Recording, Mixing and Production - Top Up BA (Hons)

If you want to learn how to mix music at a professional level, come and study with us, at one of the largest audio complexes in Europe.<br/>Our music mixing and mastering course represents more than two decades of development and experience. <br/>During your studies at the London College of Music (LCM), you will build up your core recording and production skills to mix and master for commercial release.<br/>Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to work in professional studios and with a wide range of musicians.<br/><br/>What youll study<br/>Welcome to the BA (Hons) Recording, Mixing and Production Course where you will learn how to become a well-rounded record producer with a variety of sound-shaping skills that will allow you to define the creator you want to be.<br/>You will work to generate newly recorded work using the latest in technology, and our extensive recording facilities which include Dolby Atmos Spaces, a significant number of large format recording studios, specialist mastering facilities, and Universal Audio mobile recording rigs.<br/>You will develop advanced skills, such as tonal and spatial processing, a deep understanding of dynamics, and mixing skills for multiple musical formats.<br/>This course will train you to apply these techniques in UWL’s numerous recording studio facilities, where you can practically apply, and critically assess your work.<br/>Learning to use our facilities will arm you with an appreciation of recording competency and help you to explore future recording, mixing, and mastering practice. Thus allowing you to become the creator of your own signature sound.<br/>You will study remixing as a creative process through practical assignments, drawing on critical skills such as audio editing, sequencing and sampling. You will put theory into practice by building up your portfolio of mixed and mastered materials.<br/>Your final year will allow you to undertake a self-managed project. On this project, you will need to negotiate all the aspects necessary for success in the industry, including: <br/>• Organisation <br/>• Resource management <br/>• Research planning <br/>• Professional practice <br/>Throughout your course, you can refine your skills in one of the largest professionally equipped music studio complexes in Europe. Including acoustically designed recording studios and multi-performance production studios.<br/>As a part of the larger LCM community, you are encouraged to collaborate with a significant number of fellow artists and musicians from the popular music courses, as well as classical and jazz musicians on our traditional performance courses. You will be able to work with students across genres, including western classical, pop, jazz, grime, and hip hop, as well as define new musical trends with your collaborators.<br/><br/>Level-6 Top-up Option<br/>If you already have a relevant Level 5 qualification (such as a Higher National Diploma, NVQ Level 5 etc) then you can top this up to a full honours degree with our Level 6 Top-up course. This course consists of a full year of studies covering the same modules as Year 3 of the regular degree.