The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
Foundation House, 1A Dyne Road,
London
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The Institute is Europe's Finest School of Modern Music.
This page is for anyone interested in what the Institute does - current students and Alumni or just for those who fancy coming to some good gigs/events or love music!
About the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance:
The Institute is widely recognised as one of Europe’s leading schools of modern music. Established almost a quarter of a century ago, the Institute has been developing and delivering cutting-edge courses to students of contemporary music for longer than any other UK-based school. Originally known as the Guitar Institute and Basstech, the school has built its reputation on providing world class teaching using the very best teachers and state-of-the-art facilities. It now offers a range of professional courses including a 3-year Degree (BMus), a 2-year Foundation Degree in creative musicianship or songwriting, a fully-funded 1-year Diploma, a specialist 1-year Higher Diploma, a Professional Diploma in Songwriting plus a wide portfolio of part-time courses designed to meet a variety of training needs for guitarists, bass players, drummers, vocalists and songwriters. Past or present Institute students can be found everywhere, touring with the likes of Moby and The Noisettes, playing with bands like Radiohead and Babyshambles and artists like Eric Clapton and Kylie Minogue, and also working as teachers all over the world.
Our students and alumni include:
* Ed O’Brien (Radiohead)
* Cathy Dennis (Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Katy Perry)
* Drew McConell (Babyshambles, Helsinki)
* Micko Larkin (Larrikin Love, Courtney Love)
* Adam Phillips (Eric Clapton, Richard Ashcroft)
* Rob Harris (Jamiroquai, Kylie Minogue, Gary Numan)
* Charles Hedger (Cradle of Filth)
* Karen Ramirez
* Kenwyn House (Reef)
* Jack Bessant (Reef)
* Matt Park (Helsinki, Bo Pepper)
* Ben Sargeant (Amy MacDonald, Terra Naomi, Mcfly, Paolo Nutini, Nerina Pallot, Heather Small, Speedway)
* Andy Green (KT Tunstall, Keane)
* Vicky Kingston (The Suffrajets)
* Anthony Channer (Melanie Blatt, Will Young, Nerina Pallot)
* Tim Scott (Judge Jules)
* Loick Essien
* Nick Kent (TAT)
Plus many, many more...