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Welcome to BA Music Production 2024.

Our Music Production BA (Hons) is intended to prepare you for a growing, and ever-evolving industry which contributed £4.5 billion to the economy in 2018. The course is specifically designed to ready you for a range of potential avenues of music creation, for example working in the video game industry or in the world of live music or working as an educator. We aim to provide you with the broad range of transferrable skills required to be a self-producing Artist. You will develop a breadth of skills within the digital domain, the studio environment, and – perhaps most importantly – academically.

This course is accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES) – the industry standard for popular music, music production and media.

Your Programme Leader

Mark Thursby playing the drums

Mark Thursby

Senior Lecturer in Music Production
mark.thursby@northampton.ac.uk

Welcome and Induction Sessions

This is your induction timetable with in-person sessions starting on Monday 16 September. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact induction organiser Mark Thursby: Mark.Thursby@northampton.ac.uk.

  • Monday 16 September

    • Session: Orientation. Introduction to the course, tour of the department, meet the staff, look at NILE, etc. Please make sure you attend.
    • Time: 10am-12pm
    • Location:  DH128, first floor, Development Hub

     

    • Session: Welcome: Intro to staff and course. Introduction to the course, tour of the department, meet the staff and your fellow students. Please make sure you attend.
    • Time: 1pm-3pm
    • Location:  Development Hub

    Tuesday 17 September

    • Session: Studio session. A first look at our recording studio with Tony Platt/Mark Hutchinson. Please make sure you attend.
    • Time: 10am-12pm
    • Location: DH020, ground floor, Development Hub

     

    • Session: Buddy up/Timetables. Meeting fellow students from years 2 and 3, and run through timetables, etc. Please make sure you attend.
    • Time: 1pm-3pm
    • Location: DH128, first floor, Development Hub

    Wednesday 18 September

    • Session: One-to-Ones. One-to-one chat with Programme Leader Mark Thursby. Please make sure you attend
    • Time: 10am-4pm
    • Location: DH128, first floor, Development Hub

    Note also that Students’ Union activities will be happening all day at Waterside too.

    Thursday 19 September

    • Session: Open Mic ‘Bandeoke’ at the Waterside Bar. Social open mic night – aimed at Popular Music students, but Music Production welcome too!
    • Time: 5pm-10pm
    • Location: The Waterside Bar and Restaurant

     

    • Session: Social at The Garibaldi pub – Retro Games and DJ
    • Date: to be confirmed – we will confirm on Monday 16 September
    • Time: 7pm to late
    • Location: The Garibaldi, 19-21 Bailiff St, Northampton, NN1 3DX

Preparation/Specialist Equipment

You’ll need various things whilst studying with us, these include:

  • A sturdy portable hard drive, suggested 1TB storage.
  • Decent headphones, please avoid AirPods and ‘Beats by Dre’.
  • Pen and paper!
  • You don’t need to buy a laptop to succeed on our course as we have 2 Mac suites, but you can obviously use your own laptop if you have one.
  • We will hopefully run a Jazz Club for the more advanced musicians.
  • We have extensive connections with the town’s studios and venues.
  • You will have opportunities to collaborate with Games Design students, and students from other degrees.
  • Join our UON Music Instagram.
  • Join Mark Thursby’s YouTube channel.
  • Join our UON Music TikTok.
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