Paul McCartney
McCartney's reps to audition Israeli talents
Representatives from ex-Beatle's school of music to arrive in Israel next week, to search for talented musicians looking for big break in music biz
Paul McCartney may have missed seeing Boaz Mauda compete in the Eurovision competition, but he plans to more than make up for that by unleashing his own version of a musical competition in Israel.
Next week representatives from McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) are scheduled to land in Israel in order to audition young people who dream of making a splash in the international music business.
McCartney founded the school 12 years ago, in an effort to seek out musical talent on a global scale. 40% of its students come from outside the UK, and each year only 300 applicants are accepted out of around 5,000. The last Israeli to receive a degree from the school was Dror Mohar, a recording engineer in New York City who has already worked with Bjork, Gwen Stefani, Patty Smith, and Jennifer Lopez.
According to McCartney, his dream of creating an international school of music has succeeded. In his opinion, the school's contribution to the world of music is significant because, he claims, a good performance can reach anyone, wherever they may be.
Darren Murphy, the school's international manager, is one of the representatives scheduled to arrive next week. According to him, the school has noticed a growing demand for auditions in Israel over the past two years. And with two excellent Israeli students heading towards graduation, he said, now seemed like a good time to search the country for new talent.
