bimm site links

The University of Sussex - www.sussex.ac.uk - Our BA (Honours) degree in Professional Musicianship is validated by The University of Sussex, a unique environment for interdisciplinary study and world-class research. The University is the choice of students from over 100 countries, who are attracted by their academic reputation, excellent facilities and beautiful campus.

Central Sussex College - www.centralsussex.ac.uk - Central Sussex College (previously Haywards Heath College which has now merged with Crawley College) are our partners for the level 3 Diploma qualification. The college is on a green leafy campus, five minutes from Haywards Heath station on the London-Brighton line.

City College Brighton & Hove - www.ccb.ac.uk - City College Brighton & Hove is our education partner for level 4 qualifications. BIMM Higher Diploma students are also enrolled as students of City College and are entitled to access the excellent IT, library and cafeteria facilities there. BIMM is accountable to City College for our working practices and academic standards on level 4 courses, and our Higher Diploma students have contact with representatives from CCBH for feedback on these issues.

Scream Studios - www.screamstudios.co.uk - Scream in Brighton has 7 fully equipped rooms, nicely decorated with air conditioning. The rooms have a mixture of Pearl drums and Premier, Marshall, Line 6 and Peavey guitar amps and a range of bass amps including Trace Elliot, peavey and Fender.

Metway Studios - www.metwaystudios.co.uk - The Metway Studios is home to the renowned Brighton band The Levellers. They have already recorded 5 albums here. The Studio has been open for commercial use for 7 years and during that time they have tracked down the best engineers in the area and spent loads of money on providing the studio with up to date equipment that will give you an unbeatable sound. The studio has a great vibe, natural daylight and visual contact with the large control room.

Concorde 2 - www.concorde2.co.uk - BIMM has a very special relationship with one of the most important live music venues in the country: Concorde 2. For 2 days a week BIMM students engage in Live Performance classes on the same stage + using the same amazing 40,000 watt PA system as the established artists who play the venue every week. The venue is also used for seven gigs throughout the BIMM year. These gigs are invariably sold out and students get the chance to play in front of hundreds of people with pro sound, lights + backline.

South Coast Sounds - www.south-coast-sounds.co.uk, www.myspace.com/southcoastsoundsrecords - South Coast Sounds is a unique label set up to help the development of young new artists. The labels motto is to release great music - no matter what genre. On the label you will find an eclectic mix of music on this site - from Rock to Jaxx - from Folk to Metal. Keep visiting the site and checking out the bands own myspace/websites.

itunes - www.apple.com/uk/itunes - You can download tracks from our CD's How to mend a Broken Pier (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) by BIMM graduates online at itunes.