Commercial Music Production Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

The BA (Hons) Commercial Music Production programme will equip you with all the skills necessary to make your mark in the music industry, whether as an artist, studio engineer, composer, producer, or any combination of the wide range of professional roles within the music production industry.

You will explore in detail the fundamentals of the studio production process, learning how to use studio peripherals effectively as well as how to manage and lead creative sessions with bands and artists. Music producers are invaluable within the music industry, whether that is through supporting artists and musicians to achieve their artistic potential or producing and releasing music independently.

Across three years, our expert tutors will guide you through the evolving world of music production in studio and digital music making settings. You will have regular access to our brand-new recording studios and edit suites where you will become familiar with industry-standard hardware in a modern studio set up, plus detailed exploration of software and digital audio workstations such as NI Komplete, Pro Tools, and Logic Pro.

You will develop your skills in a range of areas including studio recording,

mixing, mastering, composition, sound design and sound design, and have numerous opportunities to follow your own interests and develop your own professional identity.

Throughout the course you will develop skills to create, produce, launch, and promote commercially ready music, while developing the industryrelevant music business and entrepreneurial skills essential for the modern

music industry. You will be encouraged to challenge yourself as you regularly compose, produce, and explore new techniques, styles and genres.

Key Course Features

Learning takes place in small class sizes, ensuring you receive the necessary time and individual guidance to cater for your specific industry needs within workshops, lectures, tutorials, and seminars. Throughout each year you will have the opportunity and support to focus in on your own specialism, which will conclude with a substantial production project of our choosing in your final year.

Access to our state-of-the-art resources will be made available to you outside of your timetabled classes to encourage you to continually develop your skills.

The course provides a thorough focus on employability routes, ensuring that you have a professional showreel, and appropriate business acumen to succeed in whichever creative pathway you choose to specialise within.