MUSICIANS INSTITUTE
Launches Non-Profit, Scholarship-Based Organization -
THE MUSICIANS FOUNDATION
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Located in the heart of Hollywood, LA's own Musicians Institute announces
the launch of a non-profit scholarship fund dedicated to providing financial
assistance to needy students - The Musicians Foundation. Spearheading the
Foundation's fundraising efforts will be music industry veteran Don Grierson.
Musicians Institute provides education, creative development and
professional training to students of guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards,
voice, guitar-making, audio engineering, music production, music video
directing and music business. Over the past three decades, MI's diverse
student body has included many who would go on to become some of the most
successful professionals in the industry, including band members and backing
musicians performing with such internationally famous artists as Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Weezer, Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Korn, Nine
Inch Nails, and dozens more.
But many MI students with equal potential are unable to complete their
education because their families cannot afford the financial burden. Some
must split their time between school and work yet still cannot make
financial ends meet. The goal of The Musicians Foundation is to help these
talented musicians achieve their educational and musical aspirations through
scholarships that allow them to stay in school and complete their studies.
These tax-deductible scholarships are awarded to students who show a genuine
passion and commitment to learning and to furthering their careers in the
music industry. The David Geffen Foundation, among others, has already made
a generous contribution, and Foundation head Grierson has promised an
intensive effort to publicize the fund within the industry, among alumni and
to the general public.
Despite its success in priming over 20,000 musicians, producers, engineers,
vocalists and music industry professionals for careers in every contemporary
genre of music� rock, funk, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and fusion, among
others�Musicians Institute (MI) is still one of the best kept secrets in the
music education field. Located in the heart of Hollywood, just blocks from
the Capitol Records tower, MI has an incredible history of innovation dating
back to its origins in 1977 as the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT),
which broke new ground as a performance-based contemporary music school
taught by working professionals. Within a few years, GIT was joined by bass
and drum programs to form Musicians Institute and the evolution has
continued to this day with degree and certificate programs for career-minded
guitarists, bassists, drummers, vocalists, keyboardists, recording
engineers, independent producers, guitar makers, music business
professionals and filmmakers.
MI�s location in the center of Hollywood is a key part of the equation,
training students for contemporary music careers in the very heart of the
contemporary music industry. One-of-a-kind facilities tucked just off
Hollywood Boulevard surround students with professional tools and atmosphere
including top-of-the-line recording studios, an array of project studios,
dozens of workstations, HD editing systems, a 500-seat concert facility and
a wide variety of performance stages, class-rehearsal rooms and practice
labs.
Musician's Institute