Events

The Institute hosts and participates in numerous guitar, bass, drum and vocal related events throughout the year. Keep your eyes peeled on this page for any NEW upcoming, exciting events!

UPCOMING EVENTS...

 Open Mic (Nick)

 ICMP Open Mic Acoustic Night - 30th July

Taking place monthly at Powers, our open mic nights offer ICMP students the chance to get on stage and peform their original material. Our next night will be held on Thursday, 25th June!

IndieFestival

Student Rob Miller to play at Indie Guitar Festival - 24-26th July

ICMP student Rob Miller's band, "The Outlaws Of Tombstone", will be playing at this year's first annual Indie Guitar Music Festival.  The festival will take place in West Oxfordshire  on July 24th-26th.  It will feature a line-up of some of the biggest and coolest acts around over the space of just one weekend! Click here for more details. 

MishMash

MishMash @ The Luminaire- Next MishMash October 8th!  Watch this space!

Bored of the same names and faces cropping up at gigs, the ICMP and Stiff Promotions teamed up to create a monthly night to highlight all that is quirky and different in today's music scene - MishMash!

 lets_talk_music_live_small.jpg Let's Talk Music Live

Lets Talk Music Live is a unique free monthly event that blends essential information, informed debate from top industry panelists and great live music. For more info, footage and past events Click here....

 

PAST EVENTS...

 Shola Ama Shola Ama Songwriting Workshop 

The ICMP is delighted to announce an exclusive songwriting workshop featuring the outstanding writer, singer and performer Shola Ama, delivered as part of London Songwriters' Week.

 Eddie Kramer An Evening with Eddie Kramer

Metropolis Studios is proud to welcome one of the world's most legendary names in production and engineering, Eddie Kramer, for an exclusive evening of discussion, advice and demonstration in Metropolis' world-famous Studio A. 

 MFY 1 Music for Youth - 14th & 15th February

The London Rock, Pop & Urban Festival of Music for Youth will take place at the ICMP and the Luminaire, where 16 bands from across London and the South East will perform in this musical celebration.

 

Nik Kershaw Masterclass

Nik Kershaw Masterclass

Multi-platinum selling Nik Kershaw came in to visit the ICMP and host a masterclass which included performing old and new songs, as well as a Q&A session with our students, including questions about songwriting and his creative practices.

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Student Xmas Gig @ Powers

Taking place at Powers this xmas gig included a line up which featured the incredible talents of current ICMP students.

Julian Perretta

Julian Perretta Q&A Session

Signed to Columbia (Sony Records) Julian is a singer-songwriter who is managed by Hilary Shaw (Girls Aloud). He visited the ICMP along with Columbia Records' Marketing guru Claire Horseman, to answer questions on how to make it in the music industry. Read more...

 

 Larry Carlton TN

Larry Carlton Guitar Masterclass 

Grammy award winner Larry Carlton is one of the world's most important contemporary blues players and is perhaps best known among guitarists for his work during the 1970's and 1980's with the Crusaders and Steely Dan. He'll be heading to London to headline an exclusive blues-focused masterclass. Read More...

 

Nik Kershaw

Nik Kershaw LIVE @ the Luminaire

An accomplished world renowned artist throughout the 80s, Nik rekindled his recording career in 1998 with the critically acclaimed album '15 Minutes', receiving accolades from such legends as Eric Clapton and Miles Davis. After a 7 year absence from live performances Nik returned to the stage to headline an ICMP gig at the Luminaire. Read more...

 

Bass Day UK Bass Day UK 2008 - Sunday 9th Nov

From students and beginners to professional musicians the largest No.1 UK BASS event provides great enrichment opportunities. Next to the artists, a wide range of name brands are represented.

 GuitarBreakTN

Guitar Break Blues Rock Day

The ultimate Blues Rock masterclass at The Institute with our own Dario Cotese, plus Neville Marten & Jason Sidwell.  Presented by Guitar Break & The Guitar Institute. Read More...

Songwriting

Freshers Week

Freshers Week runs in October with a fantastic line-up of events to let loose our new students into life at the ICMP and London at large. Click here for more...

MishMash TN

MishMash @ The Luminaire
Featuring The Clik Clik, Marina & the Diamonds, Laura & the Tears and Caitlin Kelly

Bored of the same names and faces cropping up at gigs, the Institute and Stiff Promotions teamed up to create a monthly night to highlight all that is quirky and different in today's music scene - MishMash!

 

Metal Hammer Magazine

Metal Hammer Weekend

The Metal Hammer Weekend was sponsored by world famous Metal Hammer magazine and provided a great opportunity for those involved to better the metal skills on the fretboard. Guest speakers included Steve Smythe ( Nevermore, Dragonlord ) and Architects founders, Sam and Dan. Click here for more...

 

2008 Graduates

Higher Diploma Graduation 2008

Sunday July 27th saw the December 2008 Diploma students graduate from the Institute! Click here for more...

 

Albert Lee

Country Guitar Weekend feat. Albert Lee!
* Video of Albert Lee at the Institute

For lovers of country guitar! The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance provided an unmissable weekend of pickin' heaven featuring the legendary Albert Lee! Click here for more...

 

MishMash

MishMash @ The Luminaire
Featuring The RGB's, The Rebs, and The New Devices
* Click here to watch the RGB's perform Everlaster

Bored of the same names and faces cropping up at gigs, the Institute and Stiff Promotions teamed up to create a new night to highlight all that is quirky and different in today's music scene - MishMash! Click here for more...

 

Remo Drummers Night

LIMS (London International Music Show)
Remo drummers night

The ICMP provided a percussion band to open the Remo Drummers night at LIMS 08 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The remarkable line-up of drummers included Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers), Mark Schulman (Cher, Pink), Steve White (Paul Weller), Paul Stewart (The Feeling), Ian Matthews (Kasabian), Andrew Small (Kylie Minogue), Trevor Lawrence Jr (Alicia Keys) and many more...

 

Dario

Guitar Break Weekend 

Guitar Break hosted a 'Blues Rock' day - soloing and chord ideas with guest tutor Dario Cortese. For more information visit http://www.guitarbreak.com/

Make Model

Make Model Secret Gig

Before heading off on tour with the Fratellis, EMI signings Make Model headlined an evening performance at the Luminaire, with two Institute bands in support.

Yoav

Yoav Secret Performance

Signed to Island, Yoav is an incredible musician who has been described as "Damien Rice produced by the Neptunes, or an acoustic Nine Inch Nails, or Beck meets Buckley meets Björk." Hel be dropped in to the Institute to perform tracks from his new album 'Charmed & Strange'.