Audio and Music
Audio and Music
With other 25 years of experience delivering Audio and Music courses, BNU is the perfect place to study your degree. We bring a great track record, industry-experienced lecturers and tutors and state-of-the-art facilities. All you need to bring is your passion for audio and music, and a dedication to learn.
While studying our courses you will be able to take full advantage of our state-of-the-art recording studios, from individual edit suites to large scale Pro Tools HD-based studios with attached live rooms and vocal booths.
Our studios, editing suites and Mac labs contain a range of professional equipment from companies such as; Avid, Neumann, Focusrite, Universal Audio, Native Instruments, Rode, Sennheiser, Electrovoice, Genelec, KRK, Shure, Akai and Drawmer. All studios also feature a full range of industry standard plug-ins for all needs in music production and sound design.
So what do you get from our courses you wouldn't get anywhere else?
Industry partnerships: All our music degrees at Buckinghamshire New University come with membership of UK Music's Music Academic Partnership (MAP).
UK Music is the collective voice of the UK's world-leading music industry. We represent all sectors of our industry - bringing them together to collaborate, campaign, and champion music. The members of UK Music are; AIM, BPI, FAC, The Ivors Academy, MMF, MPA, MPG, MU, PPL, PRS for Music. UK Music also has an informal association with LIVE (Live Music Industry Venues and Entertainment).
MAP is a ground-breaking collaboration between educational institutions and UK Music, and is designed to maximise the relationship between the industry and educational institutions in order to inform the next generation of industry professionals.
You can also expect a range of workshops, briefs and guest lecturers with a track record of music industry success to be coming in to teaching and share their experiences with you.
Music Week profiles the brightest new talents in the business and it has put Jamie Leeming, digital agent at United Talent Agency, who graduated in from BNU, under the spotlight. Read more.
BNU graduate Lara Baker is among organisers behind an international music conference in London which is welcoming singer/songwriter Dua Lipa as an International Women’s Day guest speaker. Find out more.
Buckinghamshire New University graduate Nadina Edouard counts herself lucky as she thrives in her career as a private events manager and artist booker at ALR Music - having taken a bold and exciting career path. Learn more.
Our 3rd year Music Business student, Rachael, shares her BNU journey and how the last three years have been for her. Originally drawn to BNU for our friendly atmosphere and community feel, Rachael knew from the first moment that she stepped foot on campus, it was where she was meant to be. Read more.
Alumni
With over a quarter of a century of teaching under our belt, we have an array of amazing alumni who have found success since graduating from BNU. Some of which now work for companies such as APG, All My Friends Digital, Big Deal Films, ALR Music, United Talent Industry, Songtrust.
In the years after BNU I myself have been an artist, presenter, freelance events coordinator and now a private events manager and artist booker. The skills I learned at BNU on my course and through the social and sporting aspects of University have helped shape me as an individual and in my career. - Nadina Edouard
The lecturers and people who work here are incredibly helpful and supportive, the studios are really well equipped and there are plenty of opportunities for students to develop their interests. It is a really understanding and stimulating environment. - Paulina Kowalik