It's been a busy year for the UK's leading music college the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM Brighton). From setting up a new college the Bristol Institute Of Modern Music (BIMM Bristol) to offering some amazing musician scholarships with The Stranglers, Funeral For A Friend and Bullet For My Valentine. (Listen to the Rock3 webcast HERE)

And it doesn't stop there, as the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music is gearing up for the no holds barred Metal, Ultimate and Highway To Hell Summer Schools 2008. BIMM are making sure that the 2008 schools will be the biggest and most impressive ever with an awesome line up of guests, tutors, backline and prizes. 2007's schools covered ten days, three cities, sixty six guitarists, forty two drummers, thirteen vocalists and five bassists.

This year sees BIMM endorsees Orange Amps, Laney Amps, Mapex Drums, VANS shoes, Atticus clothing, Lowlife clothing and Ed Stone clothing offer up some incredible prizes for the Summer Schools. Free Orange and Laney guitar stacks are up for grabs for the best guitar players. And it doesn't end there, DJs from the Radio One Rock Show and Kerrang Radio will explaining how to get your songs on the radio and Total Guitar Magazine will be searching for new talent.

Star Tutors and Special Guests lined up for 2008 include members and musicians from: Kate Nash, Ordinary Boys, Rooster, ex Prodigy, China Style(video), McQueen, Oceansize, Arty Karate, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Lady Sovereign, Mel C, Gene, Malakai, Beverley Knight, Asia, Skunk Anansie, Feeder, Ghost Of A Thousand, Reef, Sleeper, Biomechanical (video), Hundred Reasons, Sikth, Therapy, Pitchshifter, This is Menace(video), Floors and Walls (video), Lady Sovereign, Oceansize, Gene, Killing Joke, Malakai, Dan Carter (A/Lucky Nine/Hexes and & the Radio One Rock Show), Loz (Kerrang Radio), Total Guitar Magazine, Guitarist Magazine, Rhythm Magazine and more..

* THE ULIMATE SUMMER SCHOOL - 4th to 7th August 2008 BRIGHTONCHOICE OF STUDY: VOCALS, BASS, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS AND GUITAR..

You will be studying and playing pop, indie, blues and funk, including songs in the style of: Oasis, The Automatic, Maximo Park, Bloc Party, Babyshambles, The White Stripes, Bloc Party, Kings Of Leon, Foals, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks, Ordinary Boys, Franz Ferdinand, Artic Monkeys, Feeder, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Hendrix, U2, Queen, Eric Clapton, Oasis, Michael Jackson and more. CLASSIC ROCK VIDEOS HERE AS wll as the Two greatest webcasts on the Planet Classic Seventies Punk Rock Webcast HERE and if you are into Classic metal ( Black Sabbath, Zep etc ) Then you are going to Love the CLASSIC SEVENTIES METAL WEBCAST HERE

KERRANG METAL SUMMER SCHOOL - 11th to 14th AUGUST 2008 BRIGHTONHIGHWAY TO HELL ONE DAY KERRANG METAL SUMMER SCHOOL - Saturday 9th AUGUST 2008 NOTTINGHAM CHOICE OF STUDY:

VOCALS, BASS, DRUMS AND GUITAR You will be studying and playing songs in the style of: Deftones , Gallows, Metallica, Trivium, Funeral For A Friend(video), Down, Iron Maiden, Fall Out Boy, Slayer, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Foo Fighters, Enter Shikari, Fightstar (video) , Green Day, Bullet For My Valentine, Sikth, Therapy, Lost Prophets, Slipknot, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, and more.

The summer schools give players the opportunity to improve technique and styles whilst rubbing shoulders with the stars. During both summer schools players study technical development and live performance skills using industry standard equipment modern and vintage under the guidance of the biggest names in music. Between them the college tutors and guests have sold hundreds of thousands of albums signed to major and independent record labels, had chart hits, toured the world at stadium level (including Australia, Japan, USA), played main stage at Download, Glastonbury, Reading, Vans Warped Tour and Ozzfest, recorded dozens of Radio One sessions as well as having their music in films on television and in video games.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?If you are interested in any of the 2008 Summer Schools book early to avoid disappointment.

For information about the Summer Schools or any other courses contact BIMM Tel:01273 626666
Email: info@bimm.co.uk Visit:
Music Courses & Music School - Music careers with BIMM
*Guests may be subject to change