Please check out the video of our 10 years in Bristol celebrations (TV in Media Centre): make sure you are part of the next 10 years!

ATM Studios Bristol is the largest facility of its kind in the city and has been used by artists such as PJ Harvey and Portishead. There are seven sound-proofed rehearsal rooms; an acoustically-designed live room for quality recording with adjoining control room; three technology suites; dance studio; lecture room and DJ booths.

Through a strong staff team and effective leadership, Bristol has an excellent record of qualification success. Tutors are a mixture of experienced music industry professionals and ex-students who have worked with a bewildering range of musical artists including U2, Peter Gabriel, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse, Crowded House, Beverly Knight, Swervedriver and Squeeze. In addition, staff have recorded for a range of labels from EMI, RCA and Atlantic, have performed at major national and international music events and have made numerous TV and radio appearances from Top Of The Pops to the Jools Holland Show.

The centre promotes many live events each year, culminating in an exciting end-of-year Prom. Many of the staff and students are involved in high profile local events such as The Folk House Festival and South West Sounds.

The centre has strong community links with schools and local music businesses as well as exposure on BBC TV, guest speakers from international touring bands such as the Scissor Sisters & Robert Plant’s Sweet Sensation, and high profile involvement in South West Sound and the Bristol Music Foundation.

ATM Studios Bristol also operates as a professional rehearsal and recording studios in the evenings and at weekends.

ATM Studios Bristol also operates as a professional rehearsal and recording studios in the evenings and at weekends. There is also a dance studio for hire as well as dry hire of PA.

Please check out our own website.

 

 

Know Buses play 02 Academy
Know Buses performed on the main stage of the 02 Academy in Bristol, supporting fellow Bristol band the Wild Gulloots. Know Buses have performed upstairs at the venue previously but the main stage was something different; Andy Norman from the band said it was a great experience. The night was a sell out and the band performed to a crowd of 850!

The band members are all Access to Music students on the Performing Musician course; Ben Cooling (guitarist) Sam Goldsworthy (bassist) Andy Norman (drummer) and Matthew Iles (vocalist). Check them out here

Avacate Do It For Themselves
Bristol students have just released an exciting new compilation from their label Inner City Grit Records. ICG: Volume 1 features top underground artists from Bristol. It was named ‘album of the week’ on BBC Bristol. The brains behind the label are Kay Sense and Marco Polo both ex students, Dave Lewis who tutor’s at the centre and Pablo Acosta who studies on the Creative Music Producer course. 2009 has also seen Avacate tour all over Europe to a great reception and release their debut album Ghost of a Former Self through the label.

Check out Avacate here or click here for more on Inner City Grit Records

Outbreak Digital celebrates its 1st Birthday
Ian Jay, co founder of charity record label Outbreak Digital, has been celebrating the label’s first birthday. Studying on the Music Educator Programme Ian runs the label with business partner Dave Leigh. To celebrate the occasion they have released a Birthday CD and all money made is donated to Cancer Research and Parkinson’s Disease Society.

Ian has also had his own tracks released on a variety of record labels including Combat and Toolbox Recordings and also runs a night in Coventry at The Warehouse Club. To buy the CD or check out future releases from Outbreak Digital click here

50 State tour of US for Sean Snook
It’s been a busy year so far for ex ATM student Sean Snook, earlier this year he finished touring with Doves with his Bristol based band Malakai, signed to Domino Records.

Sean Snook is now on tour with Kevin Montgomery, who’s father played with Buddy Holly before he formed The Crickets. He is touring round 50 states in 50 days. Sean studied at the Bristol centre on the Performing Musician course and then went on to the Artist Development programme. Listen to Sean Snook here

 

ATM Studios Bristol has an experienced team of professional tutors who have all worked in various aspects of the music industry. Click here for more info.

 

FULL-TIME COURSES

Performing Musician
Level 2 (one year).
Level 3 (two years).

Digital Musician
Level 2 (one year).
Level 3 (two years).

Music Educator
Level 3 (one year).

 

PART-TIME COURSES

Access To Music is continuing to work in partnership with Filton College to offer accredited part-time evening courses. The courses are heavily subsidised and places are limited.

• 3 hours a week.
• Total tuition over 100 hours
• Run at Access to Music, Bristol
• Spaces are limited and will be first come first served.

FEES (Part-Time courses)

Age 19 and over
Only £150 plus materials and certification costs (£49). Total £199

On Benefits (proof required)
Materials and certification costs only (£49). Total £49.

Under 19s (aged 16-18)
Free.
Please note the courses will be run at Access to Music, Bristol, ATM Studios but you will be enrolled as a student of Filton College.

 

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY COURSES

Creative Music Producer
Level 2
Do you want to learn how to use music software in an exciting and practical way? Our Sequencing and Composition course at Level 2 will help you access all the features of a professional music software package (Logic Pro) and set projects to help develop your composition skills.

Creative Music Producer
Level 3
This exciting course is for those who know how to use music software but want to take it a stage further. Our Level 3 course focuses on the intricate elements of a professional music software package (Logic Pro) and develops skills in synthesis, audio editing, MIDI and much more. You will also learn how to compose music for media, syncing your music to given film extracts. This course is an ideal progression from the level 2 course.

VOCAL COURSES

Vocal Artist
Levels 2 & 3
Specially designed for vocalists, this exciting and practical course will help you with all aspects of vocal technique, performance and stagecraft including solo singing, understanding harmony and improvisation. We aim to run two courses and you will be advised the level based on your previous experience and current vocal skill.

 

COURSE DELIVERY

The course will be delivered for 3 hours a night, 7pm – 10pm, once a week starting from week commencing November 2nd 2009 and ending week commencing July 5th 2010. There will also be opportunities to attend additional events, which will be advised to you in advance during the course.
Music Technology Courses will run Monday – Wednesday.
Vocal Artist Course will run Monday & Tuesday.
Level 3 Monday, Level 2 Tuesday & Wednesday
Please note we reserve the right to change these days & dates.

Once you apply your application will be assessed and you will be notified if you have been allocated a place, which you must then secure by sending in the full amount of payment to the Bristol centre along with completed enrolment form.

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For further info, please contact Liam Hood, Claire White or Dale Fry on 01275 891 847 or email us.

Please note that some courses may not run
if there is insufficient recruitment.

Refunds will be offered if we do not run the courses.

 

ACCESS TO MUSIC: BRISTOL
309 Central Park
Petherton Road
Hengrove
BRISTOL
BS14 9BZ

T: 01275 891 847
F: 01275 547 428

W: www.atmbristol.co.uk
E: atm.bristol@accesstomusic.co.uk

Contacts: Dale Fry and Claire White