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Making it in Music: Graduates Start Podcast Helping Artists Enter the Music Industry

After graduating from Leeds Conservatoire, Will and Tristan banded together to form OpenBack: a weekly podcast that discusses the highs and lows of the music industry.

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Leeds Conservatoire Artists Selected for Sound City for Seventh Year Running

Introducing Tomi Robynne, Lois, Goddess Collective and Kneeo, the four Leeds Conservatoire artists selected for Sound City 2023 as part of the organisations' ongoing partnership.

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Music Production Student Takes On Wembley

Lead guitarist of White Eskimo and current conservatoire student, Marcus Chetwood, performed to the masses as part of Peter Crouch's live podcast festival last month.

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Pop Graduate Ramona Rose Announced as Girls I Rate GETHEARD Future Hitmaker

A movement focussed on equality, diversity and opportunities for young women in the creative industries has named Ramona Rose as the top prize winner in its Future Hitmaker Competition.

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Leeds Conservatoire Graduate Announced as New Black Star Riders Guitarist

Hard rock band Black Star Riders have announced Sam Wood as their new guitarist. Sam graduated from our Popular Music course in 2010, and is also a member of Wayward Sons and Land Sharks.

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Graduate Tamzene Recognised as Rising Star at Scottish Music Awards

A Leeds Conservatoire graduate opened the Specsavers Scottish Music Awards 2022 and scooped the VEGA Rising Star Award.

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