Vocational training / SOUND & MUSIC PRODUCER

This course provides you with the theoretical and practical knowledge of all components required to create song projects from idea to finished song, as well as to analyze and evaluate your own and others' productions. Among other things, you will learn to handle samples, MIDI, recording techniques, various mixing techniques, and all of Logic's functions, as well as learn about third-party plugins. You will work on producing and creating music in various genres, and learn how to manage, take responsibility for, and professionally edit recordings.

This course gives you an understanding of and skills in arrangement, composition, and songwriting. You will gain knowledge of music theory from a producer's perspective and learn to write and compose music and lyrics for your own or others' productions.

During this course, you will work with the soundscape and workflow within music production, as well as develop your skills in advanced sound design and production mixing. You will build up your workflow effectively and work with analog, digital, and sample-based sound design, as well as processing and nuance within your mixing work.

During this course, you will get an overview of your potential professional fields and their fundamental building blocks. You will gain insight into the music industry, sound design for the game industry, sound editing/design for the film industry, as well as the advertising and media industry. This will enable you to focus on the area within the market that interests you most.

This course covers how sound is edited and applied in various formats for digital media. It also provides an understanding of the different types of media available, the interplay between them, and the work process within each respective medium.

During this course, you will learn how to start your own company and the meaning/implications of writing a business plan and running your own business. You will learn to handle relevant business finances, accounting, and laws that are important for your specific business ideas and ambissions.

In this course, you will learn about mixing, mastering, analog mixing, adaptive sound design, as well as vocal recording and vocal production. You will work hands-on with projects involving sound design/editing for film, radio, podcasts, and video games. This course provides an in-depth exploration of advanced finishing techniques for your audio and music creation.

During this course, you will learn how brands are built, communicated and marketed, as well as the tools and methods you can use to market yourself and other brands. You will learn about project planning for artist profiling, and how to build strategies to cut through the noise using communication and presence in social and digital media.

During this course, you will gain an understanding of copyright and contractual situations between companies, publishers, composers, and musicians. You will learn to understand the terminology of music law, and to be able to independently sign your own national and international agreements.

During your thesis project, you will conduct a self-chosen music- or sound-related project, where you will plan, structure, and execute your work. You will also document and compile a report on your project, which you will present upon completion.

Work-based learning is your internship period, and during this course you will have an internship at a workplace of your choice in the relevant industry. This period gives you professional experience together with your supervisor, and also gives you time and opportunity to gain perspective and experience on how the different professional roles are realized and shaped within professional working environments.