Music Production, Performance - University of W

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,000

Per year

Start Date

2025-09-19

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

36 months

Program Facts

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Admission Requirements

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Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Music | Music Production | Music Performance

Area of study

Arts

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

GBP 17,000

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2024-09-01	-
2024-09-19	-
2025-09-19	-
2025-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

The University of Westminster's Music Production, Performance, and Business course prepares students for a diverse career in the music industry. The curriculum includes essential areas of music production, performance, and business, with an emphasis on collaboration to enhance skills in teamwork, negotiation, and creative synergy. This program provides hands-on experience through authentic group projects mirroring real-world industry practices.

Program Outline

Careers

Our graduates have gone on to have huge and diverse success. Our alumni include members of the bands Rudimental, The Feeling, Plan B and Arctic Lake as well as successful artists such as Jamie Woon, Tom Baxter, Emmy The Great, globally established trance act Above and Beyond, and Grammy Award-winning Al Shux.

Successful graduates

Our graduates enjoy successful careers across the music industries, including in music synchronisation, music management, media production, and as artists and producers.

Play and perform at our masterclasses

You'll get the opportunity to perform and play your music to industry guests including publishers, artist managers, A&R and other songwriting and production specialists.

Employers around the world

The University’s Careers and Employability Service has built up a network of over 3,000 employers around the world, helping all our students explore and connect with exciting opportunities and careers.

Work experience

We have strong links with various record labels, publishers, writers and managers, as well as the music rights organisations PRS and PPL. We encourage as many students as possible to attend industry events to grow their contacts and seek work opportunities, by providing many students with free passes to attend industry conferences, workshops and expos.

We invite industry professionals to speak at events on campus, providing students with additional opportunities to extend their networks and to ask key questions.

Our students have completed internships for various record labels and artist management companies, which in the past have included:

AEG
All Points East
Beggars Banquet
Big Sync Music
British Summer Time Festival
East City Management
Full Time Hobby
Mute
Solar Management

Job roles

Our course equips you for diverse career opportunities, allowing you to follow a specific career path, while also gaining the transferable skills needed for employment in all areas of the music industry.

You'll be encouraged to develop your professional status while studying on the course, and to incorporate professional and industry-focused activities into your academic work.

University of Westminster music graduates have gone on to have successful careers as:

Academics
Artist managers
Branding and marketing experts
Entertainment lawyers
Film sound designers
Freelance musicians
Live music promoters
Music artists
Music educators
Music journalists
Music producers
Music publishers
Music therapists
Music venue managers
Record label executives
Social media managers
Songwriters
Studio engineers

Graduate success

Our graduates are employed throughout the London music industries at major and independent record labels, production studios and concert venues, media companies including Disney, and in various areas of entertainment law. Our graduates include:

David Bass graduated in 2004 and formed two music synchronisation companies, Wake The Town and Theodore. Both companies were nominated for several awards by Music Week in 2019, and they are known for their Christmas IKEA advert, Silence the Critics
Sigala graduated in 2013, and had a UK Number 1 single in September 2015 with ‘Easy Love’, and another three UK Top Ten singles in 2015 and 2016, when he was signed to Sony on a multi-year, multi-million-pound deal
Tom Overbury graduated in 2010, and is a Senior A&R Manager with Warner Chappell UK. Tom was named as one of '30 under 30’ rising global music industry executives by Music Week in 2014
Chelsea Zevenbergen graduated in 2010 and is an established artist manager, having assisted and managed artists for ATC including Laura Mvula and Eliza Doolittle. She now works as part of the team at East City Management managing Alt-J and Wolf Alice and leads development in mindfulness and wellbeing for artists

Szjerdene Mulcare graduated in 2010 and is now an established vocalist and musician primarily working with the British artist Bonobo, featuring on his 2013 album The North Borders (Ninja Tune), and accompanying world tour
Nathan Cassells graduated in 2011, and in 2012 co-wrote and co-produced the song ‘What Now’ for Rihanna’s Unapologetic album. The single peaked at Number 21 in the UK and Number 25 in the US
Charlotte Baker graduated in 2016, and took a position as tour manager for the rapper Angel Haze and Snoh Aalegra, and artist manager of AYA
Kaz Rodriguez graduated in 2014 and has a distinguished career as a professional drummer and composer. In 2019 he signed to Josh Groban's label and continues his drumless recording series with his fourth album
Andrew Stafford graduated in 2009 and has since set up Big Sync Music, a creative licensing agency who work directly for brands and ad agencies. Clients include Heinz, Pepsico, Unilever, Samsung, BMW, ASDA, The National Lottery and Unicef

International Opportunities

Many of our courses offer international study and work experiences, and the University provides other global opportunities that all students can apply for - so whatever you're studying, you'll have the chance to go abroad.

Opportunities could include:

Taking part in semester or year-long exchanges at institutions around the world
Attending an international summer school or field trip
Developing your CV through volunteering or work placements abroad

International experience broadens horizons, boosts self-confidence, and improves global understanding, alongside being fantastic for your career.

Course Leader

Leddra Chapman

Senior Lecturer

Leddra is an independent singer/songwriter releasing heartfelt folk/pop music with over 30 million streams worldwide. Her debut album Telling Tales was noted as ‘pitch-perfect acoustic pop’ by The Independent, and one of Ed Sheeran's 'favourite albums of the year' (GQ). Leddra has collaborated numerous times with Sheeran and provided guest vocals on his album, +.

Her music has been playlisted many times by BBC Radio 2, including Record of The Week for her single All About You. Leddra has also toured throughout Europe, both as a headline act and supporting the likes of Ed Sheeran, Tom Jones, Ben Howard, Gabrielle, Katie Melua and more. She recently recorded new material at Spotify’s Secret Genius Studio at Metropolis, and returned to the stage in January 2023 with two sold out London shows.

Our curriculum reflects authentic industry practices, and our network of expert tutors and contacts within the vibrant London music community provides unique opportunities for experiential learning.

Course Team

Pete Astor - Senior Lecturer
Graham Ball - Senior Lecturer MA Music Business Management
Hussein Boon - Principal Lecturer
Antony Farsides - Senior Lecturer
Kirsten Hermes - Senior Lecturer in Music Performance Technology
Mykaell Riley - Principal Investigator
Cathryn Robson - Senior Lecturer
Glenn Skinner - Senior Lecturer
Jasmine Taylor - Senior Lecturer
Professor Shirley Thompson - Dr Shirley Thompson
Adrian York - Senior Lecturer

Why study this course?

Easy access to Central London

Based just a 20-minute tube ride from the heart of the city, you'll be perfectly placed to get involved in London's thriving music scene.

Music industry links

We have strong links with various record labels, publishers, writers and managers, as well as the music rights organisations PRS and PPL, and regularly invite industry professionals to speak at events on campus.

Learn in a creative environment

You’ll study alongside students from film, photography, music, fashion and journalism, in a creative and collaborative environment.

Student work

Tracks from the University of Westminster’s music students - past and present - have been curated for your enjoyment in a special playlist on Spotify.

We have created a Spotify playlist that brings together some audio highlights from some of our talented and influential students.

All tracks on the playlist are either performed, written or produced by our Music students. Head over to Spotify to listen to the full playlist.

Westminster Degree Shows

The Westminster Degree Shows are an annual collection that showcases the creativity, vibrancy and artistic talent of our undergraduate arts courses. You can see the latest online collection on Westminster Degree Shows.

Teaching and Assessment

Below you will find how learning time and assessment types are distributed on this course. The graphs below give an indication of what you can expect through approximate percentages, taken either from the experience of previous cohorts, or based on the standard module diet where historic course data is unavailable. Changes to the division of learning time and assessment may be made in response to feedback and in accordance with our terms and conditions.

How you'll be taught

Teaching methods across all our undergraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application. Learning typically falls into three broad categories:

Scheduled hours: examples include lectures, seminars, practical classes, workshops, supervised time in a studio
Placement: placement hours normally include placement opportunities, but may also include live projects or virtual activity involving employers
Independent study: non-scheduled time in which students are expected to study independently. This may include preparation for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks, or revision

How you'll be assessed

Our undergraduate courses include a wide variety of assessments.

Assessments typically fall into three broad categories:

Practical: examples include presentations, videos, podcasts, lab work, creating artefacts
Written exams: end of semester exams
Coursework: examples include essays, reports, in-class tests, portfolios, dissertation

Music Production, Performance and Business BA Honours