURNER RUFUS SINGER-SONGWRITER WAINWRIGHT SINGER-SONGWRITER 10 MASTERCLASSES MASTERCLASSES 11 BPI CAREERS UNIVERSAL MUSIC IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY SONY MUSIC WARNER MUSIC WE KNOW YOU WANT TO MAKE WORKING WITH THE BEST MUSIC WEEK IT IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, One of the best ways into the music SO WE USE OUR ENVIABLE industry is through work-based learning.