KMB226 Studio-Based Music Production

This unit situates music in collaborative contexts, preparing students for diverse career pathways and professional partnerships in today's music industry. Students learn different roles in contemporary music practice and across creative disciplines, such as composition and production for film, theatre, animation, and multimedia. Students connect individual practice with collaborative partnerships to produce studio recordings and/or live performances of original works. Students further their knowledge of the music sector and learn to build sustainable portfolio careers typical to the contemporary industry. Key sustainability concepts related to touring and record production are introduced. Students develop understanding of how contemporary music is produced by undertaking practice in professional roles such as studio engineer, songwriter, producer, session musician, top-liner, or media composer, gaining direct insight into industry career pathways.