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Level 4+
BA (Hons) Music Business & Management
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course has been successful in developing and promoting motivated and ambitious individuals across all aspects of the music industry , including music producers, performers, artists, managers, A&R, music publishers, studio owners, tour production and entrepreneurs.
Key features
- Taught by music industry specialists
- Weekly music industry visitors, including lawyers, artists, video directors, agents, managers
- Strong industry connections including staff and ex-students (eg at Sony and Warner managing artists such as Skepta and Mabel) in key parts of the music industry
- State-of-the-art recording studios and professionally equipped theatre on campus
- Excellent collaboration opportunities with courses such as performance, production, photography, media, graphic design
- Our alumna Radha Medar was named Businesswoman of the Year and nominated for Manager of the Year by Music Week magazine
Video tour of our music studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=217j67Mc9fc
Validated by University of the Arts London (UAL)
This programme is validated by University of the Arts London (UAL). UAL is a leading education provider in the creative arts, ranked second in the world for art and design (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023). They oversee the standards and quality of our curriculum, which enriches your overall learning experience.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Each application will be assessed individually, including a review of your grades, interview, portfolio/audition and any experience.
Typical entry requirements are below but offers may vary:
- a relevant A-Level
- or Level 3 Extended Diploma
In exceptional circumstances, if you do not meet our entry requirements, your application may still be considered if you demonstrate additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- related academic or work experience
- the quality of the personal statement
Portfolio and interview
You will also be required to provide a portfolio and interview for this course.
Interview requirements:
Evidence of or aptitude towards business and marketing in a music industry context. Demonstration of written and academic skills.
Potential careers
- Artist manager
- Recording/touring artist
- A&R (artist & repertoire)
- Artist entrepreneur
- Studio manager
- Booking agent
- Event promoter
- Venue manager
- Music producer
- Freelance composer
- Sound engineer
- Entertainment lawyer
- Music publishing
Alumni news: Our alumna Radha Medar was named Businesswoman of the Year and nominated for Manager of the Year by Music Week magazine
We use a variety of teaching methods, including:
- practical and creative studio-based workshops
- discussions
- lectures/seminars
- tutorials
- small group study
- self-directed study
- study trips
Assessment methods vary between units but could include:
- presentations (of practical work)
- journals
- research proposal
- written assignments
Working from our own music business hub office will allow you unrivalled access to work experience opportunities and our exceptional studio resources. Collaborations are encouraged with your fellow MET students in filmmaking, design, photography and other disciplines essential to your growing professional network. Each part of the course is designed to increase your value and your opportunities, as either artist or as part of an artist’;s team. Our External Examiner said, “If I were to be studying my music business degree now, I would want to study here.”
Year 1
This course begins with fundamentals of music industry structure, copyright and contracts, alongside practical, real-world music projects including artist management, A&R, releasing and marketing records, from vinyl to digital streaming. You will put on live events, build music audiences and fan bases and run the student radio station.
Units include:
- Music Law
- Commercial Music
- Event Management
- Ideas in Context: Why Music Matters
- Music Project
Year 2
In Year 2, you will study entrepreneurship, bid for actual funding for your music business ideas, and negotiate industry work placements while developing your own vocational major project – defined, planned, owned and controlled by you. You will also build up your own area of music industry expertise via a research project. Your own projects will be informed by one-to-one tutorials and weekly industry visits by current practitioners (including many now-successful alumni) across all sectors of the music industry.
Unite include:
- Music: Budgeting, Planning and Funding
- Industry Briefs
- Individual Project
- Ideas in context: Musicking
Year 3
You will extend and apply your music business knowledge in tutorials from specialists with cutting-edge expertise in one of the most rapidly evolving and growing sectors of UK business. Classes and project work in our own music business hub office run inside our extensive, world-class studio complex, providing a busy music ecosystem and work experience. The course is supplemented by a weekly series of lectures and workshops with prominent visiting music industry figures, including record labels, publishers, artist managers, music lawyers and performing artists across all genres, including many successful MET alumni.
Units include:
- Professional Practice
- Collective Practice
- Music Dissertation
We have excellent relationships with industry figures at all major labels, music publishers, promoters, the media (including the BBC), music distributors and the streaming services. Our industry connections include staff contacts at Universal Music and many other important music companies, and crucially ex-students working at Sony, Warner, managing artists such as Skepta, Mabel, working with artists, distribution, copyright, contracts, rights, digital music aggregation and key parts of the music industry.
Music Business students have full access to our outstanding sound studios, as well as an office dedicated to music industry projects. Students receive a digital copy of Music Week each week, and can access a range of current industry books and publications, and further essential industry-related IT equipment and software in the music department and in our fully equipped Learning Resource Centres. For event management, we have excellent relationships with a host of south coast venues, as well as our own theatre spaces on campus.
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Financial support
The applicable fees for this course, including any available discounts, will be listed in the information above.
How to apply
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HOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS
Step 1
Set Up Your Account
You’ll be prompted to create an account which will allow you to log in to our Application Tracker website whenever you wish. This will provide you with important information and you can also track the progress of your application.
Step 2
Apply
Complete each step of the application form and then submit your completed form. We’ll let you know when we’ve safely received it with an acknowledgement email.
Step 3
Application Review Meeting
Before offering you a place at college, we’ll meet with you (either in person, by telephone or online). We’ll send you a link to our booking page where you can select a time that’s convenient for you.
Step 4
Accept Your Place
Offers will be sent to you via the email address you have provided. The offer will be conditional, based on predicted GCSE grades. You’ll need to accept your offer within 14 days to secure your place.
Step 5
What next?
Once you receive your GCSE results, you’ll need to get in touch with the college to inform us of them and start your enrolment process.
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