ABOUT US

Hellfire Enterprises Ltd. is an artist management company created in 1989 by Scott Booker.  Hellfire works to assist talented people in making their mark in music, art and contemporary culture.

Located in the central US, with offices in Oklahoma City. Hellfire Enterprises Ltd. is in a strategic position that allows us to keep a finger on the pulse of the US and International music industry.

  • Scott Booker

    OWNER

    Scott Booker is the founder and owner of Hellfire Enterprises Ltd. He is the founder, CEO and Director of the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma, and host and interviewer of the ACM Masterclass Series. Scott has had the honor to serve as a commissioner for the Oklahoma Arts Commission for several years. He has served on the board of Governors for the Texas Branch of NARAS/Grammys. Scott served as “cultural coordinator” of Music in the Metro, ACM Rocks Bricktown and the OKC Rock for Oklahoma tornado relief benefit. He also frequently consults businesses and government agencies on the entertainment industries.

    Scott Booker began his music industry career at 15, working as a clerk in a Sound Warehouse record store. He managed the Oklahoma City indie Rainbow Records stores for ten years, while promoting local and national musical artists. After helping the Flaming Lips sign a record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 1990, Scott created Hellfire Enterprises Ltd.

    Scott has managed the three-time Grammy Award winning, Flaming Lips for over 30 years and continues working with national and international artists.

  • Derek Brown

    Derek first entered the Hellfire equation in 2000 when Scott guest-lectured an Artist Management course he was attending in Tulsa, OK. After moving back to his home, Oklahoma City, the following year, Derek reconnected with Scott and soon began working with Hellfire Marketing handling retail and lifestyle marketing for records by the likes of Sigur Ros, Mercury Rev, Belle & Sebastian and many more. Also at Hellfire, he assisted Scott in management duties for The Flaming Lips, Wheat, and British Sea Power. Later, Scott brought Derek on to handle Physical and Digital Sales at World's Fair Label Group, a company that provided label services for influential labels such as Rough Trade, Daptone, Definitive Jux, and Bella Union.

    Concert production has also been a substantial part of Derek's career. For several years, Derek has brought dozens of concerts to Oklahoma including Modest Mouse, The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Bright Eyes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, John Cale, and countless others.

    For many years, Derek has also served as a multi-instrumentalist performing and recording with The Flaming Lips, Liz Phair, Steve Burns, Starlight Mints, Chainsaw Kittens, and his own project Crocodile. Since 2009, Derek has performed live with The Flaming Lips in over 300 shows on five continents. He's appeared at numerous festivals, including heavyweights like Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, and Pitchfork Music Festival.

    Derek is also the Manager of the Business Development Center at The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) where he's held that position since 2008. It's at ACM@UCO that Derek connects the music industry to the program's student body by advocating on behalf of the students to the international industry.