Aaron Robinson is a graduate of the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma and is now based in New York City. He recently visited our downtown Oklahoma City campus and shared with us how ACM@UCO helped develop his career as a freelance audio engineer for bands like Cub Sport, Middle Kids, and Bear Hands.
Check out more testimonial videos on our YouTube channel. Schedule an ACM campus tour at get.info@acm.uco.edu or check out our virtual tour.
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We recently sat down with Academy of Contemporary Music graduate Krystal Raney to talk about how her education at ACM prepared her for life as GM of one of OKC’s most premier venues, The Criterion!
Check out more testimonial videos on our YouTube channel. Schedule an ACM campus tour at get.info@acm.uco.edu or check out our virtual tour.
Learn more about enrolling at ACM@UCO at acm.uco.edu.
Check out featured performances by ACM@UCO students! Today, Leotie, aka ACM@UCO student Caleb Starr, invites us into his acoustic dreamscape as he performs the song “Ghost – A.”
“Breathless” by Chloe-Beth Campbell, “Angels Lullaby” by Ashliann Rivera, “Abilities” by Dallas Parker (Faux Draco) and “Hollyhocks and Morning Glories” by Scott Aycock were recently selected from 74 entries as finalists in the second annual Jimmy LaFave Songwriting Contest.
Three of the four finalists are students at The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO).
Finalists will play their songs before a live audience at an April 30 Gypsy Café pre-party hosted by the Red Dirt Rangers at Iron Monk Brewing, 519 S. Husband in Stillwater, according to the Tulsa World.
Campbell is an ACM@UCO student from Enid, and released her debut full-length album, Remnant, last year. Rivera is a singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn and raised in Oklahoma City. She has released three EPs in the last three years. Parker, who performs under the name Faux Draco, is a rapper from Oklahoma City.
Aycock is a longtime Tulsa singer/songwriter and poet who co-hosts NPR’s Folk Salad.
Congratulations!
At stake for the finalists is the chance to secure a spot in the lineup at Bob Childers’ Gypsy Café on May 1 and a $500 cash prize plus a $500 donation made in the winner’s name to the Red Dirt Relief Fund, according to a press release.
A $100 “People’s Choice” prize will also be awarded by a vote of those in attendance. This event is free and open to the public.
Pop, EDM and club artist Harlee Lane recently released his new single, “Dancing with a Stranger,” a Sam Smith/Normani cover featuring Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma student Courtney Hooker.
Lane, an ACM@UCO alumnus, is currently rated Oklahoma City’s No. 2 pop artist on Reverb Nation.
At No. 1 is ACM@UCO alumnus Ciara Brooke! She debuted her new project, “Diva Diaries,” in November.
Stream Lane’s “Dancing with a Stranger” now and hear more on Reverb Nation, Spotify, iTunes, Facebook and Soundcloud. In August, his single “Come Down” debuted at No. 1 on Reverb Nation’s local pop chart.
Love Seats is musical project created by Ashton Gary and Ethan Wilcox, based out of Oklahoma City. The indie-rock duo specializes in writing melancholic guitar pop songs with lush orchestration and recording them to tape.
After listening to bands like Ultimate Painting, Whitney and Andy Shauf, the duo wanted to create music in the likes of those artists. Gary and Wilcox bought an 8-track tape machine and started recording demos of their songs while dissecting and studying the production of their favorite records.
Eight months later, the group recorded its debut record, “These Days,” which was released in October.
Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) student Caleb Starr, a contemporary music performance major, recently created this promo video as a class project. We wanted to share it!
It also features his music as solo artist Leotie, which he recently performed live in front of a sold-out crowd at Mac DeMarco’s Nov. 14 concert at ACM@UCO Performance Lab in Bricktown.
ACM@UCO student Sophia Massad will be releasing a new single May 4! The single, “Insecurities,” opens with a beautiful piano solo before adding Massad’s powerful vocals and a guitar riff. The single will release on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play and all other music platforms.
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