ACM News

Get the very latest and breaking news from ACM including our upcoming music events, industry masterclasses and features on our current ACM students and tutors.

If you’re an ACM Alumni why not get in touch with us and let us know what you’ve been up to since leaving ACM – you might find yourself featuring here!

Thunder’s Danny Bowes Visits ACM

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Danny Bowes is best known as the frontman of ’80s rock sensation Thunder and has spent many years on the world touring during the late eighties and early nineties, giving Danny a wealth of experience of music’s highs and lows.

ACM was pleased to welcome Danny to deliver two exclusive vocal class sessions » more

Gary Langan Gives Audio Masterclass at ACM

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Gary Langan is considered as one of the industries finest producers and live technicians and ACM was proud to welcome Gary back to deliver two audio production masterclass sessions to students.

Having worked with artists such as Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Queen and many more, Gary has a wealth of industry expertise » more

TM Stevens Models for ACM

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A little while ago ACM had the pleasure to welcome back world renowned bass guitar player TM Stevens and it’s clear his visit had a profound effect upon the man who oozes funk – check out the photos he sent to us from his studio in the US.

Spending an entire week in Guildford, » more

Toby Couling – Noisettes Drummer At ACM Junior

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It’s always great to catch up with ACM Alumni, but it’s even better when they volunteer their time to help spread the message of music. This is exactly what Noisettes and ACM Drum Alumni Toby Couling is doing as he deputises at ACM Junior this Saturday.

Toby will be joining the rest » more

Queen Drum Kit At ACM

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Visitors, tutors and students may not have spotted the new addition to the ACM Main Reception, but once you do spot it you may want to take a moment to marvel at its splendor.

For those who haven’t had a chance to visit ACM in a while, Queen’s Roger » more

ACM Scholarships 2012

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ACM is pleased to announce that a limited number of scholarships are now available for students applying for Higher Diploma and Degree courses beginning in September 2012. Awards will be given to students who display excellence in their individual discipline through their application and subsequent interview. Students applying for Performance, Production and Business courses » more

Guthrie Govan

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ACM were pleased to welcome back renowned guitarist Guthrie Govan, who delivered TWO stunning guitar masterclass sessions on Friday 30th March.

Known for his incredible guitar shredding and unique playing style, Govan has been building his deserved reputation as one of the world’s leading guitar talents.

Throughout the two masterclass sessions, Guthrie » more

The Producers

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There are supergroups, and then there are Producers, arguably the most successful line up of musicians and producers ever.

Lol Crème – ex-member of brilliant ’70s pop group 10cc and one half of hit-makers and production/video duo Godley & Creme.
Trevor Horn – the legendary British producer.
Stephen Lipson – the award-winning » more

Mark De-Lisser

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As a successful singer and session vocalist for many years, Mark De-Lisser has a vast amount of experience in the industry and has turned these skills into teaching tools for the next generation of singers.

As a creative Vocal Coach, Vocal Arranger, Choir Director and Vocal Producer, Mark has 20 years of experience working » more

TM Stevens

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While returning to the UK in 2012, TM Stevens visited ACM for 5 Days (between 12th-16th March 2012), giving a series of live performance sessions, guest lectures and an exclusive bass masterclass on Friday 16th March.

TM Steven’s skill and proficiency as a bassist and vocalist is globally legendary. A luminous figure among today’s » more

Jamiroquai

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Over the years Jamiroquai have become synonymous for producing music that can’t help but put a smile on your face and ACM have been lucky enough to welcome some of the bands members on number of occasions.

In 2012, ACM welcomed Paul Turner, Derrick McKenzie and Rob Harris back to represent the Acid » more

Emre Ramazanoglu

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Emre, one of the UK’s more proficient Pro Tools editors and session drummer visited ACM Guildford on Thursday 2nd February, to show off some of his editing skills.

Emre has produced, mixed, engineered, programmed, composed and drummed on countless projects for a wide variety of artists and clients. The list and breadth of projects » more

Laurence Cottle

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Bass students from ACM’s Music Performance School, were treated to a special masterclass by the diverse and ever so cool Laurence Cottle.

Laurence has played bass for a plethora of international musicians including Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, Brian Eno, James Galway, Nina Hagen, Hanson, Tom Jones and Seal. He also has been known to » more

Audio Production Event 1st & 2nd March 2012

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APE is an event that focuses on the career element of audio production and consists of a series of masterclasses and one on one sessions for the students studying Audio Production, Creative Sound Design & Tour Production and Management.

DAY ONE
Thursday 1st March 2012
Audio Production, CSD and Tour Production students » more

Richard Lightman

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ACM was lucky enough to play host to acclaimed sound designer and producer Richard Lightman, for a special masterclass for our Audio Production and Creative Sound Design students in our own Teaching Control studio.

Richard talked about his experiences working in the Hollywood movie industry and gave our students a great insight into » more

Open Day is a Winter Warming Success

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Despite the cold December weather and lure of Christmas shopping, ACM was pleased to welcome hundreds of people to the last Open Day for 2011.

Over the course of the four hour event, visitors caught a glimpse of what studying at ACM is about and experienced the sights and sounds of our state-of-the-art facilities.

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ACMR South Coast Opens in Jan 2012

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ACM is proud to announce the the launch of ACM Regional South Coast, its very first regional centre in the UK, in January 2012.

Located in Bournemouth, ACM Regional South Coast will take over from The Music Factory, which has been providing music education in the area since 2004. ACM Regional is the Academy’s » more

Chili Pepper Chad Smith visits ACM

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Monday 21st November will be remembered by many as the day that Chad Smith swung by ACM for an impromptu visit.

ACM students and staff poured into the Rodboro Building to catch a glimpse of one quarter of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

During his three hour stay, Chad shared some of his near » more