Music Production

Learning in world-class studios, packed full of industry-standard kit, you'll explore music creation from a technical and creative standpoint and discover and nurture your own creative path. You’ll learn practical music theory and apply to your own compositions, whether that’s individually or collaboratively in your work in employable fields such as media composition or songwriting.

You'll understand and work within commercial parameters to ensure you graduate with the best chance of working within music, but you'll be encouraged to explore the more experimental ends of recording, production and composition to truly find your own identity.

You'll have plenty of opportunities to put your learning into practice, through live projects, masterclasses and guest lectures. You’ll also benefit from being assigned an industry mentor in your final year.

Key features

• Gain hands-on industry experience: while you study, with industry opportunities built into the course to ensure you graduate with the practical skills needed to make it in the industry.

• Use industry-standard equipment: Learn how to use specialist tech and equipment including SSL Duality, Neumann and Ableton.

• Work on live briefs: Boost your CV and industry connections by working on live briefs set by industry giants.

• Study in the heart of Nottingham: One of Europe’s top 25 student cities, and home to over 75,000 learners.

Employability

Graduates will be ready to enter the music industry in roles such as music producer, sound engineer, podcast producer, composer for media, sound designer, library composer, commercial songwriter, studio owner, musical director, performer, or music entrepreneur.

You'll have the option to top-up on the final year of our BA (Hons) Music Production in either Nottingham or London.

Facilities

Study Music Production at Nottingham School of Art & Design and you'll learn in our very own live music and events venue, Metronome on our City Campus.

With its unrivalled reputation for the quality of its sound and visuals, Metronome hosts a successful commercial programme of live events throughout the year – and it’s here where you’ll learn from the best and gain real work experience.

This world-class venue is home to some amazing facilities, jam-packed with recording studios, rehearsal rooms, performances spaces, and a 400-capacity venue.

Industry kit and facilities:

• Exigy and MPC ATC monitors

• Specialist IT and production suites with software such as Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton

• Industry-standard recording, mixing and mastering studios including SSL Duality, Neumann and Schoeps Studer equipment

• Dolby Atmos studio

• Specialist IT Suites with Logic, Pro Tools, N.I Komplete M4L and Ableton software

• Performance rehearsal rooms

• 400 capacity live events venue

• Post-production suites including Soundfield, 5.1, Foley Room, Binaural and VR technology

• Synth Lab: a shrine to the synthesiser

• Audient Heritage Console

• SSL Duality 48 Channel Super Analogue Console

• Neumann Microphones

• EMT 140 Plate Reverb

• Outboard from TubeTech and AP, DAWs (such as FL Studio, Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic, Reaper)

• Studer A827 2 inch 24 Track Tape Machine

• Plug Ins from Sound Toys, Arturia, SSL and Slate Digital.

Course Modules

Year One
Introduction to the Studio (20 Credit Points)
Studio Practice (20 Credit Points)
Pro Tools Techniques (20 Credit Points)
Creative Music Technology (20 Credit Points)
Music Composition and Theory (20 Credit Points)
Your Industry (20 Credit Points)

Year Two
Studio Production (20 Credit Points)
Mixing (20 Credit Points)
Contextual Studies in Music Production (20 Credit Points)
Music Composition Portfolio (20 Credit Points)
Creative Music Technologies 2 (20 Credit Points)
Industry Practice (20 Credit Points)

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/art-and-design/ug/fda-music-production?year=2027#module-information