Discover Music Production

Congratulations on your offer

We’re pleased to offer you a place on our BA (Hons) Music Production course. As part of the Department of Creative Arts, you’ll enjoy a rich academic experience, underpinned by an eclectic mix of staff research and opportunities for you to develop into the next generation of creative arts professionals.

When you study music production at Edge Hill, you’ll be given the freedom to express your creativity whilst developing career-enhancing technical skills. You’ll be given the tools to enhance your skills and you’ll be able to develop your craft in our well-equipped, on-campus studios. You’ll also broaden your appreciation of music and sound on your specialist modules too.

Creative Edge

The £17 million Creative Edge building has everything you need to become capable, versatile, creative performers, producers, writers and thinkers.

It’s home to music production and audio post-production studios that sit alongside dedicated Mac labs, complete with the latest audio software, such as AVID ProTools.

Lose yourself in unknown musical pleasures as you begin to use a range of instruments and mics that may be new to you.

Prepare for your studies

Before starting your studies, you could:

Listen to new music genres, go to live events and broaden your musical horizons
Check out freesound.org – a huge collaborative database of free samples
Keep tabs on the industry: billboard.com, nme.com and rollingstone.com

Three Music Production students perform live

Supporting you

When you become a student here, you’ll be allocated a Personal Tutor. They will be your main source of support in your academic department. They’ll be with you as you progress throughout your degree, supporting you in three areas: professional/career-related support, pastoral support and signposting you to information you need. But they aren’t just there when you need support. They are also there to celebrate your successes, help with planning your progress and much more.

Personal tutoring and you

Meet our students

I never imagined that I’d be sitting in one of the country’s most famous studios, with a producer who had worked with Paul McCartney, mixing a track that I’d written in my bedroom. The opportunities within the department are incredible.

Thomas Armstrong

BA (Hons) Music Production

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When I saw Edge Hill’s campus I decided right then that I was going there. I love the creative freedom you’re given on this degree, and I’ve sung a few songs in my native Welsh tongue, receiving high praise.

Gruff Rhys

BA (Hons) Music Production

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Music news

Guitar on a stand, with a drum stool, and drums in the background.

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Sounds and visions

With programme leader Dr Michael Austin on vocals, and Dr George Meikle and Dr James Millea on percussion and trumpet, the power trio at the heart of Edge Hill University’s music production degree talk about their lives in music.

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The young producer’s guide to the studio

Music producer Matt Taylor gives BA (Hons) Music Production students at Edge Hill University an insight into life in the studio, and how to master the mixing desk.

Emily Stirrup sits on the front row of an area of foldable chairs in front of the big screen.

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Music production student thanks Edge Hill for setting her on the road to big gig dreams

A music production student has thanked Edge Hill for setting her on the road to big gig dreams.

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Edge Hill University graduate helping to shape the future of the UK music industry

An independent musician recently appointed to a group giving a platform to future leaders in the industry hopes to shape government policy through her work.

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Dr James Millea: My Musical Heroes

Dr James Millea, lecturer in music production at Edge Hill University, picks his musical heroes.

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Sound Czech

Czech Jan Titlbach graduated in 2018. A drummer whose favourite instrument is actually the piano, Jan valued every module, whether he liked it or not, because he believes there is always something interesting or useful to take away.

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