FdA Music Business & Management

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  • Type

    Foundation degree

About this Course (This course is validated by the University of Brighton and delivered by Northbrook College)UCAS code: N190Fees and Finance You need skills, knowledge, understanding and an excellent industry network to forge a career in the rapidly changing international music business and this music business course has been designed specifically to answer those needs. During this music industry degree, you will be taught by industry specialists across key new areas such as digital marketing, music licensing & sync and music metadata and traditional areas including live music, A&R, merchandising, copyright & contracts and business planning & funding. When you study Music Business at Northbrook, you will develop your own music industry career goals and become involved with your pick of projects including festivals, record labels, studios and other opportunities in and out of College, including student radio station NSR.fm. We have excellent music industry links via staff, students and alumni who work in all sectors of the industry. The Great Escape music industry convention in Brighton also brings significant work experience opportunities. Classes and project work in small groups in our Music Business hub run inside Northbrookâs extensive state of the art studio complex, providing a busy music ecosystem and thriving talent pool for artist development, supplemented by a series of lectures from prominent music industry figures, including record labels, publishers, artist managers, music lawyers and performing artists. Staff profiles and industry links Read about the Music department and facilities

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Music
  • IT Management
  • Management

Course programme

(This course is validated by the University of Brighton and delivered by Northbrook College)


UCAS code: N190


Fees and Finance


You need skills, knowledge, understanding and an excellent industry network to forge a career in the rapidly changing international music business and this music business course has been designed specifically to answer those needs.


During this music industry degree, you will be taught by industry specialists across key new areas such as digital marketing, music licensing & sync and music metadata and traditional areas including live music, A&R, merchandising, copyright & contracts and business planning & funding.


When you study Music Business at Northbrook, you will develop your own music industry career goals and become involved with your pick of projects including festivals, record labels, studios and other opportunities in and out of College, including student radio station NSR.fm.


We have excellent music industry links via staff, students and alumni who work in all sectors of the industry. The Great Escape music industry convention in Brighton also brings significant work experience opportunities.


Classes and project work in small groups in our Music Business hub run inside Northbrook’s extensive state of the art studio complex, providing a busy music ecosystem and thriving talent pool for artist development, supplemented by a series of lectures from prominent music industry figures, including record labels, publishers, artist managers, music lawyers and performing artists.


Staff profiles and industry links

Read about the Music department and facilities

Additional information

  • A&R - talent recognition and development

  • Music Marketing - building fan bases, digital & mobile marketing, PR, promotion, plugging, formats, distribution

  • Entrepreneurship - building your own music business, licensing, understanding risk, selling, pitching

  • Event Management - gigs, events, festivals, record launches, live sound, ticketing, merchandise

  • Business Planning and Management - music & finance, funding, tax, start-up companies, staying afloat, making money

  • The Music Industry - exploring workings, roles, structure, rights, contracts, copyright law

  • Cultural and Critical Studies - understanding key demographics, aesthetics, economics, subcultures, ethics

  • Artist Management - building a team around an artist, professionalism, negotiating

  • Case Studies in Music Business

  • Working with video, internet and online communities


FdA Music Business & Management

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