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!"
Apr 20, 2010
Drum Clinic with Groove Master Herman Matthews
On Tuesday, April 20 from 11am-1pm in the Concert Hall, MI’s Drum Program presents “…And Nothing But the Groove,” a clinic with versatile... Read more...
Mar 27, 2010
Jazz Bakery at MI Presents the Antonio Sanchez Quartet
On Saturday March 27, the Jazz Bakery at MI Presents the Antonio Sanchez Quartet in concert. The group, featuring Antonio Sanchez (Drums),... Read more...
Mar 20, 2010
Sheila E. to be Keynote Speaker at March MI Graduation
Musicians Institute is proud to announce that Sheila Escovedo, known to the world as Sheila E., will serve as keynote speaker for the... Read more...
Spring 2010 Graduation Set for Wiltern Theater
On Saturday March 20th Musicians Institute returns to the world-famous Wiltern Theatre for its Spring 2010 Graduation. Read more...
Mar 18, 2010
Drum Magazine Features MI Instructor Roundtable
The April 2010 issue of Drum magazine (available now) features a "Groove Roundtable" with MI drum instructors Charlie Waymire and Bernie... Read more...
Mar 16, 2010
Night of the Living Guitars at Catalina's
On Tuesday, March 16, the Guitar Program at MI (GIT), presents the twenty-first installment of Night of the Living Guitars at world-renowned... Read more...
Mar 09, 2010
Artist and Career Services Presents Annual Spring Industry Fair
On Tuesday, March 9 from 11am-2pm in the Passage, MI’s Artist and Career Services Department presents its annual Spring Industry Fair.... Read more...
Mar 04, 2010
Marlon Saunders Vocal Clinic
On Thursday March 4, from 4-6:00pm in the Concert Hall, MI’s Vocal Program welcomes vocal coach Marlon Saunders. Read more...
Open Counseling with Jazz Guitarist Adam Levy
On Thursday, March 4, GIT presents open counseling with jazz guitarist Adam Levy. Read more...