Music Awards

We were one of the very first universities to offer a music technology degree in the early 1990s and continuing contact with our graduates now working in the industry informs the development of our awards. 

Our Music Technology facilities are designed to enable students to work in industry quality environments using the equipment and software that they would in a commercial work environment.  Our studios are especially created for us to allow you to work in and experience industry level conditions.

   Awards

• Music Technology
• Music Technology with Management
• Music Production with Film Technology
• Creative Music Technology
• HND Media Technology: Music
• Film Production and Music Technology
• Games Audio Design

'Graduating in 2009 & following a stint in Touring Concert Production, I started an internship at Universal Music Group in June 2010 with Polydor Records and have been very lucky to have been promoted to a full time Digital Marketing Assistant. Alongside assisting the department I have been given a roster of my own acts and some fantastic projects including All time low, Jimmy Eat World, Bryan Adams + some developing acts you'll see more of next year. It also means I'm assisting on some huge campaigns, with some really experienced campaign managers including the new Take That album & Duffy's new album - so it's been fantastic and just keeps getting better!

I'm also looking after the Down the Front sessionswe've got some really exciting sessions coming up in the new year for this, i've also become involved in some of the work we've done with new iPhone apps and am currently developing one on behalf of the label
 
Working for a Major Label had always been a goal of mine... being able to work at the biggest label in the UK, blast music all day, go to some great concerts, meet amazing people AND get paid for it is fantastic" Olivia Hobbs BSc(Hons) Music Technology with Management

BSc (Hons) Music Technology graduate Rebecca Gorman graduated with a first class degree in 2002. Following graduation Rebecca researched the acoustics of vehicle interiors at Loughborough University followed by a stint in the  music industry working for two world known audio manufacturers, Solid State Logic and d&b audiotechnik. During her time at SSL Rebecca travelled the world, training clients and demonstrating mixing consoles at trade shows and in private recording studios. Whilst at d&b, she did training in acoustics, system design and rigging PA systems, including concerts for Westlife, Girls Aloud and Hillsong.

Rebecca then moved to teaching audio engineering and music technology at the School of Sound Recording in Manchester. Rebecca now lectures at the University of Wolverhampton in 2007 where she is a senior lecturer and the course leader for BA (Hons) Music Technology, BA (Hons) Sound Production top-up and BA (Hons) Music Industry Practice top-up. She has won prizes for her teaching practices, and is currently the Learning and Teaching Champion in the department, helping to develop new and innovative ways of teaching.

"During my final year of Staffs Uni I began an internship working with international music distribution company DittoMusic. I began working for Ditto in Feb 2009 and from starting as an intern have now worked my way up to the Vice Presidency of this exciting and developing independent company. From working as an intern making tea and coffee, to being utilized as a manager in regard to the technical process of distribution to my current role where I am in charge of European business development and am directly responsible for the heading up label relations.

Ditto as a company have hugely expanded from 4 people working in an office in Birmingham to become one of the largest independent distributors of music in Europe and have recently opened up a satellite office in the USA and will follow with an Australian HQ by winter 2011. So working in the planning of releases, marketing campaigns around them and being directly involved with labels and artists is a dream for me, getting paid to work with music ain't bad at all."

- Jay Kerr BSc(Hons) Music Technology with Management

Staffordshire University is an Avid Training Partner and offers the 101 and 110 of Avid’s Training and Education Program at a substantial reduction, paving the way to an increasingly valued industry-recognised qualification. We also plan to offer the 201 and 210M courses as soon as possible.

Classes are run regularly and we are also happy to put on a course specially to suit your schedule.
In addition bespoke training in Avid Pro Tools and other audio and post topics are available exploring areas which might be especially relevant to your specialist needs and workflows.  Contact m.l.estibeiro@staffs.ac.uk