ACM@UCO Performance Lab

Specialties

Contemporary Music Performance

Contemporary Music Production

Contemporary Music Business

Education

Live Performance

Studio Recording

Music Publishing

Songwriting

Music Theory

Studio Procedures

Music Supervision

Post Production

History

Established in 2009.

The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) is a fully credited contemporary music program occupying 25,000 square feet of campus with over 350 full-​time students.

ACM@UCO is all about the music and creating a «real world» educational experience for our students. By introducing students to the music industry through auditions, performances and networking opportunities, ACM@UCO is the premier connection to the music industry in the region. Located in downtown Oklahoma City in the thriving Bricktown District, ACM@UCO is the only Academy of Contemporary Music in the United States and is in partnership with the original ACM located in Guildford, UK. For further information about Oklahoma City, one of the nation’s fastest growing cities, click here.

ACM@UCO students are taught by accomplished musicians, performance experts and business professionals and can earn degrees in Music Performance, Music Production and/​or Music Business. Students also have

Meet the Manager

Scott B.

Manager

Scott Booker began his career in the music industry as a clerk at Sound Warehouse in Midwest City, Okla. in 1981. Soon after, while working at Rainbow Records in Oklahoma City, Scott began promoting small concerts in the surrounding areas. Working with venues like the Pyramid club in Bricktown, Rome 90 in Norman and the Blue Note in Oklahoma City, Scott brought acts like Superchunk, Firehose and Nirvana to the state.

Shortly after graduating with a degree from Central State University in education (emphasis on History), he met local band the Flaming Lips and began managing them in 1990, creating Hellfire Enterprises Ltd., an artist management company. After 20 years, Booker continues to work with the three-​time Grammy Award-​winning band. Also on the current management roster is Colourmusic on Memphis Industries and Stardeath and White Dwarfs on Warner Bros. Records. He has also worked with Academy Award Nominee Elliott Smith, and other acts like Wheat and Mercury Prize nominees Britis