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The Premises Studios
Jan 4, 2024
Art of Arranging with Janette Mason DATES TBC.
We are delighted to be hosting Janette Mason’s Art of Arranging course for the third year in a row, although the course will be running...


The Premises Studios
Nov 3, 2023
November Newsletter
“To keep a band together you simply need a gimmick. The gimmick I use is to pay them money.” Duke Ellington Ah, getting paid is our kind...


The Premises Studios
Nov 3, 2023
Gospel Recording Course
This is another new one and we are giving you a long lead time because you might want to consider getting this as a Christmas present for...


The Premises Studios
Nov 3, 2023
Backing Vocals Course with Lurine Cato MBE
This is the third time we are running this popular course on the harder-than-you-think skill of being a great backing vocalist. Backing...


The Premises Studios
Sep 7, 2023
September Newsletter
QUOTE OF THE MONTH “It’s all about the groove, and the groove is another word for the Grail. People search for it everywhere, and when...


The Premises Studios
Sep 7, 2023
July 2023 Newsletter
QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for people who like country music,...


The Premises Studios
Jul 27, 2023
Voice Jam – Oct 24th – 27th 2023
Want to record in a professional studio? It’s still a way off but we want to give young singers in secondary school the chance to...


The Premises Studios
Jun 29, 2023
Premises Summer Party 2023
Our mega summer bash (and bossman Viv’s big 80th) happened on June 10th, a rammed and rambunctious affair that went on til the small...


The Premises Studios
Jun 15, 2023
June 2023 Newsletter
PSYCHIATRIST QUOTE OF THE MONTH “At this point, let me affirm as emphatically and categorically as I may, that I do not consider the...


The Premises Studios
Jun 8, 2023
Michele Kirsch interviews…
LAKE TURNER AND WEM about their EP: Shelter on A Hill Q1: I am interested in the collaborative process when it’s not cut and dry, like...


The Premises Studios
Jun 8, 2023
Yolanda Charles – Masterclass in Musicianship for Rhythm Sections – 19th August 2023
On Saturday 19th August, we’ve got an intensive one-day Masterclass by bass player extraordinaire Yolanda Charles MBE, focusing on...


The Premises Studios
Jun 8, 2023
25th Annual Summer Piano Week – 1st – 5th August 2023
We’re back with another legendary Piano Week, running from 1-5th August 2023. Immerse yourself in four days of intensive tuition in jazz,...


The Premises Studios
Apr 27, 2023
Backing Vocals course: July 20th, 21st, 22nd with Lurine Cato MBE – SOLD OUT!
Are you a good singer who’d like to get work with a performing band, or a good singer who’d like to explore the possibility of Backing...


The Premises Studios
Apr 6, 2023
April 2023 Newsletter
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. No, don’t. We’re gonna tell it anyway, cos that’s the Dad joke way we roll… STALLONE: I’m...


The Premises Studios
Mar 7, 2023
March 2023 Newsletter
QUOTE OF THE MONTH “I could never make love to music because I’m not into the woman, I’m into, wait, what did the saxophone play in the...


The Premises Studios
Jan 9, 2023
January 2022 Newsletter
QUOTE OF THE MONTH “There’s nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old...


The Premises Studios
Jan 5, 2023
JOHNNY BORRELL, MAN IN THE VAN
Interviewed by Michele Kirsch What have you been working on here? Getting ready for a tour or preparing for a release or both? “Both....


The Premises Studios
Dec 15, 2022
Art of Arranging Course: 25th March, and 1-2 April, with Janette Mason
Have you written a good song and want to learn how to arrange it for a band and record it in a studio? We started this course last year...


The Premises Studios
Dec 15, 2022
Rhythm Section Masterclass for electric bass players and drummers: 11th Feb
What is the role of the rhythm section within a band? Are you a bass player looking to work with a drummer or a drummer looking to work...


The Premises Studios
Dec 1, 2022
December 2022 Newsletter
Unless the music is stopped now, the human race, mumbling, snapping its fingers, twitching its hips, will sink back into an amoebic state...
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