Music Production (Top-Up)

Next available entry for this course is from September 2023. Apply now via UCAS.

Our Music Production Top-Up programme is intended to prepare you for a growing, and ever-evolving industry which contributed £4.5 billion to the economy in 2018. The course is specifically designed to ready you for a range of potential avenues of music creation, for example working in the video game industry or in the world of live music, or working as an educator. We aim to provide you with the broad range of transferrable skills required to be a self-producing Artist. You will develop a breadth of skills within the digital domain, the studio environment, and – perhaps most importantly – academically.

• Accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES)
• Opportunities to work in real-world situations across Northampton
• Extra-curricular masterclasses in music production
• Interaction with partner degree in Popular Music
• Industry expertise from published and researching music team
• Contemporary specialisms in many areas of EDM
• Cutting-edge software: Native Instruments, Ableton, Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, SoundToys, Mac OS X
• Field Trips to events such as BBC Music Introducing Live, and visits to professional recording studios.
• Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise.

• Tawjahiya and successful completion of a Foundation programme from a UK awarding body,
• Two-year associate degree / community college diploma (occasional Year 2 entry may be granted depending on qualification and modules studied),
• International Baccalaureate Diploma,
• Successful completion of a Foundation programme from a UK awarding body,
• A Levels

Please contact us or check the Course information pages for the specific grades or points you will need or if you have a qualification not listed above.