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		End of Term Gigs (March ’10) Make sure you put our End of Term gig dates in your diary! At BIMM Brighton we have 3 events happening with one at the popular arts venue Komedia (Thursday 11th March – doors: 7:30pm show: 8pm) and 2 at the rock reputable live music venue Concorde 2 (Thursday 18th March and Friday 19th March – doors: 7pm show: 7:30pm). Tickets are available on the door for £4 or you can buy a ‘Live for a 5’ pass (£5 laminate which gets you into any 5 BIMM gigs). See you there!!

		Summer School 2010 (Aug 10) Make sure you register with us to secure your place on BIMM’s 2010 Summer School programme. BIMM Total Guitar Summer School and BIMM Metal Hammer Summer School promises to be bigger and better than ever before. It will offer you the opportunity to train with top UK industry professionals using industry standard equipment. Be sure to check it out on any course page listed (except songwriting and Live Sound) on our BIMM Brighton and BIMM Bristol website. For more details please contact BIMM on 08442 646 666.

		Night of Vocals with Amy Winehouse’s band (Nov 09) On a cold November night BIMM Brighton warmly welcomed guests and musicians alike into the Komedia for a Night of Vocals. Compered by BIMM Director Kevin Nixon and tutor Jason Knight the evening was host to Amy Winehouse’s band. The UK’s leading session band performed with our BIMM vocalists with a series of soul classics and Amy Winehouse tracks. Lead by a Q&A with the band the guys gave insight into what it is like working with one of the most famous vocalists in the world. Backing vocalists Ade Omotayo and Zalon Thompson blew the audience away with their stage presence and vocal mastery whilst Musical Director/Bassist Dale Davis and the band spoke about their careers and songwriting. This was a truly memorable and stunning evening and many thanks to the band for taking the time out to visit us.

		Live and Lyrical (Feb ’10) Our singer songwriter showcase, Live and Lyrical, is set for Tuesday 23rd February 2010 at the Komedia (downstairs). The event is a great chance to see some of our new and upcoming musicians perform in Brighton’s most popular live entertainment complex. Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm Tickets: £4 on the door or buy ‘Live for a 5’ laminate - £5 for any 5 BIMM gigs throughout the year!

		End of Term Gigs (June 09) The very last End of Term gigs have come round quick and its your last chance to see our graduating musicians in action. Come and see the freshest talent coming out of BIMM with over 25 performances each night. Whether you are into acoustic, pop, indie, metal or folk these shows are going rock. Dates are Wednesday 17th June (Komedia - 44 – 47 Gardener, North Laine, Brighton) Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm, Thursday 25th June and Friday 26th June (Concorde 2 - 2 Madeira Drive, Brighton). Doors for both Concorde shows: 7pm show starts: 8pm. Tickets are £4 on the door or you can buy a live for a five pass (£5 pass which gets you into any three BIMM gigs this term).

		Live and Lyrical (June 09) BIMM Brighton’s Live and Lyrical event is set for Tuesday 2nd June. Our termly event focuses on some of BIMM’s finest singer songwriters and is a great evening out. With over 25 performances on the night each being a different artist this show really is a stomping ground for A&R representatives. Its promising to be the best yet . . . Where: Komedia (downstairs) Address: 44 – 47 Gardener, North Laine, Brighton Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm Tickets are £4 on the door or you can buy a live for a five pass (£5 pass which gets you into any three BIMM gigs this term).

		End of Term gigs (March 09) Stop Press . . . BIMM Brighton’s End of Term gigs are happening on Wednesday 11th March (acoustic set) at the Komedia (upstairs), Thursday 19th March and Friday 20th March at the Concorde 2. All three gigs showcase around 30 bands in one evening and all playing one song each. It’s a great chance to catch up on what’s going on at BIMM. All shows cost £4 on the door or you can buy a “Live for a Five” pass which gets you into any three BIMM gigs this term for £5. All Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm.

		Live and Lyrical (Feb 09) This term’s Live and Lyrical event is happening downstairs at the Komedia on Tuesday 24th February ‘09. Brighton’s most exciting arts venue! The evening will focus on some of BIMM’s best songwriting and vocal talent. We have a huge roster of BIMM musicians performing on the night from various levels and courses. These events are really popular so make sure you get there early to reserve your table. Tickets are £4 on the door or you can buy a live for a five pass (£5 pass which gets you into any three BIMM gigs this term). Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8pm Address: 44 – 47 Gardener, North Laine, Brighton. Photo by Loukia Avvakoumides.

		BIMM Songwriters on Juice FM radio show (Dec 08) BIMM Level 5 Songwriters were invited to take part with Ace (Skunk Anansie) in his Juice FM radio show. The lucky musicians learnt various radio techniques for performance and interview. For over two weeks each night featured 9 BIMM songwriting artists known as “The Brighton Underground Songwriters Collective”. All shows showcased their own material and were recorded so each musician could take away a copy for their own promotional use. The whole experience was a complete success and Ace plans to do more sessions in the near future. Tune into the Ace New Music Show live Monday to Friday, 7pm till 10pm on Juice 107.2 FM.

		The Special K’s win headlining slot at Breakout Festival (Dec 08) Well done to BIMM band The Special K’s who won the UK Breakout Festival Competition. Picked out of 12 bands in the national final the band competed at the Carling Academy, London to battle out the title. The guys rightfully won and secured a headlining slot at the Breakout Festival in the Maldives! The event was put on by Jar Music who has a long list of clients (Gwen Stefani, Pink). The band performed in Male to an audience of several thousand and had coverage from hundreds of TV and Radio stations (TVM, MTV Asia) and was the first international band to ever play in the Maldives. The future for 2009 looks bright as the band will be heading to Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Singapore to play more festivals as well as a UK tour.