Music Performance and Industry
Music performance and industry at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a degree that takes contemporary music seriously as both an art form and a professional practice. It is designed for musicians who want to develop a distinctive artistic voice and to understand how the music industry works well enough to shape their own path within it. The programme is genuinely open to a range of contemporary musical forms and sensibilities, whether you are a singer-songwriter, a hip-hop producer, an electronic artist, a folk musician or something that resists easy categorisation, making it one of the more inclusive conservatoire programmes available.
This three-year full-time programme is taught in London, which is itself one of the most vibrant and diverse music scenes in the world, and the Conservatoire's location gives you access to professional networks, venues and communities that very few programmes can match. You will develop your performance skills and craft alongside an understanding of the contemporary music landscape, the music business, digital distribution, artist development and the commercial and creative dimensions of a professional music career. The emphasis on individual artistic identity means that the programme works with your ambitions rather than fitting you into a pre-existing template.
Graduates of this programme go on to careers as performing artists, producers, songwriters, music entrepreneurs and industry professionals across the full range of the contemporary music sector. Some build freelance creative careers as performers and recording artists, while others move into the business side of music, working in artist management, music publishing, label operations, live events and music marketing. The combination of artistic training and industry knowledge makes graduates effective in hybrid roles, such as artist-managers who can straddle creative and commercial responsibilities.
Postgraduate study in music, music business or a related field is an option for those who wish to develop their expertise further.