BA (Hons) Music Production
Duration
3 years / 4 years with placement year*
Institution code
L28
UCAS Code
3 years W374 / 4 years W375
Duration
3 years / 4 years with placement year*
Institution code
L28
UCAS Code
3 years W374 / 4 years W375
Music is the heartbeat of creativity, woven into film, games, art, and culture. This course places you in a vibrant creative community, collaborating with musicians, filmmakers, animators, and designers. You’ll draw fresh inspiration across disciplines, redefining what music production can achieve in today’s dynamic creative industries.
We welcome aspiring engineers, recordists, and beatmakers eager to grow into accomplished music production professionals and creative artists. Here, music production meets innovation and collaboration. Working closely with our BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance, this course sharpens your expertise in studio production, composition, sound design, and live sound—foundations for a successful musical career.
This course immerses you in recording, mixing, mastering, and creating music for diverse media, from video games to film sync. Purpose-built facilities mirror real-world industry environments, offering state-of-the-art resources such as a performance auditorium, cutting-edge recording studios, a 24-hour rehearsal room, and soundproofed live rooms—everything needed to bring your vision to life. You’ll also have access to industry-standard software and hardware, ensuring you graduate with the tools and skills that reflect current professional practices.
Guided by expert lecturers, you’ll master technical skills and gain creative insights for success as a music producer. Through hands-on projects, hyper-real simulations, live pitching opportunities, and interdisciplinary collaborations, you’ll gain invaluable real-world experience. In our supportive and intimate environment, you’ll be encouraged to showcase your talents, experiment, and push creative boundaries, preparing for success in the ever-evolving world of music production.
Workshops and guest speakers have included Skin OBE, Jason Bowld (Bullet for My Valentine), Imogen Heap, West End performers, composers, agents, publishers, and industry experts across labels, management, and promotion.
*The placement year is subject to approval.
In your first year, you’ll explore music production, studio production, composition, sound design, and live sound. Through workshops and real-world projects, you’ll create original music, collaborate in the studio, and understand the broader context of music production in popular culture, setting the stage for success in the dynamic creative industries.
BA (Hons) Music Production students have access to bespoke music facilities to support their studies including: 24-track analogue/digital recording studio; fully-integrated studio live/ensemble rooms; auditorium with full live PA and lighting rig and sound-proofed instrumental teaching rooms.
Computer suites house networks of Apple Mac computers featuring regularly updated, industry-standard software for a wide range of creative applications that support all our courses. All suites use equipment consistent with that used in the creative workplace. A purpose-built specialist library is open to all students and includes Digital Collections to enhance the learning experience as well as the University archive. Self service facilities are available throughout, supported by a dedicated and experienced team of library staff.
BA (Hons) Music Production
Graduates and students from our music department have performed at iconic Leeds venues like O2 Academy, Belgrave Social, The Wardrobe, and Brudenell Social Club, and toured the UK.
Graduates will be ready to pursue careers as music producers, beatmakers, DJs, recording engineers, live sound engineers, sound designers, educators, and mastering engineers. Graduates may also continue to postgraduate study.
*Please note that our courses are subject to an annual review process in order to maintain their quality and enhance the student experience. As a result, Course Specifications may be amended for the coming year.
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