At BIMM Bristol we specialise in full-time courses for guitar, bass, drums, vocals, songwriting and commercial music management. From BIMM Foundation Degree, Cert HE and BA Hons in Pro Musicianship through to Foundation Degree, BA Honours in Professional Musicianship and BA Honours Commercial Music Management (subject to validation). For more information go to courses.

BIMM tutors are all working music professionals, who have been there and done it. At BIMM Bristol you will be taught by leading musicians and professionals including: Damon Minchella (Ocean Colour Scene), Dom Greensmith (Reef), Kieron Pepper (Prodigy), Cliff Jones (Gay Dad), Mark Clayden (Pitchshifter/This is Menace), Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter/Fightstar),Stuart Clayton (Carl Palmer), James Hester (Malakai), Gerard Langley (Blue Aeroplanes), Jamie Hunt (Biomechanical), Stuart Ryan (Guitar Techniques Magazine), Jason Bowld (Bill Bailey/PWEI/Killing Joke/Bullet For My Valentine/Pitchshifter/This is Menace), Martina Topley Bird (Gorrilaz, Tricky, Massive Attack), Jon Harper (CSS /IAMX/The Cooper Temple Clause, Robert Brian (Siouxsie Sioux).

At BIMM Bristol not only will you be taught by professionals but we will also bring the music industry to you. Guests at BIMM Bristol have included: Lamb of God, Roots Manuva, Less Than Jake, Kerrang! Radio, Huw Stephens, Guthrie Govan, Simon McBride, Ralph Salmins, Johnny Hopkins and MD of Columbia Records – go to the guests section on the site to see more!

BIMM Bristol runs many live gigs during the academic year, with student gigs happening in venues all over Bristol, you will also be able to download our latest newsletter and various columns in Total Guitar, Guitarist and Drummer alongside the BIMM Albums.