News and updates - The Academy of Music and Sound

13th June 2016 / News

Graduates can expect to earn about £500,000 more than jobseekers without a degree over an average working life.

Investing in a degree is a commitment in both your time and finances. However, studies have shown that this investment will […]

12th June 2016 / Dan Donnelly

The Wight Stuff!

Today I am on the Isle of Wight playing along side Queen, Mike and the Mechanics and Nikki Sixx from […]

11th June 2016 / Dan Donnelly

Happy Birthday !!

Today is the Queens 90th Birthday celebrations in TriniTy Square Gateshead and our students are out in force leading the […]

10th June 2016 / News

40% of Musicians hold a degree in music

A degree is an important part of progressing your career as a musician, many jobs, including teaching and lecturing, require […]

31st May 2016 / News

Higher Education at the Academy of Music & Sound

Higher Education is more than just a course at the Academy of Music and Sound Higher Education at the Academy [...]

31st May 2016 / Exeter

Newton Faulkner at The Academy of Music & Sound Exeter

Newton Faulkner delivers a fantastic masterclass at the Academy of Music & Sound in Exeter We were very lucky recently [...]

28th May 2016 / Dan Donnelly

Stockton

Last night we played the town that I live in … Stockton. The show sold out pretty much instantly! Which […]

26th May 2016 / Dan Donnelly

Double Dutch

Tonight I’m doing a gig in Den Haag In The Netherlands. I used to play here a lot when I […]

13th May 2016 / News

AMS Edinburgh's End of Term Gigs!

Photo's from the events This week Edinburgh held two end of term gigs for their BA and HNC students. Well [...]

5th May 2016 / News

Nick Harper @ Exeter Old Timers

An amazing event full of outstanding performances! Friday the 29th of April AMS Exeter hosted an absolutely sensational gig from [...]

27th April 2016 / Gateshead

AMS North East's Fletcher Jackson Band tipped as one to go and see by The Indiependent

Academy of Music and Sound North East students; the Fletcher Jackson Band are working hard and are set to play at Leeds Music Festival as well as receiving rave reviews from the Indiependednt. Our centre in Gateshead is a hotbed of talent!

27th April 2016 / News

AMS Birmingham FD tutor Francesco Lo Castro talks about his album ‘From Distant Shores’

From Distant Shores Our music tutors are working industry professional's.. Born in Salerno and raised in Foggia, Italy in 1974, [...]