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Commercial Music

Graduates of the BA Commercial Music course at Bath Spa University who are now working in the music industry describe how their degree helped to prepare them for their career.

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Using your commercial music/music technology degree

The AGCAS booklet Broadcast, Film, Video and Interactive Media Sector gives an overview of the sector relevant to commercial music and music technology, and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Copies of these are available free from the careers service or you can view them online at www.prospects.ac.uk

Creative Choices is a careers portal for the creative industries and has information and advice relevant to commercial music and music technology students

BBC Introducing ... has advice and information on getting into the music business and lets you upload your tunes and audio samples

www.ideasfactory.com has information, advice and opportunities in the music sector

Signpost sheets look at individual subjects of study and identifies skills gained during your course, career options related to your subject, and graduate case studies

Other career options

Job sector information pages on this website have information on types of jobs available within sectors, where to look for jobs and placements, relevant resources in the careers service, specialist careers events and professional development and training information.

Prospects website has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job coverssalary and conditions, entry requirements, training and career development, typical employers and vacancy sources, case studies and contacts and resources

Other relevant pages on this website are what can I do with my degree, and what should I be doing now,

Graduate destinations from commerical music and music technology courses

See what Bath Spa graduates are doing now

Click here to see national graduate statistics by subject

Organisations associated with music and music technology

Professional Bodies and Associations often have a careers section with job profiles, information, placements, jobs and advice for graduates.

Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) 
10 Stratford Place, London W1N 9AE 
Tel: 020 7629 4413

Association of Motion Picture Sound 
28 Knox Street, London W1H 1FS 
Tel: 020 7723 6727

Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematographic and Theatre Union (BECTU) 
373-377 Clapham Road, London SW9 9BT 
Tel: 020 7346 0900

Radio Academy 
5 Market Place, London W1W 8EA 
Tel: 020 7255 2010

Musicians' Union
60-62 Clapham Road, London SW9 0JJ
Tel: 020 7582 5566
www.musiciansunion.org.uk

British Film Institute (BFI)
21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN
Tel: 020 7255 1444
www.bfi.org.uk

British Interactive Media Association (BIMA)
Briarlea House, Southend Road, South Green, Billericay, Essex CM11 2PR
Tel: 01277 658107
www.bima.co.uk

British Web Design & Marketing Association (BWDMA)
PO Box 3227, London NW9 9LX
Tel: 020 8204 2474
www.bwdma.co.uk/

Useful web sites

Association of Professional Recording Services professional body with advice, links and directories
CYFLE Welsh training in film and tv
FT2 - Film & Television Freelance Training information on range of funded apprenticeships in the sector 
Institute of Broadcast Sound national body with advice and links
The National Film and Television School training and advice
www.mcps.co.uk Mechanical Copyright Protection Society

www.bandreg.comInternational bank names register

www.dotmusic UK charts site

www.aes.org Engineers society

www.sospubs.co.uk Sound on Sound magazine

www.imthurricane.org/careersSound engineering & music tech career

Advice

www.aprs.co.uk Professional recording association

www.callboxdiary.co.ukFilm and TV freelancers website

http://musicians.about.com job profiles, advice, case studies, jobs

http://hermes.reading-collegeac.uk internet links for music technology

www.ilikemusic.com music magazine and directory of resources

www.computermusic.org international computer music association

www.mbsolutions.com music resource directory, news

http://www2.ravensoft.com/getajob information on getting into the gaming industry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/industry/

whoprint.shtml roles in the music business

www.recordwk.dircon.co.uk full & part time courses in music tech, production & engineering, good links

Resources in the careers service

These are available at Newton Park and Somerset Place and are on reference only

  • Music Week, Newton Park careers
  • BPI Guide to Contemporary Music
  • Multimedia Employers Directory
  • Creative Handbook UK Directory
  • South West Crew & Services Directory
  • A - Z Jobs in the Media
  • Artyfacts - paper based monthly newsletter produced by University of Brighton, jobs, opportunities, funding etc – subscription
  • South West Screen - online bulletin, available in hard copy in careers
  • BANES Arts Development - online bulletin, available in hard copy in careers
  • UK Filmmaking and Casting weekly bulletin ,available in hard copy in careers or online atwww.talentcircle.co.uk

Information days , events and careers fairs

Look at the ‘Whats On’ section of this website for events and fairs

Media Careers Information Days are held in Manchester, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Check the BBC jobs website for more details www.bbc.co.uk

The Broadcast Production Show takes place in London in June. Register on the website for free ticket

www.productionshow.com

Re-creation - talent competition and roadshow of seminars with high profile speakers - usually held in Bristol. Look at www.ideasfactory.com

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location

Postgraduate study in

For more general information, refer to the postgraduate and further study section of this website

For information on postgraduate courses at Bath Spa click here

Prospects website has a searchable database of all UK postgraduate courses

Course Discover is a database available in the careers service is a searchable database of postgraduate and FE courses

Further Training

Most professional bodies run courses and seminars for continuing professional development., see the list above

www.musicforthemedia.comtraining for film, television, games & animation composing

www.skillset.org.ukinformation and training courses and advice

www.ft2.org.uk film and TV freelance training

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