Courses will cover performance, recording, distribution, sound engineering Registration process to open soon, GEA chief Turki Al-Sheikh says RIYADH: People with a passion, and talent, for music will soon be able to take part in a series of workshops organized by Merwas Studios. The aim of the project, which was announced by Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, is to nurture the very best of the Kingdom’s young musical talent. The workshops will be sponsored by the Music Commission and will engage the skills of leading musicians and industry professionals from across the Arab world. Al-Sheikh said the workshops would accept talented individuals with a strong desire to develop their skills in the areas of performance, music distribution and sound engineering. The instruments covered by the classes are the violin, cello, flute, piano, drums, guitar, qanun and oud. Among the musicians linked to the scheme are Mamdouh Al-Jaba, Islam El-Qasabgi, Aref Ghamen, Khaled Mohamed Ali and Hisham Essam. Rayyan Al-Sinan, who plays drums and guitar, told Arab News: “As a musician, I have felt the impact of all the initiatives for music and art in general over the past two years. “Through the Ministry of Culture and Sanaa program, I was able to get involved in a detailed online course that truly helped push me to the level I needed to be able to actually produce music.” Al-Sheikh expressed his gratitude to all the sponsors involved in the new scheme, including the Music Commission, Merwas Studios, Saudia airline and Thib’s Auto. He added that the registration process and schedules would be announced soon.