MA Creative Music Production

About the course

This course is created to enable producers and musicians to fully integrate studio technology with musical outcomes. We strive to develop both your technical and creative potential underpinning this with scholarly insights into production and the studio as a creative, artistic tool.

This Masters level course is designed for both music and music technology graduates, but also for learners from alternative industry or practitioner backgrounds who are looking to develop their musical and technical skills and knowledge, allowing everyone to explore new ways of engaging with Creative Music Production.

Our aim is to combine the essential qualities of musician and producer to deliver post graduates who are adaptable, creative and not afraid to push the boundaries of studio practice in the pursuit of innovative artistic goals.

Music and Music Technology at the University of Huddersfield has an international reputation, and hosts one of the largest postgraduate music communities in the UK. You will benefit from our regular research seminars and workshops, and will be a member of the Centre for Music, Culture and Identity which provides a focus for popular music research in the department. CMCI maintains strong connections with other research centres, including CeReNeM and ReCePP, whose members include performers, composers and technology researchers across wide stylistic contexts.

Career support

On graduating from this course, you will have developed advanced skills required in a range of careers involving creative music production, including portfolio careers that might include producing, mix engineering, studio managing, session playing, recording artist work, music promotion, and further scholarly work and study. Professional links and accreditations.