The Chairman of the Board || Welcome Hunter Scott

Hunter Scott, Board Chair 2019-2021

We are thrilled to announce that Hunter Scott will serve as the 3rd-ever Chairman of the Board for The Musicians Foundation.  Hunter is an exceptional leader and visionary in business and the music industry and we’re looking forward to working with him during his two-year term as Chair.

Hunter founded the highly successful Lafamos PR/Branding company, continues to develop various creative ventures and serve as an in-demand panelist and featured speaker at conferences around the world since graduating (and later serving as a faculty member) at Musicians Institute’s Music Business Program.

Hunter previously served as a board member for the foundation since 2017.

Please click HERE and HERE for recent interviews with Hunter.

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2019 Takamine Acoustic Guitar Scholarship Winner: Chase Carpenter

Chase Carpenter with his new Takamine guitar

Musicians Institute and The Musicians Foundation are pleased to announce that current MI student Chase Carpenter is the recipient of the Spring 2019 Takamine Acoustic Guitar Scholarship.  Chase comes to MI’s Guitar Program from McHenry, Illinois with several years of acoustic and electric guitar experience, in multiple genres including rock, classical guitar, country and rock/metal.

Chase shared what has impacted him the most during his MI Guitar Program studies has been “gaining a greater understanding of complex music theory and being able to apply it to my music: key changes, modal interchange; charts. This understanding has changed me by allowing me to be more melodic and more creative in my playing/composing and has given me great inspiration. Being surrounded daily by teachers who encourage and provide what is needed to advance in the music industry has also been life changing.”

Chase sees his MI education as an important key to achieving his dream of one day being able to “encompass all aspects of the music industry; to become a high quality performer as a lead guitarist with range and expertise for longevity, to develop a performing persona and to play with a wide range of other performers. I also want to develop backup vocals, knowledge of recording, to manage the business of rights and agreements and to develop/manage my own band.”

Everyone at MI congratulates Chase on winning this prestigious scholarship award, as he continues his studies at MI!

Special thanks to our longtime industry partner, ESP and Takamine Guitars for generously sponsoring this scholarship, which helps to provide talented students like Chase with the support, tools and recognition they need to launch successful careers in the music industry.

Be sure to visit Takamine Guitars  to learn more their full line of guitar products, and their exciting partnership with ESP Electric Guitars.

 

 

 

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2019 ESP ROCK GUITAR SCHOLARSHIP Winner: Andy Ferreira

Andy Ferreira w/his new ESP LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Guitar

Musicians Institute is pleased to announce that current MI student Andy Ferreira is the recipient of the Spring 2019  ESP Rock Guitar Scholarship.  Andy comes to MI’s Guitar Program from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  and brings a versatile array of playing skills with 20 years of guitar playing experience in the pop, blues, rock and jazz genres.

Andy shared a bit with us about his experience as a student at MI, “The most impactful experiences that I’ve had at MI involve being around teachers of the highest level I’ve seen in my life and also being able to delve into the best formatted curriculums I’ve ever come across. Add that to an environment of complete musical immersion along with great technological ease and you have the ultimate learning experience. Couldn’t be happier, this place is better than Disneyland!!”

He sees his education as an important key to achieving his dream of one day being able to “be recognized as an artistic voice, capable of embodying my own style in everything I do.”

Everyone at MI congratulates Andy on winning this prestigious scholarship award as he continues his studies at MI!

Special thanks to our longtime industry partner, ESP Guitars for generously sponsoring this scholarship, which helps to provide talented students like Andy with the support, tools and recognition they need to launch successful careers in the music industry.

Be sure to visit ESP Electric Guitars, and their industry partner: Takamine Guitars  to learn more their full line of guitar products.

Everyone at MI congratulates Andy on winning this very prestigious award!

 

 

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D’ADDARIO & MI Scholarship – Empowering women in the music industry!

Jinjoo Lee, MI Guitar Program Alumni || Tours w/ DNCE, Cee Lo Green, Jordin Sparks, Jonas Brothers 

Before Women’s History Month begins to wind down, we wanted to close it with a blast!

We’re excited to announce the D’Addario Women in Guitar Scholarship at Musicians Institute, sponsored by The D’Addario Music Foundation as a part of its Music Education for Girls Initiative.

This new $1,500 MI scholarship will celebrate and provide financial support for the education of a talented, newly enrolling female guitar student applied towards any of the following MI Guitar Programs starting in fall 2019: Associate of Arts, Bachelor’s of Music and Master of Music in Performance.

“Music is a universally powerful tool for self-expression and self-empowerment. The D’Addario Foundation hopes to encourage and nurture more female musicians. It is our goal to help promote more music created by women, and foster new opportunities that enable more young women to thrive in the music industry and beyond.”

– Suzanne D’Addario Brouder, Executive Director of the D’Addario Foundation

To apply for the scholarship: click HERE

 

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Congratulations to Musicians Institute Library Scholarship Winner: Robert Charles Carpenter

Robert Charles Carpenter with MI Librarian Julie Bill

The 2019 Musicians Institute Library Scholarship has been awarded to Musicians Institute Guitar Program student, and current MI Library student employee: Robert Charles Carpenter.  

He comes to MI by way of McHenry Illinois, (about an hour northwest of Chicago), having earned the prestigious award with a demonstration of his outstanding knowledge of library services and resources, and his essay discussing the importance of academic libraries and information literacy to students and the music industry at large.

Describing his reasons for coming to MI, Robert states, “I chose to study at MI because it’s the best choice for music education. The location and connection to the music industry puts it at the top of the list for all musicians. After touring the school and meeting the amazing staff I didn’t look anywhere else. I knew MI was the place for me to build the skills needed to succeed as a musician.”

Soon to be finishing his AA degree at MI next quarter and progressing into MI’s Bachelor of Music program,  Robert shared a bit about his MI experience to date: “I’ve already learned so much from attending MI these past 5 quarters. I hope to continue to expand my knowledge not only on the guitar, but in all aspects of the music industry.

He added: “My education here at MI has been an important bridge in developing into a quality performer, as well as building relationships with fellow musicians. I play in an alternative blues/rock band called Green currently which I love! I was able to make the connection to the band through meeting a fellow musician here at MI. I also enjoy playing/performing modern country, pop, funk, rock, and all genres.

I hope to continue my path in developing the technical skills required for longevity as a guitarist, develop vocal experience, as well as gain more knowledge in recording and business management.”

Robert sees his education as an important pathway to achieving his long term career goals of being able to “make a living out of something I have so much passion for and to inspire others along the way. Thanks to the Musicians Institute I have been able to move closer to accomplishing these goals each day. With hard work and dedication, I will continue to work on developing more advance techniques, build a greater understanding of theory, and dive deeper into ways in which I can use the power of music to enhance the world around me.”

Everyone at MI would like to congratulate Robert on winning this prestigious award!

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Stanley Clarke Scholarship Finals Event Video

Please enjoy!

Direct link: https://youtu.be/OC1p6Z7x98c

Congrats to all five winners of the 15th Annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Finals Concert, @Live House Hollywood, Feb. 23, 2019! $24,000 in scholarships was awarded to five very talented Musicians Institute students.

Original source audio compromised, could not be improved.

MENU:
Judges perform four songs
Finalists perform starting at: 40:25
Winners Announced: 1.51.:30
Grand Finale starting at 2:00:00

*Co-Winners: Roman Collins, SirDwight Tashibish
*Co-Runners-up: Pedro Asfora, Chase Carpenter, Jahkari Dunham

*Performers and Judges: Natasha Agrama, Bunny Brunel, David Campbell, Oskar Cartaya, Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland, Sheila E., Pauline Frechette, Frank Gambale, Richie Garcia, Aleena Gibson, Salar Nadar, Jimmy Paxson, Greg Phillinganes, Armand Sabal-Lecco, Tierney Sutton, Arturo Webb.

*Producer: Beth Marlis (VP, Musicians Institute, Ex. Director The Musicians Foundation)

Note: Some speeches, intros, award presentation, several video clips of past winners and the commemorative slideshow from the event were removed for efficiency of this final video.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 Stanley Clarke Scholarship Finals!!!!

Congrats to all five winners of the 15th Annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Finals Concert, held at Live House Hollywood on Feb. 23, 2019!  We’re thrilled to award $24,000 in scholarships to these very talented and impressive Musicians Institute students!

Every one of them inspired the capacity crowd, and wow-ed the “A-list” music industry judges.

Here’s a selection of photos of each of the five finalists and the overall event! (courtesy of Toshi Sakurai)

Co-Winner: Roman Collins

Co-Winner: Roman Collins – Finale

Co-Winner: SirDwight Tashibish

Co-Winner: SirDwight Tashibish – Finale

Co-Runner-up: Pedro Asfora

Co-Runner-up: Pedro Asfora

Co-Runner-up: Jakhari Durham

Co-Runner-up: Jakhari Durham

Co-Runner-up: Chase Carpenter

Co-Runner-up: Chase Carpenter

The Five Finalists w/Beth Marlis (MI Vice President & Event Producer)

The Three Co-Runners-up w/Stanley Clarke

Judges: Salar Nadar, Aleena Gibson, Frank Gambale, Histake Shibuya (owner of MI), Tierney Sutton, Beth Marlis, Richie Garcia, Stanley Clarke, Greg Phillinganes, Sheila E., Oskar Cartaya, Bunny Brunel

The Legendary Stanley Clarke

Stanley, Oskar, Sheila, Arturo Webb

Frank, Richie, Oskar, Stanley, Armand Sabal-Lecco, Bunny

Stanley and Sheila

Salar and Stanley

Stanley and Tierney

Stanley and Frank

Stanley Clarke, winner of the 2019 Musicians Institute Legacy Award

 

Co-sponsor of the 2019 Stanley Clarke Scholarship

Co-sponsor of the 2019 Stanley Clarke Scholarship

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP FIVE FINALISTS FOR STANLEY CLARKE SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED!!

We’re pleased to announce the top five finalists for the 15th Annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship.

CONGRATULATIONS TO

GUITARISTS: PEDRO ASFORA, CHASE CARPENTER

VOCALISTS: ROMAN COLLINS, SirDWIGHT TASHIBISH

DRUMMER: JAKHARI DURHAM

 

Event will be held at Live House Hollywood,

Entry Door is: 1534 Highland Ave. HWD 90028

Free to the public – open seating first come- first served.

Doors at 7:30pm

We encourage you to Ride-Share (Uber or Lyft).

Parking available nearby at 6767 Sunset Blvd garage, parking garage at 1522 N. McCadden Place or street meters.

 

 

 

Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert Allstar Guests Announced – DO NOT MISS THIS!

Show is 8-10pm (Doors 7:30pm) — FREE to the public, no RSVP needed!

This is the first peek at the amazing line-up of guest artists announced for the 15^thAnnual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert at Musicians Institute!

Saturday, Feb. 23^rd

MI Live House

1534 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood 90028

8-10pm (Doors 7:30pm)

FREE to the public, no RSVP needed!

 

 

 

Announcing THE 15TH ANNUAL STANLEY CLARKE SCHOLARSHIP AT MUSICIANS INSTITUTE

STANLEY CLARKE WANTS YOU!!

Four-time Grammy Award Winning Stanley Clarke, performs at his signature scholarship event

Stanley Clarke Scholarship Applications for Musicians Institute students are now being accepted!

Current MI Performance Program Students (AA and BM only) APPLY HERE:  https://scholarships.mi.edu/scholarships/stanley-clarke-scholarship/

About the Finals event:

Saturday Feb. 23rd  |  8-10pm

Musicians Institute’s LIVE HOUSE

1534 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood

TICKETING DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY FEBRUARY

CELEBRITY JUDGES TO BE CONFIRMED IN EARLY FEBRUARY

More details to be announced in 2019!!

The Stanley Clarke Band will perform, and the celebrity judges will be in the house as FIVE of MI’s best, brightest and most talented students will take the stage to perform two songs each for the prestigious Stanley Clarke Scholarship Finals Concert at MI’s LIVE HOUSE on Saturday Feb. 23rd at 8pm. This annual event is co-sponsored by The Stanley Clarke Scholarship Foundation,  Musicians Institute and The Musicians Foundation.  

Stanley Clarke, (and his band) will perform and a panel of well known music industry judges (to be announced in early February) will choose TWO finalist winners who will each receive a scholarship prize package (tuition discount and cash) of $6,000 from Stanley and MI, on the basis of musical talent, performing ability, stage presence, musicianship and charisma during the Final Performance Event.  Three runners-up will receive a scholarship (tuition discount & cash) award of $2,000 each. 

Legendary Stanley Clarke performs at MI with Greg Phillinganes

 

ABOUT Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke, Liberator of the Electric and Acoustic Basses

Bassist, composer, producer Clarke, whose prodigious talent, 40+ albums and 60 film scores, four-time Grammy winner, multiple Emmys, critics’ and readers’ polls, and gold and platinum records have made him one of the most recognized and respected names in the annals of contemporary music, has selflessly and generously created opportunities for talented, emerging musicians to further their education and realize their own creative vision.

Stanley Clarke, MI Honorary Doctor of Music

For fifteen years, the Stanley Clarke Scholarship at Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music has provided substantial financial assistance to outstanding student performers since its inception and creation by Stanley in 2002.  In recognition of his exemplary and extraordinary support of music education, Stanley was awarded the first-ever honorary Doctor of Music degree from Musicians Institute in 2009.

MI’s LIVE HOUSE Performance Venue, 1534 N. Highland Ave. Hollywood