http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/index.htmlAll the latest news from Access to Music, Bristolendan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukCopyright 2008 Dan Jeffries2009-10-26T18:48:07+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:17:37 +0000dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukNone2009-10-26T18:48:07+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-16Bristol tutor Dan Jeffries has been shortlisted for the STAR Teaching Awards!

The awards ceremony celebrates the hard work and dedication of teachers, support workers and anyone involved in education.

Dan was chosen from a list of 2000 entrants to be one of a hundred people shortlisted for the awards.

The National ceremony takes place in London at the end of November where Dan finds out if he's won his category!

We'll let you know how he gets on!

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First was Adrian Utley from Bristol-based act Portishead. Adrian (pictured far right) discussed his experiences with Portishead and offered many insights into the industry that the students found extremely useful and insightful.

Later on in Term 1 we were also very pleased to welcome VV Brown to the ATM Studios. Currently tipped to be the big act of 2009, VV Brown took time from her busy schedule to call in and meet the Bristol students. VV shared her experiences so far and also gave a great live performance.

Links
Adrian Utley on Wikipedia
www.vvbrown.com
VV Brown Myspace
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Tommy, now 76, still plays amazingly well and treated the students to classic solo’s from his past such as ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘It’s So Easy’. Tommy was at the birth of Rock n Roll, mixing Country and Blues music into his own style after listening to artists such as Bob Wills and T Bone Walker.
Tommy toured regularly with Buddy Holly and played on the fateful night that Buddy died in a plane crash alongside Richie Valens and The Big Bopper. Indeed, but for a flip of a coin with Richie Valens, Tommy would have been on board that plane himself. You could have heard a pin drop as Tommy recalled that poignant event which was immortalised in the line ‘The day the music died’ which opens Don McLean’s American Pie.

Tommy also talked about his time as one of America’s top session guitarist playing on over 6,500 songs with the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Too many hits to mention but here’s a few; The Gambler, Behind Closed Doors and Islands in the Stream.

Head of ATM Centres John Douglass said, ‘Tommy and his musical partner Kevin Montgomery gave generously of their time and it was a magical day we will never forget’.

As Joe had lent Tommy his guitar to play, Tommy produced a pen ‘that used to belong to Pete Tork of The Monkees’ and signed Joe’s guitar as a reminder of a great gentleman of guitar.

Tommy Allsup www.myspace.com/tommyallsupontour
Kevin Montgomery www.myspace.com/kevinmontgomery2

Footnote: They had a gig that night and were short of a bass player so ATM tutor Dave Lewis got the gig!]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukBristol news2008-05-17T10:48:42+01:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-11
The 7-piece band (who have been described as 'The most exiting band in Bristol at the moment, think Mark Ronson just with more balls') features ex-students Rob Crooks on guitar and Steve Hatton on bass.

The Hats Myspace]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukBristol news2008-03-12T00:45:14+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-9
You can see our first couple of videos here.]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukBristol news2008-02-17T14:36:19+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-8Bristol tutor Dan Jeffries has created a channel on YouTube specifically for demonstrating techniques in using Reason and Logic.

The videos cover different aspects of the software packages, from entry level information to more advanced tips and tricks. They prove useful not just to ATM students but also the wider internet community interested in expanding their knowledge.

You can watch the videos and subscribe to his channel by clicking here and you can see an examples tutorial on this site here.]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukATMCMP2008-02-06T22:23:58+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-5ATM Bristol were involved in an exciting project on Monday at the Museum, Bristol. The morning exhibition was designed to bring generations together and help each generation understand the other, breaking down ideas of stereotype.

One concept was to fuze 'old' music with a more recent sound, and Bristol City Council contacted ATM Bristol looking for a DJ to work some magic.




CMP2 student Adam Jenner offered his services, as he has a wide collection of different styles of music and felt he could work at blending these together with breakbeat and other styles.

The event was a great success, with various 'senior' members of the public choosing a record, getting on the decks and having a go.
]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukBands2008-01-10T17:30:00+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-4dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukCMP2008-01-06T14:14:00+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-3All profits will be donated to charities including Cancer Research and the NSPCC.

Ian explains: 'My mate went down with cancer at the start of the year and it hit home that it can happen to anyone. A lot of the producers involved in this project have had close family and friends affected and we hope this is a chance as a label to focus not just on making money, but to do something a little different'. Watch out for releases and events in the new year. If you are an ATM student interested in submitting your music, please email aftershok@gmail.com]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukATMGuest Speakers2008-01-14T13:06:51+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-1US Singer Songwriter, Kevin Montgomery is took a break from his world tour to pop into ATM studios in Bristol on Friday 11th January to speak to students about his career working with Sheryl Crow, The Mavericks and David Crosby. Kevin’s debut album Fear Nothing was released in 1994 to critical acclaim and after 18 months touring with Peter Himmelman, Sheryl Crow and David Crosby he went on to work on the 1996 Buddy Holly tribute album, Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly. His latest album 2:30am was co-produced with Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks.

Kevin was born into the music business. His father was an early song-writing and collaborative partner of Buddy Holly, and wrote many classics including Heartbeat, while his mother had a thriving career as a session musician and sang backing vocals on pop classics like Elvis Presley's Suspicious Minds and In the Ghetto.

Kevin also brought with him members of his band including; Al Perkins and Dale Dorman. Al’s CV is a who’s who of Country Rock, having played with The Eagles, Gram Parson, Flying Burrito Brothers, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and the Rolling Stones. Al regaled students with stories about Keith Richard and Gram Parsons, many of which are not public knowledge!

Dale plays drums with multi million selling US Country act, ‘Brooks and Dunn’, they are one of the biggest acts in the US having sold over 100 million albums.

Centre Manager John Douglass said, ‘It was an amazing chance for the history of popular music to be brought to life by the visit of the guys. How often do you meet someone who played on 'Exile on Main Street'? They were very inspirational and put themselves out even though they were running late due to the bad weather.’]]>dan.jeffries@accesstomusic.co.ukATMNationalCMPTutors2008-01-05T22:32:00+00:00http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.atmbristol.co.uk/atm_news.html#unique-entry-id-0