Music and Audio Production, Double Degree BA/BSc (Hons)

This course is ideal for those who have a passion for creative practices in both music and sound, and wish to explore the technical skill of those practices.On our course you’ll explore the principles of music and audio production including recording music in the studio, writing, arranging and producing music with technology, live sound, sound design, sound effect, synthesis and interactive sound design (e.g. computer game audio). We also cover the music business, careers and employability. You will be given a mac laptop, fully loaded with all the music production software you will need for your course. You will also have access to 5 recording studios (including Audient, Yamaha Nuage, Neve and SSL mixing desks) many live rooms and performance spaces and an iMac music tech suite running Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Max/ Msp, Sibelius and Dorico*.Our course is , a music industry body that acts on behalf of the association of Professional Recording Services, the Music Producers Guild and the UK Screen Association. We are also a certified Steinberg training centre1. You may have the opportunity to go to Rock Field Studio (where Queen recorded Bohemian Rhapsody) for a week of master classes in recording and mastering*.Upon completion of this course, you may have the opportunity to become music producers, sound engineers, composers; audio post- production and game audio technicians together with work in extensive related fields such as radio and television sound.Key BenefitsThe course is designed to reflect the range of areas that make up the subject of music technology and the wide range of jobs that may be available to you once you have completed your studies. The course comes with the following benefits and opportunities:Access to our fantastic facilities: 5 recording studios, large microphone stock, large venue PA systems, dedicated computer labs and a mac laptop, fully loaded with all the music production software you will need for your course*.A vibrant and creative environment, you may have access to professional practices, new research and graduate support.Dedicated, experienced and qualified teaching staff with a mixture of commercial, academic and research related expertise at an international level (staff may be subject to change). For successful graduates, a potential range of career opportunities as music producers, sound engineers, composers, and audio postproduction technicians