MLC-Academy website re-vamp

We are currently working hard to update and re-vamp MLC-Academy.com. Upon completion the site will contain more photos, multimedia and contain details on our new courses and programmes.

Watch this space for further releases.

FREE live broadcast drum lesson!

MLC-Academy invites you to take part in a FREE drum lesson to broadcast live via MLC-Academy TV! The lesson, presented by Greg Rawson will be interactive. Viewers can chat live and asks questions throughout the broadcast.

To watch this event on your computer or on your mobile phone simply follow this link – http://www.mlc-academy.com/tv/live.htm.

The lesson will be broadcast live on Wednesday 6th October at 7.45pm BST.

Drum clinic, private lessons and a master class with John Favicchia and Mike Sorrentino

Nottingham music school, MLC-Academy presents a weekend of world class drum clinics and master classes with two of New York’s finest session players!

John Favicchia is one of today’s top players, New York-based John Favicchia has performed and/or recorded with such greats as Steve Khan, Tony Levin, Chieli Minucci, Lonnie Plaxico, John Benitez, Harvie S, Larry Coryell, Dean Brown, Rachel Z, Chris Geith, Laco Deczi, Mike Pope, John Benitez, Steve Adelson and Bob Malach. His band Dharma All Stars blends various styles into a powerful blast of fusion. His debut, World Time, earned rave reviews and was a Top 10 Critics Pick of the Year in Jazziz Magazine.

Mike Sorrentino has toured and/or recorded with Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner, Drive She Said, James Fox, and many more. A top player in New York’s Broadway circles, he also does many recording sessions for producers around the world from his own studio. He is also the director of Hudson Music’s Teacher Integration Program (TIP). As a globally sought after teacher, he has helped thousands of players around the world elevate their drumming skills.

Drum clinic
Friday 1st October, 8pm at The Central, Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham.
FREE.

Master class
Saturday 2nd October, 11am £20 per person (limited to 20 students)

Private lessons
Saturday 2nd October, 2-5pm £30 per person per hour (only 6 places available)

Tickets available online at mlc-academy.com or by calling 0115 941 7493.

MLC-Academy LIVE!

MLC-Academy resumes its monthly live student and teacher showcase at the Jamcafe in Nottingham!

The event is free but places are limited due to the size of Jamcafe. See your MLC teacher or Jamcafe for further details!

House band...
Jack Atherton - Drums
Kirsty Proctor - Guitar

Featuring....
Moses - Bass
Brett Wales - Piano

Guest performances from students and MLC teachers.

MLC-Academy: LIVE! Tuesday 21st September, 9pm. FREE!

Fuzz Fest

Fuzzfest – A weekend of gigs and guitar clinics designed to engage both existing and budding musicians alike by showcasing both Nottingham’s thriving live music scene together with the products and services on offer by Hockley based retail business, Fuzz Guitar Boutique and music school, MLC-Academy.

Friday 17th September – Fuzzfest gig extravaganza: Old Angel, Lee Rosy’s, Nottingham Boat Club and Britannia Club. See posters in-store and Fuzz and MLC-Academy for further information. Tickets cost £2.50 per person*

Lee Rosy’s concert line-up

MLC-Academy presents a night of smooth jazz and cool grooves!

Kirsty Proctor | Tom Pottage | Robin Bedford
Brett Wales | Karl Bingham | Jack Atherton

Saturday 18th September – 10-5pm, a day of clinics at Fuzz, the Old Angel and the Nash hospitality suite. Follow this link to find out more.

Sign up and save – Members of the MLC-Academy team will be on-hand throughout the day to answer any questions you may have about starting music lessons or indeed furthering your learning experience. Sign up on the day and save as MLC will have savings available of several on its programmes including private lessons, the Halloween Ball, MLC-Sessions, Advance guitar course and more!

*Ticket price redeemable against any accessory purchase over £6.00 at Fuzz only on 18th September 2010. Ticket price also redeemable against music books ordered online at MLC-Academy.com. Simply quote “mlcfuzzfest“ in the coupon box. Minimum spend of £9.99 required. Online coupon expires 30th September 2010 and is limited to items within MLC-Select.

Schools out for summer finale concert - total success!

This year's Schools out for summer finale concert was held at the Boat club, Nottingham. Over the years the Boat Club has hosted bands such as Ultravox, T. Rex, the Pretenders, Ian Dury & the Blockheads, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Gary Moore, Fairport Convention, Genesis, Motorhead, the Sex Pistols and many more!

The weather couldn't have been better - a sunny summer's afternoon and circa 200 people attended to show their support for our Schools out bands!

Here is the line up!

Koala Bear Attack
Anuj Dua - James Kitchin - Hannah Clark

Drumming & Strumming
Joe Gallagher - Harry Muirhowe

Doc Brown & the flux capacitors
Emmett Lenaghen - Patrick Timms - Ed Brown

Attomic Lamars
Dom Cope - Harry Cottam - George Hunter

The Twine
Sam Jackson - Ed Brown - George Hunter

Cloud 9
Ed Brown - Adam Flinders

Vodka Drip
Reese White - Adam Flinders - Aaron Smith - Rob Hilton

This year's students were fantastic! Their enthusiasm was second to none and their work ethic was again, fantastic. Well done to you all.

Schools out for summer: Week two, day five

It's that time again - not only is week two over but all that is left is the gig on Sunday!

We had an incredible selection of young people on this year's summer programme! The enthusiasm and talent was very high. Congratulations to all those who attended.

Photos from the sessions and the gig will be posted as soon as possible.

Schools out for summer: Week two, day three

Time is flying here at MLC-Academy! We have four bands working this morning on their sets for Sunday's gig! It's very exciting to see and hear the progress being made.

More to follow!

Schools out for summer: Week two, day one

Here we go again! Today is day one of week two (I know!) This time we have four highly skilled bands already formed and jamming on day one. It's good to see returning faces eager to rock n roll.

Schools out for summer: Week one, day five

Wow - the first week is drawing to a close already! Our guys have formed bands, chosen songs, set lists and rehearsed like crazy! This afternoon all the bands will perform a dress rehearsal. Photos will be posted early next week.

Schools out for summer: Week one, day three

The bands are now rockin' away and refining their sets! Tomorrow is media day - photos & podcasting.

Schools out for summer (presented by MLC-Academy) is a week long performance programme culminating with the attendees performing a concert in front of family and friends making this summer one to remember!

Further information can be found here.

Schools out for summer: Week one, day one

The 2010 MLC Academy summer programme got underway today! Lots of shy and nervous musicians who are now rocking out and choosing their sets.

"Schools out for summer" is a week long performance programme culminating with the attendees performing a concert in front of their families and friends making this summer one to remember!

Click here for further information.

Marshall Amplifiers and MLC-Academy partner up!

Nottingham's leading music school, MLC Academy recently signed with the legendary guitar amp manufacturer, Marshall!

Marshall have supplied MLC with no less than 12 amplifiers for the guitar teaching zones.

Further details and promotions regarding this exciting partnership will be announced soon.

Summer programme ALMOST sold out!

The MLC-Academy summer programme, Schools Out for Summer, is almost completely sold out! There are only 5 places left for the entire two weeks so please call today on 0115 941 7493 or visit the MLC-Academy website for further details.

MLC Academy live: TONIGHT!

Join Paul Hose, Lee Wrathe, Brett Wales and Karl Bingham tonight at Nottingham's Jamcafe as part of the monthly, MLC-Academy LIVE evenings.

Other MLC teachers including Jack Atherton and Scott Barnes will be on hand to answer any questions you might have regarding studying at MLC-Academy so come on down and join us.

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MLC-Acadmy LIVE!
Jamcafe
Heatcoat Street, Nottingham
Circa 8:45pm
Free of Charge

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MLC-Academy: 0115 941 7493 or click here for further details.

Rhythm magazine give Drumset for Beginners ****(4/5)

From the July issue of Rhythm:
**** (4/5)

A unique approach to learning drums.

You might be forgiven for assuming that this is another drum book for beginners, and whilst that is the case it's actually really aimed at the person teaching them.

Designed to give a thorough understanding of the essentials, the book guides both student and teacher through a wealth of information from basic beats and fills to jazz, Latin rhythms and chart reading. Throughout, the authors recommend classic drum books that can be used to explore each area further with things concluding with a selection of playalong tracks and charts to put everything into context.

This is a fairly niche area for drum books and one that's not really been explored or catered for, and in this respect it fulfils its objective well whilst perhaps attempting to cover more ground than is important to the average beginner. That said, any teacher that manages to guide their student through the material presented will have set them up with an excellent set of musical skills. (PR)

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Drumset for Beginners (book) by Paul Hose and Jim Farey is an Alfred publication and is available worldwide. Visit your local Alfred dealer or use your favourite search engine and buy online.

Rick Latham's Advanced Funk studies after more than 30 years in print and Paul Hose and Jim Farey's Drumset for Beginners in print for a few days, what a pair!

Check out our new drum teachers

Nottingham's leading music school, MLC-Academy has two new drum teachers; Greg Rawson and Robin Bedford.

If you're interested in drum lessons simply follow this link to find out more - http://mlc-academy.com/shopexd.asp?id=15&bc=no

Why not take advantage of our latest sign up offer: buy 5 lessons for the price 4! Further details can be found here - http://mlc-academy.com/shopexd.asp?id=21 or call 0115 941 7493 for further details.

Lee Wrathe set at Nottingham's Jam Cafe

Nottingham guitarist, Lee Wrathe today performed a set at the now world famous, Jam Cafe.

Lee is hosting a series of day course for guitarists at MLC-Academy, the first of which is at the end of May.

You can find out more about Lee at www.leewrathe.moonfuit.com and information relating to the courses can be found at www.mlc-academy.com.

MLC-Academy in Nottingham supports "LIVE!" Fund Raising event for Jack Atherton's 'Mission to Berklee'

Date: Sunday, 16 May 2010
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Location: Nottingham Arts Theatre
Street: George Street

Jack Atherton Host’s a night of Music spanning Pop, Rock, Funk, R&B, Rock & Roll, Jazz and more in aid of his ‘Mission to Berklee’.

The night is being held at the Nottingham Arts Theatre on Sunday May 16th and will feature three main acts:

Urban Intro and Friends http://www.urban-intro.com/

Reverend Ribble and the Ginger Nuts http://www.thegingernuts.com/

The Money http://www.myspace.com/showmethemoneymusic

Plus more music from special Guests!

The night is a fund raising event to help Jack with the tuition Fees needed to study at the illustrious Berklee College of Music. Money from the ticket sales is being donated by MLC - Academy to the Charity 'Music Collective' who will act as benefactor for Jack when the course begins.


Studying at Berklee is a remarkable achievement for any musician and with help from a Bursary given by the collage and money being raised with your help he is embarking on a two year course situated in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from September 2010.

Past Students from Berklee include:

Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Frank Zappa), Howard shore (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, Mrs. Doubtfire, Philadelphia, Ed Wood, Se7en, Dogma, High Fidelity, Panic Room, The Departed and The Aviator), Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarret, Steve Vai, Joe Zawinul (weather Report), Abe Laboriel (Lee Ritenour, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Barbara Streisand, Michael Jackson), Wayne Johnson (Flim & the BB’s, Rickie Lee Jones), John Blackwell (Prince, Justin Timberlake), Wayne Krantz (Steely Dan), Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney), Al Di Meola (Chick Corea), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Antonio Sanchez (Pat Matheny), John Scofield, Steve Smith (Journey), Mike Stern, Gary Burton (Stan Getz), Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Terri Lyne Carrington (Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau), Jason Bittner (Shadow Falls), Jim Black.

We hope you can support Jack and be involved in this exciting show.

Tickets: £10 in advance (Tickets subject to booking fee)
Show starts at 7pm
For Tickets:
Call MLC – Academy on 0115 9417493 or visit http://www.mlc-academy.com/

MLC-Academy live broadcast

There is still time to book your ticket to check three of Nottingham’s finest acts perform at the Art’s Theatre. Full details and tickets are available here – http://www.nottingham-theatre.co.uk/booknow.html.

March 16th sees MLC-Academy Live celebrate its first birthday! To help with the celebrations, MLC-Academy has planned an evening that everyone anywhere in the world can enjoy and take part in as the event will be broadcast live across the internet via MLC-Academy TV!

The event will feature the MLC-Academy house band and Hip Hop sensation, Lady Paradox will headline making next week’s MLC-Academy Live a must.

When is it: Tuesday 16th March

Where is it: Shaw’s Bar & Restaurant, Broad Street, Nottingham

Live Broadcast: www.mlc-academy.com/tv/live.htm broadcasting from 8.30pm GMT.

Finally why not treat yourself to one of our cool t-shirts? People from all over the world are wearing the MLC-Academy designs including drumming legend, Jojo Mayer! Place your order here – http://www.cafepress.co.uk/mlca.

Until next time!

Guitar legend, Joe Satriani interview now playing on MLC1

An interview given by guitar legend, Joe Satriani is now playing on MLC-Academy TV! Satriani, talks about his artwork, his music and more. To watch this interview and others for free simply click on to www.mlc-academy.com/tv/ and launch “MLC1” – our free music entertainment channel.
This interview and others like it are a direct result of the MLC-Academy/D’Addario media partnership. To find out more click here http://www.daddario.com/DaddarioNewsDetails.Page?ActiveID=2046&Id=658.

Paul Hose to speak and play at the Jim Chapin memorial

UK based drummer and educator, Paul Hose has announced that he will speak and play at the Jim Chapin memorial concert in New York next week. Paul said “I’m delighted to have been asked to take part in next week’s memorial. I knew Jim for over 10 years and he was not only a magnificent teacher, but a great friend too.”

About Paul

Paul Hose’s career as a drummer is colourful and diverse. Not only is Paul known and respected as a teacher, but as a concert performer, and recording artist too.
Paul’s live work includes television broadcast productions, arena shows, festivals, touring theatre shows and much more. Paul has worked with a host of artists from across the musical spectrum including Sarah Jory, The English National Ballet and he continues to tour with the A1 Events production, “To be Frank,” a tribute to Sinatra and the Rat Pack under the musical direction of Matt Stacey.
As an educator Paul has taught and given lectures (in a clinic environment) in his native UK and in Spain, Singapore and Brazil.
Paul also owns the nationally recognised, MLC-Academy* in Nottingham, England. MLC-Academy – some ten teachers and over 300 students is a testament to Paul’s hard work and ever-growing passion to offer a high level of music education in a contemporary setting to anyone regardless of age or ability.
Paul’s teaching has been recognised by the Vic Firth Company who awarded Paul with “An outstanding contribution to teaching."

About the memorial

‘JIM CHAPIN MEMORIAL TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP’ TO BE LAUNCHED AT THE HARD ROCK CAFÉ IN NEW YORK CITY ON FEBRUARY 17

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Hard Rock Café, 1501 Broadway, New York City

On February 17, Dom Famularo, the Chapin family and some of the biggest names in the music industry will launch the Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship at the famed Hard Rock Café in New York City. The event, which celebrates the legacy of one of drumming’s most dedicated and influential legends, will feature Famularo as master of ceremonies and will include performances by some of today’s leading drummers, along with music by members of the Chapin family (Tom, Jen, Steve, Abigail, Lily, David and Paul Chapin).

Mr. Chapin, who passed away on July 4, 2009, just shy of his 90th birthday, was known as the “Father of Independence”, due in a large part to the revolutionary book he published in 1948 entitled Advanced Techniques for the Modern Drummer, Vol. I. Still in print today, it became known among drummers simply as “The Chapin Book” and is arguably the most important drum set text ever written. In 1994, Mr. Chapin received two honors for his contributions to music and education: the American Eagle Award, presented by the National Music Council in Washington, DC and a lifetime achievement award from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. And in 1995, he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.

The Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship will be given annually, beginning in 2010, and is open to instructors that want to improve their teaching programs. Specific details on how and when to apply will be disseminated in the near future.

Said Famularo, a student and friend of the late drumming icon: “Jim was a one-of-a-kind person and player. He was committed to learning the art of modern drumming and giving that knowledge away. He always had his sticks with him, ready to teach anyone who wanted to know anything about drumming. Jim was all about sharing and the memorial event and scholarship will guarantee that his legacy continues.”

The Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship will be maintained by the Percussive Arts Society (PAS). Contributions can be made at the February 17 event and any other time by check payable to PAS/Jim Chapin Scholarship or online.

Mail checks to:
Percussive Arts Society
110 W. Washington St., Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA
tel: 317-974-4488
fax: 317-974-4499
e-mail: percarts@pas.org

To donate online, go to:
http://members.pas.org/fundraising.aspx
Select #23, ‘Jim Chapin Teacher Scholarship,’ from the pull-down menu

Do you love music?

For those who love bass, drums, guitar and piano, MLC-Academy has a range of gifts suitable for you to gift you your loved one this Valentine's day! See our gifts for further information.

MLC-Academy offers a wide range of music lessons that suit the needs of the individual. Bass, drum, guitar and piano - all lessons given on a 1-2-1 basis! Why not gift a course of music lessons this Valentine's day? Click on the voucher above and browse through our range of gifts on offer.

MLC-Academy launch micro site, MLC-Academy TV!

Nottingham's leading music school, MLC-Academy today launched a new media arm of its website, MLC-Academy TV!

 

Paul Hose (CEO of MLC-Academy) said;

 

"I am delighted to announce the launch of the TV section of our new media website. I hope that people enjoy the content. I feel that it will help us give a higher standard of service to our existing customers and help us tell our story to prospective customers. This is very exciting for me and the MLC-Academy  team as our goal has always been to provide more than a music lesson. This media portal will help us achieve that goal."

 

"I would like to thank our media partners, D'Addario, Alfred and Hudson Music. It really is fabulous that these companies are happy to work with us and the content they have provided is second to none."

 

MLC-Academy TV! will ultimately comprise of five sections - Radio, TV, free pod casting, photo galleries and an array of RSS feeds. The TV portal launched today comprises of seven channels;

 

·         Feature presentations – preview pay per view items here before buying

·         MLC1 – general entertainment, concert footage, backstage interviews and DVD previews

·         MLC Free – free educational content for you to watch time and time again

·         MLC Kids Zone – content for our younger audience

·         MLC Pods – preview podcast content and download episodes directly from this channel

·         School's Out – a dedicated channel previewing our summer school programme

·         YouTube player – a selection of inspiring clips chosen by MLC-Academy teachers and students

 

You can access MLC-Academy TV! for free by visiting www.mlc-academy.com and following the links on the menu bar.

 

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Notes for the editor

 

About MLC-Academy - http://www.mlc-academy.com/shopcontent.asp?type=Aboutus

 

Release notes: Please feel free to copy this press release and take notes from the "about" section of mlc-academy.com. If you require graphics please contact us via this page - http://www.mlc-academy.com/shopcustcontact.asp.

 

NAMM 2010: Paul and member of the MLC-Academy will be attending the winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA next week. If you would like to arrange a meeting to discuss mutually beneficial business opportunities please contact Paul by email or via this page - http://www.mlc-academy.com/shopcustcontact.asp.