MUSE DONATE MUSIC KIT TO PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Southwest super group, Muse have donated £15,000 worth of music production equipment, to the University of Plymouth for use by undergraduates enrolled in the School of Humanities and Performing Arts music courses. Kit donated includes a modular analogue synthesiser, two liquid channel pre-amps, and a set of specialist orchestral and instrumental microphones.
Professor David Coslett, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, said: “This is a wonderfully generous gesture from Muse and will provide exciting opportunities for our students to experience the kind of industry-standard equipment very few universities have access to. We are proud to be associated with the band, given their significant contribution to contemporary popular music and their links to the South West and the university.”
The equipment will enable students to gain hands-on experience and develop the types of recording skills used in the production of television, film, live performances and video games. Muse, who were made honorary doctors of arts by the University in 2008, have also agreed that a portion of the donation should fund student prizes, rewarding innovation over the course of the next three years. A spokesman for the band said: “We’re delighted to provide this equipment and hope it will inspire students to go on and create great music for years to come.” The gesture sees the links between the university and the band strengthened following the presentation of honorary doctorates in 2008.
