MA Music Production (Taught)

Develop advanced music production skills and prepare for a professional career in the audio industry. This music production master's degree combines technical expertise, creative development, and industry-focused learning to help you succeed as a music producer.

Course Overview
Advance your career as a professional music producer through intensive studio work, professional development, and industry-focused learning. Our MA Music Production combines advanced music production techniques with essential business knowledge, preparing you for success in today's music industry.

You will learn how to enhance your music production skills, carefully refining your approaches to become more productive, and gain a highly sophisticated understanding of the mixing and mastering process. You will have opportunities to explore new or established areas of your creative practice, pushing boundaries and achieving innovative results. You will also focus on your development as a professional music producer, focusing on exploiting opportunities and planning your career, leading on to a large scale creative project in which you will choose a specialist focus.
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Why choose this course?

• Professional Production Skills: Develop advanced techniques in our industry-standard studios, with expert guidance on both creative and technical aspects of production

• Specialist Focus: Shape your studies around your career goals through flexible modules and a self-directed final project

• Industry Integration: Connect with active professionals through our guest lecture program, featuring insights from successful producers, engineers, and music industry experts

• Business Ready: Build essential knowledge in project management, client relationships, and marketing strategies for a sustainable career

• Creative Community: Work alongside fellow producers and audio professionals at one of of our specialist campuses in Bristol, Manchester, and Plymouth

‍In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from industry experts through regular guest lectures and have access to our video archive of past guest speakers.

Module Breakdown
Our MA Music production course combines production expertise with professional development across five focused modules. Starting with advanced production, mixing and mastering skills, you'll move on to explore your specialist interests and build business knowledge before completing a major project in your chosen area.

• Music Production

• Mixing & Mastering

• Creative Exploration

• Professional Development

• Project Realisation