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The Music Business team is made up of professionals from across the industry, including a record company executive, two managers, two published authors plus several performing artists and gig promoters.
Our diverse background offers you up-to-date, real-world insight and industry knowledge. It’s also great to start you networking! Our ongoing professional work ensures that the teaching is relevant, practical, and connected to current music business trends.
You’ll join a thriving creative community at Park Campus in Cheltenham.
Our studios provide a professional setting where you will prepare for a future career in the music business by critically listening to new artists, assessing their potential, and applying A&R skills to shape their sound, image, and branding.
We know that many Music Business students are also musicians, so we make our professional recording and rehearsal studio facilities available to you for unlimited use.
You can access our cutting-edge 22.2 spatial sound lab and our Dolby Atmos dubbing theatre to explore immersive audio production which is an increasingly vital part of the music business. Practical experience with this technology prepares you for emerging roles in music, gaming, film, and virtual reality where demand for spatial sound is growing.
Take advantage of our new label, Parkland Records, to release your own music, manage artists, or conduct industry research. You’ll gain experience in A&R, marketing, distribution, and data analysis while building your professional portfolio in a commercial environment.
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Joining the School of Arts, Culture and Environment means that you’re joining a wider community of creative sector partners and collaborators.
The four-year sandwich Music Business course includes a year-long industry placement, giving students vital real-world experience.
Placements span record labels, live events, artist management, PR, and digital marketing. You’ll receive personalised support to secure roles and these placements significantly boost employability by building networks as well as confidence.
Unlike many institutions, UoG offers flexible timings, minimal extra costs, and tailored guidance. Past placements include work with Cooking Vinyl, Capital Radio and Northern Music. A year spent working in industry sets graduates apart in the competitive music landscape.
Music Business students will graduate with standout memories of running a student-led production company at Cheltenham Jazz Festival; collaborating with other courses including Film, TV, Games, and Graphic Design and meeting inspiring guest lecturers including Gorillaz’ Mike Smith, ITB’s Liam Keightley, managers linked to the Arctic Monkeys and Wunderhorse as well as representative from leading organisations such as Music Managers Forum and UK Music.
Students are often proud of their final year dissertations, some of which produce respected research like The Music Economy of Gloucestershire 2025, praised by BBC 6Music’s Steve Lamacq.
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