MA Commercial Music Producer (Online Blended)
Online, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
12 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
About: The MA Commercial Music Producer (Online Blended) is a one year MA delivered via blended learning with live recorded classes, one-to-one academic and industry tutorials, online songwriting camps with commercial briefs, online playbacks and A&R surgeries, and an optional 10-day songwriting camp at Tileyard London. You're matched with a professional songwriter-producer and can collaborate from home to balance study and work.
Career Outcomes: Alumni receive live commercial briefs, discounts, and annual pitching access to the Tileyard Investment Fund. Graduates move into roles like commercial music producer, songwriter-producer, artist-producer, A&R, and freelance production, building networks with studios, labels, and publishers.
The MA Commercial Music Producer (Online Blended) is a one year, industry-focused Master of Arts Degree. Delivered via a combination of online interactive media and face-to-face delivery, it is designed for the technically proficient, aspiring or established commercial producer seeking a more flexible approach to a work-study balance.
The online blended programme features:
- Live classes that are recorded for access at any time
- 1-2-1 academic and pastoral tutorials
- 1-2-1 industry mentoring sessions
- Online songwriting camps with live commercial briefs
- Regular online playbacks and A&R surgeries, and
- An optional 10-day songwriting camp at Tileyard London
All students are matched with a professional songwriter-producer for 1-2-1 mentoring, ensuring continued professional feedback and strengthening of pathways to employment. Students are also invited to attend International Songwriting Camps alongside on-campus students, providing further opportunities to meet and collaborate with other songwriters and producers.
Online Blended Programme students, working from home studios, can balance studies with other commitments and our bespoke delivery platform empowers collaboration without having to be based on campus.
Online Blended Learning Study
Online delivery uses interactive video content and supporting written materials, reinforced with live online conferences, video calls and workshops. Student learning is checked using a combination of:
- Self-assessed exercises
- Peer-assessed exercises
- Teacher/mentor marked assignments
- Interactive tutorials
Coursework will include submissions in the form of:
- Written essays, reflective accounts and reports
- Audio artefacts
- Video presentations (live and pre-recorded)
Feed-forward and feedback are provided using a combination of discussion boards, written delivery and video/audio messaging. Support is also available via e-mail, live chat and video calls.
Term 1: Foundation (60 credits)
- Contemporary Production Techniques
- Composing and Arranging
- The Music Industry: Landscape
Term 2: Development (60 credits)
- Mixing Techniques and Sound Design
- Sound Design and Creative Media Technology
- Making Music Work
- The Music Industry: Marketing
Term 3: Creation (60 credits)
- Creative Production Project
Student Finance England Funding is available to British, Irish (Northern & Southern) and EU nationals with settled status (Those who moved to the UK before 31/12/20) who are currently living or planning to live in England.
Alumni receive regular live commercial briefs, and discounts on products and events, and can annually pitch any commercial projects to the Tileyard Investment Fund.
Artists producers and companies located at Tileyard include Martyn Ware, Goetz Botzenhardt, Nikolaj Bjerre, Jon Kelly, Dru Masters, Sean Hargreaves, Paul Whalley, and Tom Fuller, Spitfire Audio, Apple Music, PLATOON, Beats One, Focusrite, Pioneer DJ and many more.
