In recognition of funds raised by Nile and his manager Merck Mercuriadis, plus the guidance and opportunities he had given many students, the UK’s leading free school for performing and creative arts will name one of the music wings after the music legend
Today (Monday) The BRIT School will welcome the award-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist to unveil the naming, which recogises more than £250,000 raised from his Viewing Party on the night of the BRIT Awards.
The proceeds were shared between The BRIT School and his own charity, We Are Family Foundation.
Nile also invited students to perform this summer at the critically acclaimed Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre.
This support has ensured that The BRIT School can continue to invest in the broad creative vocational education, which is free, for the 1,400 students who come from all social backgrounds.
The BRIT School was set up in 1991 and remains the only non-fee paying secondary school in the UK delivering specialised performing arts training in the UK.
Nile’s visit to The BRIT School also marks his commitment to hold his BRIT Awards Viewing Party event again next year on behalf of both charities. The event will be held on 18th February 2020, the same night as The BRIT Awards.
Nile Rodgers says: ‘It is a great honour to have the music wing at the incomparable BRIT School named after me alongside Sir George Martin. I’m very proud of what Merck and I have accomplished thus far to put a spotlight on the work they do and the work of the We Are Family Foundation. With that in mind we are going to do it all over again on February 18, 2020 - BRITs Night - with the 2nd Annual Nile Rodgers BRIT Awards Viewing Party at The Ned and hope to set new levels of support for the incredible efforts of these two worthy organisations. We’d like to thank Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), The Ned, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd, SPOTIFY, Sony/ATV, Live Nation, CAA, The-Dream, Poo Bear, Giorgio Tuinfort, Itaal Shur, TMS and Tricky Stewart for making 2018 such a success!’
Stuart Worden, principal of The BRIT School, adds: ‘Nile Rodgers is the sound track to our lives: funk, disco, R'n'B, rock, hip hop – so many styles that have influenced so many incredible artists and he is an inspiration to every one of our students. We’re so grateful for the generosity of his time, his craft, and his financial support and that of Merck Mercuriadis for the School at this critical moment, and are honoured to dedicate an area of our Music Department in his name.’
Today (Monday) The BRIT School will welcome the award-winning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist to unveil the naming, which recogises more than £250,000 raised from his Viewing Party on the night of the BRIT Awards.
The proceeds were shared between The BRIT School and his own charity, We Are Family Foundation.
Nile also invited students to perform this summer at the critically acclaimed Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre.
This support has ensured that The BRIT School can continue to invest in the broad creative vocational education, which is free, for the 1,400 students who come from all social backgrounds.
The BRIT School was set up in 1991 and remains the only non-fee paying secondary school in the UK delivering specialised performing arts training in the UK.
Nile’s visit to The BRIT School also marks his commitment to hold his BRIT Awards Viewing Party event again next year on behalf of both charities. The event will be held on 18th February 2020, the same night as The BRIT Awards.
Nile Rodgers says: ‘It is a great honour to have the music wing at the incomparable BRIT School named after me alongside Sir George Martin. I’m very proud of what Merck and I have accomplished thus far to put a spotlight on the work they do and the work of the We Are Family Foundation. With that in mind we are going to do it all over again on February 18, 2020 - BRITs Night - with the 2nd Annual Nile Rodgers BRIT Awards Viewing Party at The Ned and hope to set new levels of support for the incredible efforts of these two worthy organisations. We’d like to thank Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), The Ned, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd, SPOTIFY, Sony/ATV, Live Nation, CAA, The-Dream, Poo Bear, Giorgio Tuinfort, Itaal Shur, TMS and Tricky Stewart for making 2018 such a success!’
Stuart Worden, principal of The BRIT School, adds: ‘Nile Rodgers is the sound track to our lives: funk, disco, R'n'B, rock, hip hop – so many styles that have influenced so many incredible artists and he is an inspiration to every one of our students. We’re so grateful for the generosity of his time, his craft, and his financial support and that of Merck Mercuriadis for the School at this critical moment, and are honoured to dedicate an area of our Music Department in his name.’
