Craig Reynolds joins us for a drum masterclass
Craig Reynolds, an excellent example of a self-made working musician, gives us an expert class in drums.
AMS Swindon hosted an excellent drum masterclass from session player/drum tutor Craig Reynolds.
Craig is an excellent example of a self-made working musician. As well has being an established private drum teacher and online video tutor, Craig has worked with such bands as Brutality Will Prevail, Viatrophy, Deaf Havana and Architects to name but a few. Craig has also recently joined New York hardcore outfit Stray From the Path – we managed to catch him as he was preparing to leave on a 4 week US tour with the band!
Shaun Baxter has a new podcast - visualisation & learning guitar
A podcast from Academy of Music and Sound’s Academic Director Shaun Baxter..
A podcast with our every own Shaun Baxter!
UK based musician, producer, composer, arranger, music educator and journalist, Shaun Baxter tells us the process of developing all the different schools he has worked on.
Full Podcast episode and show notes at www.icmponline.com
A Masterclass with Chris Hargreaves!
Chris, who has toured all over the world with his band Submotion Orchestra, joins us for an epic masterclass.
On 15th March our bass students were treated to an exclusive masterclass from bassist and effects specialist Christopher Hargreaves!
Throughout his career, Chris has toured all over the world with his own band Submotion Orchestra, pop artist Alex Clare, grime legends Newham Generals and P-Money, as well as Andreya Triana, Mark Stewart, Adrian Sherwood, Alex Hepburn and many more.
In this interactive masterclass, Chris discussed using effects creatively to enhance bass playing and the importance of understanding different sounds and frequencies as a bass player.
You can catch Chris live with Submotion Orchestra on tour across the UK and Europe right now.
AMS Swindon End of Term Gigs
Both year groups performed exceptionally well!
On the 7th & 8th March, AMS Swindon hosted two end of term gigs for their BTEC Level 3 Music students at local venue, The Victoria. At the first year gig on Monday and second year gig on Tuesday, the students performed a repertoire of material that they have been working hard on this term.
The students performed to a fantastic audience of friends, family and fans at a highly respected local venue.
If you missed the night, fret not! There will be another gig soon, keep up to date with all of the centre activity on their Twitter page.
Nick Harper & AMS Exeter Singer-Songwriters at Exeter Old Timers
The Academy of Music and Sound are proud to present Nick Harper at Old Timers in Exeter. Nick will be performing live, supported by Alex Johnstone, Rev Hammer and a selection of students from our Singer Song Writer course in our Exeter centre.
Tickets are £10 and available on 01392 427 874 or in our Exeter centre:
The Academy of Music & Sound, 8 Coombe Street, Exeter, EX1 1DB.
AMS Exeter End of Term Gig!
The very talented BTEC students in our Exeter centre promoted and performed at an absolutely brilliant End of Term Gig at the Centre Point in Exeter on Tuesday 15th March. The students organised a fantastic evening of music and performed to a busy, and enthusiastic crowd of friends, family and fans. Demonstrating skills, songs and techniques they’d been learning this term, the students were rewarded with whoops, hollers and dancing from their audience.
If you missed the night, make sure you get along to the next gig! Keep up to date with what’s going on in the centre on their Twitter page! For those of you who did miss the night, here’s a hint at what you missed in some pictures taken on the night.
Congratulations to Bruce Findlay
We are so pleased to congratulate our good friend and mentor, Bruce Findlay on his induction into the Glasgow Barrowlands Hall of Fame. Bruce has been a long time supporter of the Academy of Music and Sound and is a legend in the music industry, and so this award is so thoroughly well deserved and we are very proud to call Bruce our friend!