Through a special pledge by Mike Curb, California’s former lieutenant and acting governor, and music industry veteran, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will begin construction on a new student recording facility in the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center in 2025. The generous gift builds upon a philanthropic partnership between the Mike Curb Foundation and the school of music which traces back more than a decade.

“I am very pleased to extend my commitment to create a creative lab space that will serve as a training ground for young music professionals to hone their skills and master their craft at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music,” Curb said. “We are proud to be joining our support with philanthropists and music industry pioneers Herb Alpert, Mo Ostin and Berry Gordy.”

The Mike Curb Foundation made its first gift to The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in 2012, then providing funding for the creation of a computer music lab in the Ostin Music Center. The new funds provide for a complete renovation of that space, allowing the creation of the Mike Curb Student Recording Facility, as well as two new mixing/editing rooms and faculty studios.

“Mike Curb has a passion for educational philanthropy,” said Eileen Stempel, inaugural dean of The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. “We are thrilled that he has provided our students with professional-level facilities to foster their development. This will be a significant enhancement for our music industry program.”

The gift from the Mike Curb Foundation follows the Foundation’s mission and history of supporting education and culture. Since its inception over twenty years ago, the Mike Curb Foundation has provided more than $200 million in grants and gifts to support education, culture and arts, historic preservation, programs to alleviate homelessness and other community projects and services. It is committed to a charitable program that reinforces Curb’s desire to give back to the community and inspire others to do the same.

For information, visit mikecurbfoundation.com. The Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center is located at 445 Charles E. Young Drive East.