- Brighton Institute of Modern Music
Infobox University
name = Brighton Institute of Modern Music
established = 2001
type =
vice_chancellor =
city =Brighton
country = UK
students = 750
undergrad =
postgrad =
campus = BIMM East inBrighton BIMM West inHove
website = http://www.bimm.co.ukThe Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a modern popularmusic college based in thecity ofBrighton & Hove (England ).The
University of Sussex acts as the validating authority for all undergraduate awards taught at BIMM. [ [http://www.sussex.ac.uk/partnershipoffice/1-2-1-1.html Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) : Partnership Office : University of Sussex ] ]History
BIMM was conceived by musicians Bruce John Dickinson,
Kevin Nixon andDamian Keyes and formerSony Music business managerSarah Clayman , [ [http://www.metaluk.com/news/displayNews.cfm?iNewsArticleID=7276 metaluk.com music news / BRIGHTON INSTITUTE OF MODERN MUSIC Rock For Charity ] ] who between them have sold six million records worldwide and enjoyed fifty chart hits. BIMM was founded at the BIMM East facility in 2001, then proceeded to open its doors at West in 2005.In the 1980s Dickinson was a member of the band "
Little Angels ". After his career was over when the band was dropped after theGrunge boom in 1991, he then realised that there was a need for a modern music college. Dickinson and the three co-founding Directors set up BIMM in Rock place, withRonan Keating sponsoring a group of students, andU2 and theDivine Comedy loaning equipment. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3543943.stm BBC NEWS | Education | Learning to rock and roll ] ]Every year, all the students compete for their tracks to be included on the BIMM charity record "How To Mend A Broken Pier." Now on its fifth volume, the funds from downloads and local record sales support
Childline and The Orpheus music centre for disabled young people. [ [http://www.metaluk.com/news/displayNews.cfm?iNewsArticleID=7276 metaluk.com music news / BRIGHTON INSTITUTE OF MODERN MUSIC Rock For Charity ] ]Facilities
*BIMM EAST - located in
Rock Place ,Brighton . The original building where BIMM opened in 2001. An 800 sq ft (70 m²) performance / lecture studio, with three dedicated teaching studios and a tutorial / A&R Guidance room.
*BIMM WEST - a 9,000 sq ft (800 m²) facility located in Brunswick Street West,Hove . The facilities include two drum kited rooms, a 60 ft live performance room, two mirrored vocal rooms, two guitar rooms with choice amp heads, a bass room also with Ampeg etc, a songwriting room with studio and a student common room
*BIMM Protools Studio - a professional recording studio, which is supplemented by access to other studios across Brighton and HoveThere will also soon be a new BIMM campus in Bristol, although very little information has been released about this and the courses it will offer so far.
BIMM also has weekly access to Brighton based live music venue
CONCORDE 2 . Over two days in the week, students over the different courses have access to the full facilities and there are a minimum of seven gigs throughout the BIMM academic year, the main three occurring at the end of each BIMM term.Alumni
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The Kooks - Lead singer and rhythm guitaristLuke Pritchard got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. They later were joined by fellow students lead guitaristHugh Harris and drummerPaul Garred [ [http://www.thesoundstation.org.uk/jsp/Features_inner.jsp?ID=366 :: SoundStation - INSIDE THE KOOKS ] ]
*Beth Rowley - singer/song writer ofR&B andSoul music
*Speedway
*Toy Valentine of The Faders
* Rooster
*Paul Steele ee also
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University of Brighton
*University of Sussex
*Education in the United Kingdom References
External links
* [http://www.bimm.co.uk BIMM Official website]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=23133916 BIMM page] atMySpace
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