Music and Sound

We provide the opportunity of work experience for all new students. 

This work experience may link to your course, or it could be in a broader field. Our commitment gives you the best possible mix of knowledge and experience. 

You can apply to spend a year working on placement in the music and sound industry. With our solid contacts, we'll do our best to help you secure the placement that's right for you. 

You'll also have the opportunity to join Phoenix Management. Run by Music and Sound students, it signs, records, and releases material for a variety of artists. 

Work experience opportunities 

Graduates from our Music and Sound courses have gone on to work for companies such as:  

• Solid State Logic 
• Sony Music 
• Polydor Records 
• Ditto Music 
• London Symphony Orchestra 
• Yellow Fish Studios 
• Dovetail Games 

You'll prepare for your career by learning from dedicated staff who are active in research and the industry. 

They've worked as sound engineers, music producers, performing artists, composers and sound designers. Several have run successful businesses and many present, perform and publish in international academic circles. 

Our music and sound courses feature regular input from a wide variety of guest speakers. In recent years these have included Ken Scott (engineer for The Beatles and David Bowie), Dean Humphreys (sound supervisor on The Pianist and Taken 2) and Nick McCabe (The Verve guitarist). 

A growing number of our students are choosing to start their own business, or have gone on to work in recording studios, media outlets, and education institutions after graduating. 

Employment opportunities 

Our graduates have found employment in these areas, among others: 

• Acoustic consultancy 
• Artist management 
• Broadcasting 
• Community arts 
• Composing 
• Digital distribution 
• Digital marketing 
• DJing 
• Education 
• Events management 
• Games audio 
• Instrumental tuition 
• Instrument making 
• Interactive multimedia design 
• Live sound engineering 
• Music production and remixing 
• Performing 
• Postgraduate study 
• Post production 
• Radio advert production 
• Record companies/labels 
• Record shops 
• Sample libraries 
• Sound design 
• Studio engineering 
• Studio equipment design and manufacture 
• Studio management 
• Technical departments 
• Venue management