MA Creative Music Production

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

COURSE OVERVIEW

The MA Creative Music Production will see you study current trends and practices in all areas of digital audio recording and studio production, while exploring the context of sound and creativity within music production.

This masters in music production offers a substantial amount of both personalisation and collaboration, allowing you to concentrate on your own specific music production interests while working together with other students to fully realise your projects.

You will be supported and mentored by exceptionally experienced tutors - all experts in creative, production and recording processes - while you learn to work autonomously using the latest industry-standard equipment.

Tailored to reflect the realities of the modern music industry, this MA in music production also gives you access to regular masterclasses, visits by special guest musicians and industry networking events.

This creative music production masters course culminates in the development and creation of a unique creative Major Production Project - typically a market-ready showcase piece, such as an artist album or similar, for you to take into industry. Your creation of the project will be overseen by an ICMP supervisor, guiding you from start to finish with their impressive industry expertise.

At the conclusion of a successful year of study with ICMP, you will graduate with a prestigious postgraduate degree, ready to make your mark in the world of music production. ICMP’s Professional Development team at The Careers and Industry Hub will provide you with bespoke music industry career advice and unique industry opportunities, ensuring your next professional step is the right one.

TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

You will be taught utilising our live rooms, tech suites and in-house music studio facilities as well as classrooms and lecture rooms. You will have access to use these facilities outside of class time while you are a student at ICMP in order to rehearse and record your music.

You will be taught through a variety of teaching and learning methods including lectures, small group tutorials, performance workshops, music technology workshops tutorials and one to one instrumental tuition.