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TOCOTRONIC’S RICK MCPHAIL JOINS BIMM HAMBURG
Join BIMM Hamburg's new tutor Rick McPhail from Tocotronic at our next Open Day.
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BIMM Graduate employment rates on the rise
As newly published statistics from our recent graduate survey prove, more and more BIMM graduates are establishing careers within the...
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BIMM Hamburg is delighted to welcome Rick McPhail – one of the city’s most renowned musicians – as its new...
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Students at BIMM are showing that hard work, determination, and the right support whilst studying pays off when it comes...
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BIMM Hamburg is now assessing and enrolling musicians and Music Business students for entry in October 2018. Our new Hamburg...
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BIMM Hamburg has found its dream location close to the Reeperbahn and Schanzenviertel. In October 2018, the new college will...
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Renowned musicians, acclaimed songwriters and industry legends make up our network of inspiring tutors and staff. That’s because BIMM have...
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Hamburg’s well-deserved reputation as a musical city dates back to the 17th century when, in 1678, Europe’s first public opera...
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Situated in the artistic St. Pauli district of the city, BIMM Hamburg’s music and teaching facilities are truly spectacular. State-of-the-art studios filled with the very best industry-standard equipment sit aside purpose-built live performance spaces – making it the perfect environment for unleashing your creative talents and fine tuning your skills for a career in modern music.
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With years of experience in the music industry, our tutors have achieved a lot. They’ve toured the world, scored multi-platinum hit records, interviewed global superstars, organised major music festivals, and collaborated with some of the world’s most incredible acts, including Oasis, Prince, Rolling Stones, Beyonce and Sir Paul McCartney. So, let our tutors guide your music career – because they’re connected to a life in music.
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Deniz Erarslan
Guitar Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Deniz studied Jazz/Pop Guitar at The Cologne Conservatory of Music and is a busy and in-demand guitarist from Hamburg. For...
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Knox Chandler
Head of Guitar
2 Locations
Knox’s musical career has spanned over three decades, including long stints as a member of The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and...
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Nick Morrison
Module Leader for Techniques 3 and Techniques Guitar Tutor
2 Locations
Nick’s musical experience stretches over 25 years. After quitting classical piano at the age of 18, he spent time composing...
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Gerd Bauder
Bass Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Born and raised in Mannheim, Gerd worked as a professional bassist in the mid-1990s and performed with artists such as...
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Tim Kroker
Drum Tutor
2 Locations
Tim graduated in jazz and pop music in Frankfurt and has been working as a professional drummer for 25 years....
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Christian "Fieten" Hake
Drum Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Christian Hake has been the full-time drummer of the German band ‘Kettcar’, since 2010. During that time he has released two...
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Randy Black
Drums Live Performance Workshop
2 Locations
Randy is a Canadian-born rock, pop and metal musician and recording artist best known for his stints as the drummer...
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Uwe Breunig
Drum Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Uwe Breunig started his career in 2003 as the drummer for Echo Award winner Mellow Mark. Since then he has...
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Alexander Jezdinsky
Drum Tutor
BIMM hamburg
After studying Jazz drums in Cologne and touring and recording with his first major band Angelika Express, Alexander joined the...
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Tom Page
Drums Tutor
2 Locations
Tom is a musician from North East London who began playing drums when he was 18. He started to hone his...
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Sue Richardson
PG Cert Tutor
8 Locations
Sue began performing from an early age, and was playing with big bands by the age of 16. After gaining...
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Shon Abram
Live Performance Workshop
2 Locations
Shon is a singer, songwriter, dancer and actor from Hollywood, California, who has performed in countries all over the globe,...
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Catharina Boutari
Vocals Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Catharina is a singer, songwriter, session musician and live artist. A performer since the age of 14, Catharine released her...
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Stacy Taylor
Vocal Tutor
2 Locations
Stacy is a vocalist and voice over artist experienced in a broad range of styles. Her career began at an...
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Wolf-Georg Zaddach
Module Leader for Dissertation & Songwriting Styles and Genres
2 Locations
Wolf-Georg studied Musicology, Arts Management and History at the University of Music, Weimar and the University of Jena, as well...
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Peta Devlin
Songwriting, Music Production and Performance Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Peta grew up in a musical family singing four-part harmonies and it’s no surprise that her upbringing led to a...
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Rick McPhail
Songwriting & Performance Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Rick started his music career at 6 years old as an Elvis impersonator for his parents. Today, he plays live...
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Dirk Darmstaedter
Songwriting Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Dirk Darmstaedter is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer from Hamburg, Germany. Described by The New York Times as “one...
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Andreas Ohnhaus
Head of Vocals
2 Locations
Andreas is a Berlin-based singer, songwriter, producer and vocal coach who has worked with labels and publishers across his career,...
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Frank Spilker
Songwriting Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Emerging from the post-punk scene in 1987, Frank co-founded the legendary label, Fast Weltweit, which was inspired by British labels...
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Philipp Schwär
Music Production Tutor
BIMM hamburg
As a producer, mixer, engineer and songwriter, Philipp Schwär has left his fingerprints on many of the most exciting productions...
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Volker Meitz
Module Leader for Studio Management & Audio Theory and Acoustics
2 Locations
Volker is a keyboard player, producer and engineer with an eclectic stylistic range. He holds a Master’s degree in Audio...
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Pete Smith
Module Leader for Studio Engineering
2 Locations
Pete has been involved in the music industry for the past 30 years. He started his career in 1979 as...
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Chad Matheny
Module Leader for Personal and Business Development & Live Sound
2 Locations
A former high school chemistry teacher, physics graduate and web developer, Chad took leave from the academic and corporate worlds...
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Sjoerd van der Sanden
Module Leader for Creative Sounds Studies
2 Locations
Sjoerd moved to Berlin after completing his Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts in the Netherlands. He quickly gained...
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Adam Winchester
Module Leader for Computer Music 1 & Mixing & Arrangement
2 Locations
Adam is an electronic music producer, composer, and performer from Bristol, UK. Most recently known as one half of the...
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Jan Rubach
Music Production Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Originally a performer, Jan founded his first band aged 15. In the late 1980s, he went on to play bass...
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Johann Scheerer
Head of Music Production
BIMM hamburg
Johann Scheerer is a producer, engineer, musician, songwriter and author who has recorded and produced such notable artists as At...
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Jörg Tresp
Music Business Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Jörg Tresp has been running his label DevilDuck Records for 14 years and is passionate about artist development. He is...
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Gitanjali Ram-Clarke
Module Leader for Music Theory & Notation
2 Locations
Gitanjali studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. A versatile performer, she’s toured extensively playing...
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Wolf-Georg Zaddach
Module Leader for Dissertation & Songwriting Styles and Genres
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Wolf-Georg studied Musicology, Arts Management and History at the University of Music, Weimar and the University of Jena, as well...
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Arne Ghosh
Music Business Tutor
BIMM hamburg
Arne has had a varied career across the music industry, from touring as a drummer to producing children’s music and...
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Chad Matheny
Module Leader for Personal and Business Development & Live Sound
2 Locations
A former high school chemistry teacher, physics graduate and web developer, Chad took leave from the academic and corporate worlds...
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Christian Goebel
Module Leader for Artist Development and Management
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Ever since he can remember, Berlin resident Christian has had an interest in music and the creative industries. He studied...
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Philipp Schwenzer
Module Leader for Digital Entertainment Commerce & Music Business Project
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Philipp holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication for Business and Society from the Berlin University of the Arts, where...
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Charlie Layton
Head of Music Business
2 Locations
Since joining The Wedding Present as their drummer in 2009, Charlie has racked up hundreds of live shows, TV, and...
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Jeff Collier
Music Business Tutor
2 Locations
Jeff is an American recording artist, drummer, singer, published songwriter, producer and vocal production specialist working in rock and popular...
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VASEEMA HAMILTON
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & CREATIVE CAREERS DIRECTOR
9 Locations
Vaseema has over 30 years experience in vocational creative, visual and performing arts education and has been with BIMM since...
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Dr Nick Donovan
College Principal - BIMM Germany
2 Locations
Nick is an experienced academic and senior manager, joining the BIMM group team in 2013 to help launch its Manchester...
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Tim Cottrell
PGCert Senior tutor
8 Locations
Tim is a performer, music technologist and composer, who has a wide variety of experience in many areas of music....
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Gerry Lewis
Course Leader for PGCert. in Learning & Teaching
8 Locations
Gerry began his career as a professional drummer, touring and releasing with numerous UK projects including slots at RTE Radio...
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