Leckie to lecture

15:08 | Tuesday April 28, 2009

Leckie, who has produced Radiohead and Stone Roses, will also be interviewed by MusicTank chairman and the university’s senior fellow Keith Harris.

Leckie’s appearance follows his collaboration on India Soundpad, which sees four of India’s top alternative bands, Indigo Children, Swarathma, Medusa and Advaita, release an album on Faculty that was recorded by Leckie.

The bands will also come to the UK for the first time for a mini-tour that will take in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Oxford, the University of Westmnster and The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

Faculty managing director Katie Thiebaud says, “To realise a commercial end to the project with John Leckie is an exceptional opportunity for us. The day at Westminster will be an opening for our students and the band members to exchange knowledge and skills.”

The university has been fostering direct and tangible links with the music industry in Mumbai for some time, with discussions currently being held with Bengal music company Sa Re Ga Ma to assist in the establishment of a business training college for the local music industry.

In line with this strategy, The Great Escape will be hosting India Focus Panel discussions on May 14 May.