Faculty Detail - Department - Guitar

Lisa Harriton, who early in 2007 made her debut as touring keyboardist and backing vocalist with the re-formed Smashing Pumpkins, has joined the keyboard faculty at MI.

Born into a professional music family, before her ninth birthday Harriton began earning credits as a studio vocalist on sessions for Disney, Integrity Media, Word Records, and pre-production tracks for Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook. S .......

On Tuesday, July 15 from 1-5pm, Blue Man Group will be holding auditions at Musicians Institute exclusively for MI students and grads. Are you a Blue Man? Something inside you may be wondering if you have what it takes to explore the mystique of pop culture’s most enigmatic character.  The dream of being a Blue Man may be no further than your willingness and desire to take a chance. Shows are currently running in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Universal Orlando, Berlin, Oberhausen, and will very soon be opening in Tokyo, with still more cities on the drawing board. See if you possess the unique characteristics to become part of the Blue Man team – contact Artist and Career Services Director Todd Berhorst (toddb@mi.edu) for more information.

On Thursday, July 31, GIT welcomes blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa for an inspirational afternoon clinic.  Bonamassa was recently named Best Blues Guitarist of 2008 by Guitar Player Magazine’s readership, his second consecutive year to win that award.

Bonamassa is internationally renowned for his fluid phrasing and post-modern fusion of electric British blues, traditional Delta blues and ro .......