Advanced Music Technology University of West London

Overview

The Advanced Music Technology course from the University of West London will make you attractive to a wide range of potential employers. 

The University of West London is home to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe, enabling you to learn on some of the best equipment in the industry.   

With the help of our highly experienced staff, who are actively engaged in the music industry, you will cover everything from digital audio interface design to multi-track recording and mixing for surround sound.

You will also create your own personal development plan and learn how to conduct Masters-level research into specific aspects of music production.

Career opportunities:

The skills you acquire will give you a career advantage, whether you plan to enter the competitive and constantly evolving music industry in any of several specialist directions or a portfolio career, or set out on a career in academic research. 

Several music technology graduates from our course have gone on to be nominated for and win Grammys, Emmys and an Oscar; contribute to major movie and TV soundtracks, and have joined companies such as EA Sports, BBC, MTV and CNN. 

Job roles

• producer
• writer-producer
• product developer
• remixer
• head of audio
• involved in music higher education
• house engineer
• live sound engineer
• sound designer/composer
• academic researcher.

Graduate roles and employers

• founder and CEO of 3D audio company 1.618 Digital (whose clients include Google, Comic Relief and Ford)  
• head of audio at RAW Video (who has worked with, among others, Florence and the Machine, Hot Chip, Beverley Knight and Sigur Ros, and for clients including MTV, XL Recordings and Channel 4)  
• head of higher education for Tech Music Schools  
• house engineer and producer at Pocket Studios, Toronto  
• live sound engineer for the Oscars  
• producer for Imagine Dragons, Britney Spears, Li’l Wayne, Dr Dre, Eminem and Rihanna
• producer for Christina Aguilera and Tinie Tempah
• producer of orchestral sessions for films, including the Harry Potter series
• product developer for FXpansion
• remixer for Beyoncé
• sound designer/composer for EA Games, Shanghai
• work with Placebo, Radiohead, Snow Patrol, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Dido
• writer-producer for Bono, Nicole Scherzinger, 50 Cent, Alesha Dixon and Dr Dre.