SPC’s MIRA hosts industry discussion with Taylor Swift’s music director, bassist

It is all about the music.

Taylor Swift’s music director Dave Cook and bassist Amos Heller are headed to the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College to share their musical wisdom with SPC students and the local community. The program will be Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

miralogoThis first-come, first-serve FREE event, hosted by the college’s Music Industry Recording Arts (MIRA) program, will take place at the Palladium’s main stage. Guests will engage in an interactive Q&A discussion, learn about the importance of branding as a musician and get advice on performance skills.

Featured guests

Taylor Swift Bassist, Music Director at SPC
Before joining Taylor Swift’s band, Dave Cook was heavily involved in the New York City jazz scene. In 2011, he joined Swift’s team. Since then, he has worked three tours as Swift’s musical director and pianist.

At 13, Amos Heller was handed his first bass and has not stopped since. He built his impressive resume in Nashville, where he began touring with Swift as her leading bassist.

Event details

This FREE program is open to SPC students as well as the community  on a first-come, first serve basis at the Palladium, 253 5th Ave. N., St.  Petersburg.

Please RSVP at this link.

MIRA program

SPC’s MIRA program helps students develop “real world” skills artists need to thrive in a diverse and competitive music industry. It offers experience to student musicians, composers, producers, DJs, life-sound reinforcement enthusiasts, broadcast audio engineers, and post-production technologists. Plus the program offers a variety of learning partners in the industry.