Keyboard Course Tutors

		Ian Sillett - Head of Keyboards Ian started playing the piano at 5 years old. As a teenager he won the National Yamaha/Times Educational Young Songwriters Award. Finishing his A-Levels Ian won a place at Leeds College of Music where he studied piano until he was offered a place to be the first intake of students at LIPA. Since graduating Ian has been busy as a pro musician with jobs such as performing, writing & producing. Ian has travelled worldwide playing concerts & festivals. As a session player he has played for Beverley Knight, Jamelia, Blue & Sugababes & played alongside luminaries such as Mark Knopfler, Joan Armatrading & Sir Paul McCartney. Ian is also keyboard module leader for Musicians Channel on SKY TV. He has been signed to Fused & Bruised & East West Records and had publishing with Jimmy Ruffin at Ruffland Publishing Ltd. Ian has composed & orchestrated for film which won several international awards & is now currently co-writing & co-producing a double album for Disney. Ian is also a qualified music teacher.

		Tom Phelan - Keyboard Tutor Tom has worked extensively in a wide range of contemporary styles. He has a degree in Jazz Studies from Middlesex University. He currently is in Ashley Slater’s (frontman from Freakpower) new band and that of Paul Roberts (former frontman for the Stranglers). In recent years Tom has played on and written for official UK House remixes for artists such Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Sean Escoffery, Tribe Called Quest amongst many more. He was also musical director to US soul singer Viola Wills (Barry White, Joe Cocker, George Benson + solo hits). He has just finished co-writing on an Soul/ Electronic album featuring artists such as Frank McComb, Level 42, Natalie Williams, Kenny Thomas and Sean Escoffery. Tom continues to work with a number of Soul, Jazz and Pop artists on a freelance basis.

		Nigel Goulding - Keyboard Tutor Nigel had a hit in 1987 on Warner Brothers with a single he co-wrote with Abigail Mead (Vivian Kubrick) for the Stanley Kubrick film ‘Full Metal Jacket’. The single reached no 2 in the UK top 40 and sold over 250,000 copies in the UK. He has a silver disc in acknowledgment.Since then he has worked on many studio projects ranging from producing white label hardcore dance tracks in the 90’s, co-wrote, produced and played a jazz funk single with a live band released by the record label ‘Mo Wax’ run by James Lavelle, composed an ambient soundscape for an art installation in Scandinavia. He has toured the UK playing keyboards for Pete Astor on Creation Records, toured with an original 7 piece Jazz Pop band, played with numerous other bands and worked as a sound operator in the Whitehall Theatre in London’s West End. Nigel has been teaching keyboards, song writing, production and performance skills at various colleges in London (British Academy of New Music, Redbridge College).

		Jason Knight - Visiting Faculty Tutor Jason has been playing keyboards professionally since the age of 15. Specializing in Hammond and Rhodes, he has lent his fingers to Reef, Kula Shaker, Sam Obernik and Ian Wills. He has created and produced music for a variety of formats, including mobile phones, CD ROMS and computer games. He is a well known face at BIMM, regularly comparing gigs, and teaching at the Concorde in his role as Head of Live Performance Workshop. He is looking forward to handing over LPW keyboard duties to the new influx of students on the new keys course.

		Paul Englishby - Visiting Faculty Tutor Paul Englishby is a highly experienced theatre, orchestral, television and film composer whose credits are extensive and renowned. Paul’s theatrical clients have included the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and several productions in London’s West End. Paul’s film scores cover national and international productions such as Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz), Confetti (Jimmy Carr, Jessica Stevenson), Proof (Anthony Hopkins, Gwyneth Paltrow), Birthday Girl (Nicole Kidman), Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett), About A Boy (Hugh Grant) and Blackball (Paul Kaye, Johnny Vegas) to name but a few. Paul is an invaluable visiting faculty tutor and we are very proud to have him on board!