LACM: Los Angeles College of Music

A message from our administration regarding our latest re-opening plan and COVID-19 safety precautions. Please head to buff.ly/3boyJS4 for more updates and information.

Accepted Fall 21 Students: Have you registered for Accepted Student Day? Get inspired about a future in music with performer, songwriter, producer, author, LACM Songwriting faculty and our Keynote Speaker, Phil Swann! #LACMofficial

ICYMI: Curtis Byrd kicked off campus reopening with group drumming, our first in-person event in over a year! What a great way to start the quarter!

Our first in-person event of 2021 is happening THIS SATURDAY! Current students are welcome to join us for an outdoor drum circle led by Curtis Byrd - masks and social distancing required. Check your e-mail inbox for RSVP info!

LACM Songwriting alum ADJENAI just released her debut EP "Make Me Feel"! Check out this clip from her music video and go stream the rest of the EP!

Live-streamed senior recital featuring Drum student Nick De Beky.

Live-streamed junior recital featuring Drum student Anton Iakukhin.

Live-streamed junior recital featuring Vocal student Alexis Castille-Mehle!

Check out this remote collab video featuring Bass alum Jaime Rubio and Vocal alum Kira Morrison! Groovy

Live-streamed final showcase featuring our songwriting students!

Our Songwriting students will be performing some of their best co-writes of the quarter!

Live-streamed junior recital featuring Vocal student Sophie Brown!

Live-streamed junior recital featuring Vocal student Nel Nario!

Live-streamed senior recital featuring Songwriting student Emily Pfannschmidt!

Join us on WEDNESDAY, OCT 21 @ 4 PM PST for our first episode of LOW END LIVE in collaboration with Bass Magazine hosted by LACM Bass Department Head Jerry Watts, Jon D'auria, and Chris Jisi! This month's topic will be Pedals & Effects, and we'll be joined by guests Tim Lefebvre, Julie Slick, Ian Martin Allison, Jonathan Herrera, Neil Jason, and John Avila. REGISTER HERE: https://lacm.formstack.com/forms/lowendlive

We still can't believe that the legend Eddie Van Halen is no longer with us, but it warms our hearts to see the Pasadena community honoring him in special ways like this. Did you know that Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth actually met in Pasadena? Read about their Pasadena story here: https://www.latimes.com//eddie-van-halen-david-lee-roth-pa

LACM Songwriting faculty JOANNA WALLFISCH is teaching at this month's International Hollywood Film Music Workshop - check out the link below to sign up! Space is limited and registration fees apply.

Our first episode of LOW END LIVE is TOMORROW NIGHT! Make sure you register and reserve your spot for this amazing live event! https://lacm.formstack.com/forms/lowendlive

Two of our LACM Vocal alumni (Kira Morrison + Amanda Chitarra) can be seen as background vocalists in the latest live video special, Moonchild Experience, released by NIKI (AND Vocal alum Briana Lee is the Background Vocal Director on the project)! We love seeing our LACM singers working together on amazing things! Watch the full video here: https://buff.ly/3lG666V

Students are welcome to join us for Online Learning Support this Wednesday to meet with our Academic Advisors! Zoom registration link is on Populi.

THIS TUESDAY! We will be joined by LILLIAN MATULIC (VP of Publicity for Disney Music Group) as a masterclass guest speaker! Open to students, alumni, and faculty ONLY.

LACM wants to feature YOU on our IGTV for the next round of our pre-recorded virtual concert series on Instagram! Selected students will perform and record a live 3-song (or 15-minute) set to be featured on our official IGTV. This opportunity is open to vocalists, songwriters, instrumentalists, AND producers! To submit for consideration, please fill out the Formstack link in your e-mail inbox! Submission Deadline: Tuesday, October 20. NOTE: You must be able to record on a smartphone or video camera (no webcam footage). Open to current LACM students only.

LACM Connect is THIS THURSDAY! Students and alumni are welcome to join us for this virtual networking event - Zoom registration info is in your e-mail inbox and on Populi!

Today and every day, we encourage our students to honor and respect the experiences of Indigenous Peoples. We also must reflect and recognize the impact of colonialism on Indigenous communities throughout history and into present day. Visit https://linktr.ee/lacmofficial for more information on the history behind Indigenous Peoples Day and how you can celebrate.

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth from all of us at LACM! To celebrate, we asked some of the members of our LACM Family to share what Hispanic Heritage Month means to them. Thank you to Adjenai, Erika, and Javier for sharing your stories with us!

We're so proud of all of our amazing students who really used their creativity and talent to make the most out of our remote live-streamed recitals and showcases this past quarter. We can't wait to see more of these performances back on our LACM stage someday! (Clip from Iban Lee's junior recital)

Brand new single + music video ALL NIGHT from Songwriting student MARIAN MURLOCK - now available on all streaming platforms!

LACM Guitar Department Head MOLLY MILLER is going live with Zane Carney today for Guitar.com Live! Check it out!

It's virtual orientation this week for our incoming Fall 2020 students! We had fun taking this virtual class photo over zoom, but we really can't wait to meet all of you in person eventually - we're so glad that you chose LACM!