Why study BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production transcript

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Music production is a great career to get into because it's the best job in the world! It's never the same day twice and it covers such a wide range of activities from original music, live sound, working with other creatives, it's a great job. What's unique about this course is the blend of the creative and the technical. In our industry there's a great demand for people who can be technically proficient, but in the service of creative outputs.

Course Leader of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Toni Diaz is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera. Throughout are cutaways of students working on music production on laptops and recording booths, and video of music mixing desks.

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I think that the best thing about our lecturers is the fact that they're a good source of knowledge. Most of them work within the industry for major of or smaller companies. They're always happy to like, answer your questions and yeah, they're always there if you need them.

Student of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Jakub Koscianski, is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

0:44:00

The facilities at solent are amazing, we have nine full pro tools hd studios with Logic and Ableton, as well as over 60 machines with all the music software you could need.

Course Leader of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Toni Diaz is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera. Throughout are cutaways to to photos and videos of students working in the music recording studio using mixing desks and showing digital waveforms on computers.

0:54:08

Studios are really well equipped so you have a lot of outboard gear, all the virtual instruments, like there is tons of different microphones, amps, drum kits, there is always someone on the floor to help you out if you need any like, technical support.

Student of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Jakub Koscianski, is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera. Cutaway to students working on digital music on the computer with an academic helping them.

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What sets the course apart at Solent, is that you get to fit into the wider, creative world of the university, so there's film, animation, games here - it's a really creative kind of, course.

Course Leader of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Toni Diaz is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

1:24:04

I believe that the course gave me a structure on which I can build upon, it's up to me where I'm going to take it further. I think the great thing was having access to the library, which helped me with my research.

Student of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Jakub Koscianski, is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

1:38:08

Opportunities for students include a range of real-world work placements, every student in the final year undertakes freelance work and we have a range of extracurricular activities from small open mic nights, through to large events where there's a big technical team that you can join.

Course Leader of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Toni Diaz is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

1:57:21

We do a lot of networking with other students from different departments, so in that case I was able to be a sound engineer or a producer.

Student of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Jakub Koscianski, is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

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One of the opportunities our students get is to spend a working day at Abbey Road Studios in London, the oldest recording studio in the world. It's a wonderful day and that's completely free of charge for our students and we run it as a competition. We have a guest speaker program on the course attracting industry speakers from all areas of the business, both in the UK and in the USA.

Course Leader of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Toni Diaz is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera. Throughout a cutaways to students walking across the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing, and the building outside, as well as shots of students in lecture rooms with famous guest lectures giving talks.

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Recently we had a Matt Salvage from SOCO music project he came to talk about opportunities for disadvantaged kids and how he managed to create a studio space for kids to be able to explore music. I found it very inspiring because he also been talking about the certain struggles of imposter syndrome that he managed to overcome. No one is going to hold my hand during the course it's all up to me so if I put an effort I will see a result.

Student of BSc (Hons) Popular Music Production, Jakub Koscianski, is sat in a music recording studio talking to camera.

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Upbeat music plays, then fades out. Cuts to graphic that says, 'Get ready for university', www.solent.ac.uk, fades down, and fades up Solent University logo. [Video ends]