Summer Shot Rocks! Jul 14, 2005
MI's Director of Alternative Programs Dan Gilbert, who designed and oversaw MI's second Summer Shot program, filed this report on the six-day late June event: "Hey Everyone! MI’s second Summer Shot took place this year with 59 students attending, including for the first time a mix of vocalists, bass players, keyboard players, drummers and guitarists. With assistance from the teaching staff, the students put together a two-hour final concert that featured 21 acts playing everything from Brittney Spears to Metallica to original compositions. Everyone had a great time training hard in private lessons, technique classes and late-night jam sessions. Our newly added Business and Songwriting Seminars were a big success as well. Session guitar ace Carl Verheyen, just back from a month-long European tour, performed at the Visiting Artist Concert with a band featuring Chad Wackerman on drums. The concert was followed by an insightful Q&A with the students. The week finished up with a concert/jam session featuring great acid jazz group New Soul Underground, giving students one last opportunity to strut their stuff. Friends and families showed up in numbers to lend their support at the concert, jam and final pizza party. All in all, everyone had a lot of fun while learning enough to keep them busy for months and gathering memories for a lifetime (to help bring it all back in decades to come, all students received concert DVDs). "Thanks and congratulations to everyone who attended this year's Summer Shot. Plans are already in the works for next year's event, and we hope to see you all come back!"
Jan 21, 2010
Free Music Business Seminars: Placing Your Songs, A&R
Musicians Institute has announced the next in its series of free public seminars on topics of interest to musicians, songwriters, independent... Read more...
Dec 27, 2009
MI Sponsors Korean Music Competition
MI and Korean music production company Soundsketch, Inc. have announced MI Competition Korea 2009. Aimed at up-and-coming, unsigned... Read more...
Dec 03, 2009
Concert/Clinic with Chris Poland and OHM plus Special Guest Thomas Leeb
On Thursday, December 3, MI's Guitar Department (GIT) presents a dual concert/clinic event featuring OHM, with former Megadeth and... Read more...
Nov 30, 2009
Open Counseling with Jazz Pianist Otmaro Ruiz
On Monday, November 30 and Monday, December 7, MI’s Keyboard Technology Department presents guest Open Counseling sessions with renowned... Read more...
Nov 26, 2009
MI Studio Featured in Mix Magazine
Studio E, the heart of MI’s Post-Production Audio program, is featured in the November online edition of Mix Magazine. Read more...
Nov 20, 2009
Producer-Engineer David Isaac
On Friday, November 20 at 1:00pm in Studio E, MI’s Audio Engineering department presents a seminar with Grammy award-winning producer/mix... Read more...
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
On Wednesday, November 18, 8pm-11pm in the Concert Hall, MI presents a special, free high-definition screening of Heima – a film by... Read more...
Open Counseling with Keyboardist Peter Dyer (Mariah Carey)
On Wednesday, November 18, MI’s Keyboard Technology Program presents a special Open Counseling session with Peter Dyer, touring keyboardist... Read more...