Music Production

Our Music Production degree offers practical and industry-focused teaching in our professional-level music studios in Manchester. This course will introduce you to everything from composing and arranging, and recording and mixing tracks for a range of different media. You’ll also develop a clear and professional presence for yourself as a music producer. Whatever your preferred style or approach is to making music, our Music Production degree will give you the freedom to explore your skills, expand your knowledge and grow as a producer. You’ll have a portfolio that really shows what you are capable of.
With live industry projects, expert tutors and state-of-the-art music studios available to you, there is no doubt that with a passion for what you’re doing, you can achieve your creative goals during your time here.

About Spirit Studios

Spanning over four decades of iconic music history in Manchester, our early days as a commercial recording studio and rehearsal space saw the likes of local legends The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Simply Red and many more passing through our doors.

Spirit Studios then became the first music production and sound engineering school in the UK (formerly known as School of Sound Recording), and since then we’ve continued to nurture the next generation of producers, engineers, artists and business owners.

Our purpose-built facilities, expert insight, professionally active tutors and creative partnerships enable us to offer the most up to date and relevant training, and provide you with real career opportunities.

YEAR 1:
Composition and Arrangement
Recording Techniques & Technologies
Career Focus 1 – The Online Musician

YEAR 2:
Composition and Production
Recording and Production
Music, Sound, Image
Career Focus 2 – Live Brief

YEAR 3:
Composition and Innovation
Advanced Recording and Production
Major Project – Music and Multimedia
Career Focus 3 – Professional Preparation

We pride ourselves on providing a variety of assessment methods; these are balanced between industry standards and an academic range that is aimed at varied student profiles and abilities.
Some modules may include on overall portfolio, others may have several varied assessments that encompass practical and written elements. Students may work on a solo project or also have the opportunity to work collaboratively in class or within external partnerships. All portfolios and written material are submitted electronically via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), practical exams are undertaken within studio or venue settings on a live basis. Feedback is delivered electronically directly to the student in a written and matrix format. There is opportunity to discuss your feedback in a one-to-one tutorial.

We use a variety of the following assessment methods:
• Portfolios
• Practical coursework
• Practical Exams
• Presentations
• Written Tests
• Written Reports
• Written Essays
• Professional Discussions
• Viva Voce