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Musicians Institute 
Established 1977 Type Private, for-profit university Admin. staff 450 Students 1,425 Location Hollywood, CA, CA, U.S. Campus Urban Former names Guitar Institute of Technology, Musicians Institute of Technology Website http://www.mi.edu Musicians Institute is a privately owned for-profit music vocational school located in Hollywood, California. Although not a regionally accredited school, the school offers a variety of unaccredited Bachelor Degree, Associate Degree and Certificate programs in fields including contemporary music performance on guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals as well as audio engineering (including studio recording, post-production and live sound), independent artist development, guitar-making, music business, and film production. [1][1]
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Academics
Musicians Institute is approved to operate in the State of California by the Bureau for Private Post-secondary Education and has been an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1981.[2]Musicians Institute is not a regionally accredited college.
History
Musicians Institute was originally founded as The Guitar Institute of Technology in 1977. Based upon the educational philosophy of guitarist Howard Roberts, GIT was co-founded and managed by Los Angeles music businessman Pat Hicks. With the addition of the Bass Institute of Technology (BIT) in 1978 and the Percussion Institute of Technology (PIT) in 1980, GIT became Musicians Institute. MI co-founder Pat Hicks provided the organizational skills that turned Howard Roberts' educational philosophy into a functioning music school. [3][4]
Musicians Institute has since been sold to, and is now owned by Japanese businessman Hisatake Shibuya. Mr. Shibya is also the president of Musicians Institute. MI is a for-profit, privately owned business.
Huell Howser video
In November 2010, Huell Howser recorded a music track and music video for an episode of California's Gold. It required Howser to sing Al Jolson's "California, Here I Come" twenty-seven times for the music track, and the video was shot on a Red One and two digital SLR cameras. The final scene was filmed on a jib in front of the Musicians Institute with Howser on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[5] The video was reviewed as having "a vibe akin to a Bollywood-meets-High School Musical casting call", with Howser's singing called "a Henry Higgins-esque patter".[6]
Faculty
Musician's Institute faculty includes part-time educators, artists and music professionals. Notable faculty include:[7]
Guitar program
- T.J. Helmerich
- Scott Henderson
- Alex Machacek
- Dale Turner (songwriter)
- Carl Verheyen
- Dave Weiner
- Keith Wyatt
- Dean Brown
- Dave Weiner
Bass program:
Drum program:
- Chuck Flores
- Glen Sobel
Film Program:Notable alumni
- Sharon Aguilar[8]
- Juan Alderete[citation needed]
- Norman Brown[9]
- Jean Marc Belkadi[10]
- Jeff Buckley (1 Year) [11]
- Mike Campese[12]
- Joacim Cans[citation needed]
- Alessandro Cortini[citation needed]
- Kevin Fowler[13]
- Frank Gambale[14]
- Synyster Gates - guitarist, Avenged Sevenfold[citation needed]
- Paul Gilbert - guitarist, solo and bands including Mr. Big (band) and Racer X (band)[citation needed]
- Matt McJunkins[15]
- Rafael Moreira[16]
- Scott Shriner[17]
- Chad Smith[18]
- Ashwin Sood[19]
- Jeff Young[20]
References
- ^ Musician's Institute
- ^ "College Navigator - Musicians Institute". Nces.ed.gov. 1980-01-09. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=musicians+institute&s=all&id=119270#enrolmt. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ June 8, 2011 (2011-06-08). "Trading Fours: The Golden Years of Musicians Institute | Bass Musician Magazine [the face of bass]". Bassmusicianmagazine.com. http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2011/06/trading-fours-the-golden-years-of-musicians-institute/. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ • http://www.mmdnewswire.com/pat-hicks-trading-fours-the-golden-years-of-musicians-institut-40117.html
- ^ California's Gold: Music Video (TV episode)
- ^ William-Ross, Lindsay (2010-11-12). "Midday Music Break: Look Out California, Huell's A-comin'!". Gothamist. http://laist.com/2010/11/12/midday_music_break_california_huell.php. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ MI Faculty
- ^ http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=592
- ^ "Biography". Norman Brown. http://www.normanbrown.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=53. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Jean Marc Belkadi has written 11 instructional book/CD sets published by Hal Leonard /Musicians Institute Private Lessons/Press"]. http://www.halleonard.com/search/search.do?searchcategory=00&searchtype=product&keywords=jean+marc+belkadi&.
- ^ "Extract from Dream Brother: The Lives And Music Of Jeff And Tim Buckley | Books". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000/dec/16/extract. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ ES11 518-434-8900. "bio". Mikecampese.com. http://mikecampese.com/bio/body_bio.html. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "About". Kevinfowler.com. http://kevinfowler.com/about. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ http://www.frankgambale.com
- ^ http://mattmcjunkins.com/about.html
- ^ "Rafael Moreira (GIT '98) | Jan 01, 2005 | Success Story at Musicians Institute". Mi.edu. http://www.mi.edu/success/rafael-moreira-git-98. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Warwick Basses Amps & Rock'n Roll". Warwick.de. http://www.warwick.de/modules/news/NewsSingle.php?id=1897. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Chad Smith Concert/Clinic | May 20, 2010 | News & Events at Musicians Institute". Mi.edu. http://www.mi.edu/news/chad-smith-concertclinic. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/01e68c5f-e80e-4eaf-82c5-c14fb5cf0134
- ^ http://www.krankamps.com/artists/jeff-young-3063
External links
Coordinates: 34°06′03″N 118°20′14″W / 34.100796°N 118.337297°W
Categories:- Music schools in California
- Audio engineering schools in the United States
- National Association of Schools of Music
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