SUMMER LIVE — ACM Summer Live

Last Thursday we attended the industry night at the ACM SUMMER LIVE week-long festival held at the fantastic Electric Theatre and organized by students from the ACM Guildford. The evening began with some heady electronic folk, presented with a Nordic twist, by the sensational self-produced pop artist BRUCH . Her show gave us an exciting…

ACM SKUNK ANANSIE SCHOLARSHIP

The Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford, Surrey has announced the launch of their first ever SKUNK ANANSIE SCHOLARSHIP. The recipient of this prestigious award will receive a fully funded place on one of the academy’s reputable degree courses, worth up to £27,000. All applicants that have successfully auditioned and enrolled for Degree programmes…

LOWER THAN ATLANTIS Join ACM at Learn To Play Day

A musician from the English rock band LOWER THAN ATLANTIS will to help give FREE music lessons at Guildford to celebrate National Learn To Play Day. With National Learn To Play Day coming up soon the ACM [Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music] are celebrating early by giving away FREE music lessons on 18th June at…

Surrey Alumnae Co-write + Produce New JEFF BECK Album

Since graduating from the Academy of Contemporary Music in 2012 guitar player CARMEN VANDENBERG has hit the ground running – fast tracking a career in the music industry. She performed in BONES alongside singer ROSIE BONES on a sold out European tour, she has also worked with Roger Taylor, Dave Stewart, Kate Nash, Roger Mayer and…

Surrey Country Music Artist Climbs Charts to Reach Number 1

The new single “Love You More” by KATY HURT from Windlesham, Surrey has topped the iTunes Country Charts this week The Academy Of Contemporary Music alumni has been busily pulling in fans since she completed her course in Guildford in March. With an ever-growing fan-base the chances of global success for this young country singer…

SWEET REVENGE Rock the Surrey Young Superstar Awards Show

A Lingfield, Surrey indie rock four-piece band (now based in Guildford and studying at the Academy of Contemporary Music) calling themselves “Sweet Revenge” delivered a superior performance at the Surrey Young Superstars Award this year, held at the upscale Guildford Harbour hotel on Sunday, May 8th. The young band won a contest organized by the Academy…