Information Technology and Music Production

Information technology and music production is an unusual but coherent combination, bringing together two fields that have become deeply interdependent. Modern music production is built on software, from digital audio workstations and synthesisers to audio processing algorithms and streaming platforms, and the professionals who work at this intersection need both musical knowledge and technical computing competence to be genuinely effective.

At Liverpool Hope University, this three-year full-time programme develops your skills in both areas, combining IT fundamentals with the practical and creative skills of music production. You will study the core areas of information technology, including systems design, software development, database management, networks, and user interface design, alongside the music production curriculum, which covers recording, mixing, sound design, synthesis, music theory, and the use of digital audio workstations. The integration of these two fields gives you a perspective that is valuable not just in the music industry but in any technology organisation that creates, processes, or distributes audio content.

The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities, ensuring that you have professional experience and an international perspective before you graduate. The typical entry tariff is 104 UCAS points.

Graduates from this combination go on to careers in music production, audio engineering, recording studio work, software development for audio and music applications, music technology education, broadcast technology, and the games industry, where audio is a significant component of player experience. Further study options include postgraduate programmes in music production, audio technology, computing, and music technology.