John Wesley Performs Solo Acoustic Set Jun 25, 2008
John Wesley (Porcupine Tree) will perform a solo acoustic set for Summer Shot students on June 25th in MI’s Passage Performance Center on Hollywood Boulevard. Wesley will also be conducting special guitar and career-guidance sessions for Summer Shot students as part of MI's intensive one-week summer program in contemporary music performance.
Since 2002, Wesley has been touring and recording with critically acclaimed UK-based Lava/Atlantic recording act Porcupine Tree while simultaneously maintaining his career as an independent solo recording artist. He has also toured on lead guitar and background vocals for White Lion front-man Mike Tramp, lead guitar and bass for Florida's Sister Hazel, and lead guitar for Scottish neo-prog legend Fish while performing over a thousand shows in thirty different countries as a solo artist and sideman. An alumnus of MI’s Encore program, John also owns a recording studio and is a certified Pro Tools engineer.
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Concert/Clinic with Chris Poland and OHM plus Special Guest Thomas Leeb
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Open Counseling with Jazz Pianist Otmaro Ruiz
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Nov 20, 2009
Producer-Engineer David Isaac
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Nov 19, 2009
Metal Guitar Clinic with Testament Guitarist Eric Peterson
On Thursday, November 19, MI presents a special metal guitar clinic with Eric Peterson, founder of iconic thrash band Testament. Read more...
Nov 18, 2009
Heima - a Film by Sigur Ros in Free, Public High-Definition Screening
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Open Counseling with Keyboardist Peter Dyer (Mariah Carey)
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