On Monday 21^st January 2013, songwriter and former Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley will visit the Institute to give an exclusive masterclass to students at its Kilburn facilities.

Charlotte has been a professional musician since the age of fourteen. She first grabbed public attention when she joined multimillion album selling Irish rockers Ash, just two years into her career. Charlotte spent a decade with the band supplying guitar and vocals, during their most successful period.

Despite punishing touring schedules, Hatherley continued to concentrate on her songwriting skills; as well as contributing on songs with Ash she also wrote three  solo albums, Grey Will Fade, Deep Blue and New Worlds, which included collaborations with Squarepusher, Adem, Luke Smith (Depeche Mode, Foals), Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins) and XTC’s Andy Partridge.

Charlotte has also toured with Bat For Lashes, KT Tunstall and many others.

Charlotte’s current project, Sylver Tongue, marks a new direction for her music, in which she composes on keys instead of guitar. Hatherley’s music inspirations include Japan, Tom Tom Club and Talking Heads but whilst for some, influences are used as a shortcut to their destination; Charlotte uses them as a direction to her own unique sound.

Charlotte will talk about her band experience with Ash; touring and recording extensively, and her career as a session guitarist and solo artist, which includes setting up her own label and releasing her own records. The session will also touch on aspects of songwriting and the process Charlotte follows to demo, produce and home record her material.

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London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to present a series of masterclasses featuring two true guitar legends, Jay Stapley and Jerry Donahue. The format of these un-missable evenings will be a combined masterclass and concert, which will showcase the specialities of each of these incredible session guitarists.

British guitarist and Institute tutor Jay Stapley has a CV like few others having worked with Roger Waters, Mike Oldfield, Suede, Toyah and Scott Walker to name but a few. He will be demonstrating sounds and effects for guitarists, how to use effects pedals and the creation of classic rock lead and rhythm sounds as well as looking at high gain control using hybrid picking.

American guitarist Jerry Donahue is a respected master of the British folk rock scene and is best known for his work with Fairport Convention and Fotheringay. He will be revealing the tricks behind his famous left hand technique and showing you his own masterful approach to string bending, giving you tips and techniques to help you explore the full potential of your guitar’s voice.

The concert following the masterclass will feature material from both Jay and Jerry’s solo repertoires illustrating the techniques they covered earlier. Suggestions for masterclass topics and tunes for the gig are welcome. Please visit the forum at www.jaystapley.co.uk [http://www.jaystapley.co.uk/forum/the-jay-jerry-show-2012]

The first public event will take place on the 12^th November 2012 at The Bedford in Balham, followed by an event on 14^thNovember at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (exclusive for Institute students only.) This is followed on the 16^th November 2012 by a public event at The Institute, Kelvedon, Essex. The show starts at 8.30pm and tickets are £10 (£9 in advance). Further dates will be announced.

These events offer rare opportunities to spend an evening with two remarkable session guitarists, in an friendly environment as they share the ‘tricks of the trade’ with you, and you learn more about the real world of the music industry. To find out more visit www.jaystapley.co.uk.

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