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Studio

Hire our musicians for your music technology students. From full band recordings to live engineering sessions, we provide the professional sound they need.
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  • Studio Recording

    Use our industry standard musicians and vocalists for an efficiently seamless session and impressive sounding finished project.

  • Writing Sessions

    Immerse your students into real world writing sessions by hiring our top line vocalists and instrumentalists to get creative with them on their productions.

  • Audio Engineering

    Give your students the opportunity to learn how to set up, sound check, and do live sound mixing in the studio with a full experienced band of whatever size you require.

Live

Need an industry standard band to impress at your Open Day or Live Performance Workshop? We provide a high end band line up for a fraction of the cost.
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  • Open Days

    Hire one of our slick entertainment outfits for a captivating and interactive music experience for all of your potential new students and clients.

  • Live Performance

    Whether its for assessment, rehearsal or just live experience, we can provide whatever line up your students require for their polished performances.

  • Live Sound Engineering

    MIC check! Give your students free reign of the desk and stage for set up, sound check and live mixing of a full professional band provided by us.

Classroom

Whether you require a guitarist for in class demonstration or a touring artist for motivational workshops, we can meet whatever classroom needs you may have, however big or small.
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  • Masterclasses

    Use our long-standing industry connections to bring some of the leading experts in music and music business along to your classroom for interactive masterclasses and motivational workshops.

  • In Class Demonstration

    Want to give your students a more immersive look into ensemble work or more obscure genres of music? Bring in any of our talented musicians to assist your tutors in live demonstration, accompaniment and improvisation.

  • Song Writing and Composition

    Give your students the opportunity to test out their writing and charting skills on our professional musicians and watch as they hear their compositions come together live for the first time.

Your Musicians

  • Part of our members only service
  • Fully checked and trusted
  • Student and classroom experienced
  • Industry connected

  • Featured Musician


    Alex


    Guitarist

     Hailing from the North East of England, Alex is an active freelance guitarist and tutor with many years of experience in live and studio work. Alex began playing the guitar aged 11 and very quickly entered into the professional ranks. By age 21 he was already an up and coming professional guitarist in Newcastle Upon Tyne playing in many highly regarded bands and ensembles. He then went on to gain a first class honours degree in Music Performance from the London College of Music in 2010. He continues to be a very highly established and skilled guitarist on the UK music scene along with touring internationally as a leader of his own band. He is a versatile player with a wealth of experience both as a performer and session musician, and is most experienced in live accompaniment, studio recording and open days.

  • Featured Musician


    Phil


    Bassist

     In his hometown in Belgium, Philippe studied with Belgian session player Stéphane Deville and jazz master Benoit Vanderstraeten. He moved to London after completing a degree in Human Resources Management and studied at The Institute (formerly ICMP) in North West London for another three years, completing a Bachelor in music performance. During his time at The Institute, he had the opportunity to take private lessons with British and American bass legends Laurence Cottle, Janek Gwizdala and Michael League. Philippe is developing a steadily growing reputation as a reliable and versatile player and has had the opportunity to work with members of Roxy Music and American fusion sensation Snarky Puppy, amongst others. He is highly experienced and reliable as a solid bass player and has taken part in many live recording and performance sessions with colleges and universities around London.

  • Featured Musician


    Elias


    Drummer

     Elias started his career as a musician and educator in Barcelona where he studied Contemporary, Jazz and Classical music with renowned drummer Quim Solé at Berklee's "L'Aula del Liceu". Since moving to London, Elias obtained a honours degree in Contemporary Music Performance from the University of East London and is now an active member of London's music scene with years of experience in studio, TV and live performances including X Factor, The Royal Variety and Britain's got Talent. To the day, Elias continues cultivating and building an eclectic profile as an established, experienced and versatile session musician working for a wide range of signed and unsigned artists in the UK and abroad.

  • Featured Musician


    Danny


    Vocalist

     Liverpool-born – Danny graduated the London College of Music in 2010 with a degree in Music Performance and Music Technology; an essential mix in a fast-paced and constantly developing music industry. Add a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Management and Artist Development, and you’re left with a well-rounded musical education, coupled with an in-depth personal understanding of the music-based higher education system in the UK/London. Currently performing internationally with multiple acts – lead vocal, backing vocals and rap. As well as working on creative projects, developing original music, Daniel also owns and operates a small agency, currently in its 4th year, but showing rapid, sustained growth. Pro-active, driven and hard-working; a natural leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. Creative and engaging.

Outsource Masterclass Professionals

Take a look through our curated catalogue of masterclass professionals and industry experts below. In-house Q&A, workshops, webinars and our brand new ‘LIVE’ stream demonstration service now available for your entire year to join.

  • David Combes

    Vocals – particularly high intensity techniques


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    Dev Griffin

    Production, Radio, DJ


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    Dezmond Meeks

    Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business


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  • Francis Seriau

    Drums, music business, entrepreneurship, education


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    John Wheatcroft

    Guitar, teaching and transcribing


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    Katie Holmes

    Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business


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  • Kojo Samuel

    Musical direction, production, keyboards, arranging


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    Mark Dyer

    Drums, song writing, vocals, production


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    Mark Pusey

    Drums and percussion


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  • Roo Savill

    Vocals and songwriting


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    Ross Harris

    Drums, freelancing, networking, professionalism etc.


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    Vic Jamieson

    Guitar, stage techniques


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  • David Combes

    Vocals – particularly high intensity techniques


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  • Dev Griffin

    Production, Radio, DJ


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  • Dezmond Meeks

    Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business


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  • Francis Seriau

    Drums, music business, entrepreneurship, education


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  • John Wheatcroft

    Guitar, teaching and transcribing


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  • Katie Holmes

    Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business


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  • Kojo Samuel

    Musical direction, production, keyboards, arranging


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  • Mark Dyer

    Drums, song writing, vocals, production


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  • Mark Pusey

    Drums and percussion


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  • Roo Savill

    Vocals and songwriting


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Dev Griffin

Devin Joseph Jordan "Dev" Griffin (born 23 December 1984) is a British actor, radio presenter and DJ who is most commonly known for presenting the weekend breakfast show on BBC Radio 1. Warmed up for Calvin Harris on Friday 16 September on BBC radio one

Main expertise

Production, Radio, DJ 

Additional expertise/training

Songwriting, presenting 

Notable Work

Radio 1 DJ and radio host, Ministry Of Sound resident, signed to Audio Rehab

DJ

Dev was a member of Rebellious and has played in Ayia Napa and Faliraki at Ibis, Insomnia, Club Ice and Gas with Reggie Yates.[1] Griffin warmed up for Kanye West at the Hammersmith Apollo and Jurassic 5 at the London Astoria. He also played at the Radio 1 Teen Awards, and was asked to calm the crowd down after getting them too excited.

Radio

Dev joined BBC Radio 1Xtra at the launch in August 2002, where he presented "The Lowdown with Reg and Dev", on Saturday afternoons between 12PM and 3PM. In August 2004, The Lowdown with Reg and Dev moved to Saturday mornings between 9AM and 12PM, with Dev additionally doing the show by himself on Sunday mornings. Yates left 1Xtra in December 2004, so from January 2005, Dev presented both Saturday and Sunday morning shows by himself. Following further schedule changes in September 2005, Dev moved to Saturday afternoons again between 12PM and 2PM, where he stayed until 2007 when he became presenter of the weekday early morning show (not the Breakfast show) between 6AM and 8AM. On 5 June 2009 the BBC announced that Dev was moving from his early morning show on BBC Radio 1Xtra across to BBC Radio 1 to take on the weekend breakfast show. This show started in July 2009. In a further shake up to their daytime programming, during the Summer of 2009, it was announced that Dev would be moving from Weekend Breakfast, to replace Greg James, as the host of the weekday Radio 1 0400 to 0630 AM show. His first show as permanent presenter was on 21 September 2009 and his last on Friday 28 March 2014. This can be downloaded from the unofficial Radio 1 Archive. From Saturday 29 March 2014, Dev took over the weekend breakfast show originally hosted by Gemma Cairney. Cairney moved to Dev's previous time slot of Mon-Fri 4am-6:30am. Initially the show was from 0700-1000 AM, however following changes to the specialist schedule, the start time of the show was pushed back to 0600 AM, still finishing at 1000. Dev made his debut presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast Show sitting in for Nick Grimshaw in February 2014, at short notice after Grimshaw called in sick, which Dev has done again since. He regularly covers both Scott Mills' show and Greg James' show when they are away.

Television presenting

Smile (BBC2), Bring It On (BBC1)

Television acting

The Crust — Starring Dev Griffin and Reggie Yates (Darrall Macqueen), Emmerdale, I Bring You Frankincense (Crucial Films), The Bill, Hollyoaks, EastEnders

Location

London 

Dezmond Meeks

Main expertise

Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business 

Additional expertise/training

Former vocal coach and creative director in Los Angeles

Masterclass Format

Lecture followed by interactive participation and one on one coaching 

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Northwestern State University (Performing Arts)

Notable work

Multiple indie awards wins and nominations, recorded for major record labels, features with major artists, travels the world 9 months a year performing and hosting residencies at top music venues, elite American Idol and America's Got Talent Alum 

Location

London 

Francis Seriau

Main expertise

Drums, music business, entrepreneurship, education

Additional expertise/training

30 years experience as leading entrepreneur, coach and mentor to entrepreneurs, musicians, artists

Masterclass Format

Demonstration followed by Q&A, I have helped with master classes, workshops, lectures, talks, presentations including demonstrations and Q&A across many countries and several continents, mainly in music schools, conservatoires, arts centres, business centres, universities, colleges

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

PHD

Notable work

Acclaimed Educator, Music Entrepreneur and Musician, Francis Seriau is a true original whom many regard as the single greatest influence on contemporary music education in the UK.   Francis has pioneered and led work in this field since 1983 and helped provide the crucial bridge between vocational music training, academia and the music industry itself. He founded the first contemporary music school in the UK, the world-renowned Tech Music Schools, starting with Drumtech in 1983 followed later by Vocaltech, Keyboardtech and Guitar-X.   Francis developed new concepts and techniques for the teaching of contemporary music. His ground-breaking approach attracted students and musicians from over 50 countries, as well as some of the biggest names in music - among them: Bill Bruford (Yes) Pick Withers (Dire Straits) Rat Scabies (The Damned) Phil Selway  (Radiohead) Jason Cooper (The Cure) Nathan Curran (Basement Jaxx) Jed Lynch (Peter Gabriel) Mick Avory (The Kinks) Elliott Fyfe (George Benson) Mark Roberts (Massive Attack) Tom Meadows (Duffy), Julian Brown (Kylie Minogue) and many many more… A truly unique and unrivalled track record of successfully training musicians for the music industry. In 1998 Francis received an honorary doctorate from Thames Valley University in recognition of his outstanding contribution to music education and in 2005, he was made a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). He is also a member of the Institute of Directors. In June 2010, after over a quarter of a century developing specialist music education, Francis sold his schools. Now, through a range of new exciting projects and services packed with fresh insights and new ways of thinking, he is again sharing his knowledge, passion and experience – helping entrepreneurs, musicians and businesses around the world as well as developing new musical opportunities. 

John Wheatcroft

Main expertise

Guitar, styles, improvisation, teaching, transcribing (working for magazines/publishers etc.), idiomatic composition (gypsy jazz/fusion etc.)

Additional expertise/training

Self employed musician for many years so professional experience, plus expertise as an educator, consultant (i.e. ABRSM), course writer etc.

Masterclass Format

Performance, demonstration, Q&A, all of these things etc.

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Masters at UWL, Greenbank College (Liverpool), Guitar Institute (Acton), privately with numerous incredible musicians and educators

Notable work

John leads a busy double-life as an artist and an educator. He has performed with artists as diverse as Billy Cobham (Miles Davis), Frank Gambale (Chick Corea), Mike Clark and Bill Summers (The Headhunters), Carl Verheyen (Supertramp), Ralph Salmins, Paul Elliott and Laurence Cottle. John has toured the world with both Carl Palmer (ELP) and John Jorgenson (Elton John/ Hellecasters) and he is a regular contributor to Guitar Techniques UK, along with contributing numerous lessons for Guitarist UK, Guitar Part France and Guitar World (USA). He currently holds the position of Head of Guitar at London’s Tech Music Schools and is a visiting lecturer for the London College of Music and Chester University. His first book, Improvising Blues Guitar was published by Schott and has received rave reviews worldwide, recently published translated into Italian and he’s just putting the finishing touches to the ABRSM pilot syllabus for electric guitar along with completing the debut acoustic album with his band Ensemble Futur.

Location

London/Liverpool

Katie Holmes

Main expertise

Vocals, stage, songwriting and music business

Additional expertise/training

Speech level singing

Masterclass Format

Usually 2 hour masterclass which combines, vocal technique, demonstration, student demonstration and feedback, vocal ensemble/BV workshop, session/BV industry Q&A, industry tips, networking advice, profile and reputation building

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Trained in Speech Level Singing to level 3

Notable work

Adele, Olly Murs, Kylie, Rita Ora, Professor Green, Leona Lewis, Jessie J, Gnarls Barkley, Craig David, Lily Allen, Angel Haze, Izzy Bizu

Location

London 

Kojo Samuel

Main expertise

Musical direction, production, keyboards, arranging

Additional expertise/training

Business, sound engineering, keyboard programming, music tech

Masterclass Format

Talking, explaining what I do then Q&A, could possibly explain from start to finish what MD'ing a particular type of project entails

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Studied in the UK, A-Levels, then began working in the music industry

Notable work

Worked professionally in the music industry for 25+ years as a producer, songwriter, film/tv composer, musician, musical director as well as other business related things. MD/notable projects include, Jess Glynne, Jessie J, Plan B, James Morrison, Tom Odell, Jessie Ware, Katy B, Ella Henderson, Taio Cruz, Sugababes, Tinchy Stryder plus loads of others.

Location

London 

Mark Dyer

Location

London 

Main expertise

Drums, song writing, vocals, production

Additional expertise/training

Sound engineering

Masterclass Format

Demonstration followed by Q&A

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Church, self taught

Notable work

East 17, Nile Rogers, Maceo Parker, Mary Wilson, Philip Bailey, Carleen Anderson, Sly & Robbie, Jimmy Cliff, Matt Bianco

Mark Pusey

Drums and percussion expertise

Drums

Additional expertise/training

Musical Direction, Orchestral and Pop Arranging, Programming

Masterclass Format

Tailored to client, but most often led by short demonstrations/solos/playing to tracks; a structure including key points the client asks for specifically (freelancing, studio playing, groove playing, tuning, playing to track/click, technique, music business, motivational talking) but is very open and often encouraged to be student-led by questions they seeks answers to.

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Privately with some of the best tutors on the planet including Bob Armstrong, Gary Chaffee, Gregg Bissonette, Carlos Vega, Steve White and countless others

Notable work

Toured or recorded with Ed Sheeran, Tom Jones, Olly Murs, Ronan Keating, Leona Lewis, Saturdays, Hurts, Pixie Lott, Hilary Duff, Ella Eyre, and many many more...

Location

London 

Roo Savill

Location

London 

Main expertise

Vocals and songwriting

Masterclass Format

Chat about music industry/working as a musician in London - covering area's such as writing a good CV, gaining the right kinds of exposure, avoiding the usual 'networking' pitfalls etc, followed by Q&A

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Self taught! Was working an awful 9-5 and quit to take a chance on being a musician in London!

Notable work

Backing vocalist for 18 month Florence and the machine world tour including headlining Glastonbury, Red Rocks and Lollapalooza, performances on Ellen, SNL, Jimmy Fallon, Jools Holland, Backing vocals also provided for: Omar, Katherine Jenkins, Tom Fletcher, Lapsley, Foxes, Michelle Williams, Dappy, Tony Christie, Aloe Blacc, The Wombats, Recording work for Hollywood movie soundtracks including 'The Guilt Trip', 'A little piece of heaven' and 'I give it a year' (feature with Tower of Power), Vocals featured for TV shows including Luther, Mad Men, Inspector George Gently, Hollyoaks, Discovery Channel, NBA sports, Made in Chelsea, Dance Moms, Major ad campaign features including Playboy, Sainsbury's, O2, Co-op, Victoria's Secrets, very.co.uk, Thomas Cook, American Express, A+R / Vocal coach for BBC1's 'The Voice' 2012- present day, A+R / Vocal coach for ITV's 'The Voice kids' 2016, Vocal arranging and performance coaching for various artists at Universal Records studio, Fulham, Writing credits for Sony ATV and EMI production music, as featured in various TV shows such a Coronation St, Hollyoaks and ad campaigns worldwide, 6 year residency at Ronnie Scotts, Soho

Ross Harris

Main expertise

Drums, freelancing, networking, professionalism etc.

Additional expertise/training

Keys, vocals, song writing, business

Masterclass Format

Open to all ideas - especially group masterclasses with a band, so we play a few songs, then do info about each member and questions etc.

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Studied at Walsall Arts College and Drumtech, BTEC Level 4 and a BMus 1st Class Honours

Notable work

Ella Henderson, Craig David, Duke Dumont, Neon Jungle, Union J, Tricky, Laura Welsh, Eurovision 2016

Location

London 

Vic Jamieson

Location

Portsmouth/London 

Main expertise

Guitar, stage techniques

Masterclass Format

Demonstration followed by Q&A, chat about the music industry, with questions throughout

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, BMus (Hons)

Notable work

MNEK, Sigala, Craig David, Zara Larsson, Becky Hill, Karen Harding, A*M*E, Dionne Bromfield, Louisa Johnson, The BBC Symphony Orchestra

David Combes

Main expertise

Vocals - particularly high intensity techniques 

Additional expertise/training

Estill Levels 1 and 2, and some NLP based performance anxiety experience 

Masterclass format

I generally go for an interactive format, particularly when demonstrating methods for combating stage fright and performance anxiety and contemporary vocal techniques for singers wanting a more pop/rock sound

Motivational freelance musician workshops?

Yes

Education

Bath University, BA (Hons) Music and Thames Valley University (now The University of West London), MMus (Distinction)

Notable work

Backing vocalist for numerous TV shows (X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent) and high profile artists across genres from classical to rock (Chaka Khan, Kylie, Lionel Richie, Annie Lennox), vocal coach for The Voice

Location

London 

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