Note: This course is found under the Undergraduate option when making a UCAS application NOT the Conservatoires option.
Request a ProspectusOur BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production degree is for future-focused music creators who want to innovate in the world of beats, basslines and immersive soundscapes. From house and techno to experimental and ambient, this course helps you define your style as an electronic producer.
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You’ll work with Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) like Ableton and Logic, mastering sampling, synthesis, sound manipulation and live performance techniques. As you progress, you’ll explore everything from digital production and DJ skills to music cultures and creative technologies, always connecting practical learning to industry trends.
You’ll also collaborate with other students on original projects – from producing dance tracks and performing live sets to creating music for games, film or art installations. Final-year projects allow you to showcase your sound and vision through a fully produced EP, performance, or audio-visual work.
Learn from working DJs, producers, and media artists through guest lectures, workshops and project feedback. Masterclasses with electronic music professionals will help you stay ahead of trends and tech.
Perform, produce and collaborate across genres and disciplines. You'll build a professional-grade portfolio while creating tracks, remix projects, and live sets for diverse platforms.
You’ll get to work in fully equipped industry-standard studios, DJ booths, Mac suites and sound labs. From sampling to spatial audio, you’ll have the tools to explore every part of electronic production.
Our graduates go into electronic music production, performance, live AV shows, sync, sound design, music for game and teaching. Progression to our MA Music Production will be available with fee discounts.
Contextual Studies Foundation
You’ll build core academic and musical skills to support your creative development. Through research, analysis, and contextual listening, you’ll explore relevant repertoire and understand its social and historical background. This module prepares you for further study by introducing key musicological and analytical tools while encouraging reflective and informed creative practice.
DAW Foundations
You’ll gain practical experience using industry-standard Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) to explore core compositional techniques. This module helps you create your first digital portfolio, integrating your growing knowledge of music theory and production. It sets the groundwork for further DAW-based learning and supports your development as an electronic music producer.
DAW Principles
Building on DAW Foundations, you’ll further explore compositional tools and production techniques using industry-standard software. You’ll refine your skills through creative portfolio work and apply your growing technical knowledge in musical contexts. This module deepens your ability to produce and arrange tracks confidently in a digital environment.
DJ Foundations
You’ll get hands-on experience with DJ hardware and software, building essential practical skills in mixing and performance. Alongside this, you’ll develop interpersonal and planning abilities needed to complete a DJ-based project. This module introduces the DJ environment and prepares you for more advanced live performance and production work.
DJ Principles
You’ll expand your foundational DJ skills by engaging more deeply with hardware and software principles. This module enhances your ability to deliver structured performances and complete a project with confidence. You’ll also refine your communication and planning skills while preparing for Level 4 DJ and production practice.
Music Theory Skills for Producers
You’ll develop a solid grounding in music theory and aural awareness tailored to electronic music. This module strengthens your understanding of melody, harmony, rhythm, and structure, helping you apply theoretical concepts to your production and composition work. It builds your fluency in the musical language of producers.
Studio Foundations
You’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of studio operation, from hardware and signal flow to communication and project planning. This module equips you with the foundational technical and interpersonal skills needed in a recording environment. You’ll develop a clear understanding of how to prepare and manage a studio project.
Studio Principles
You’ll build on your studio knowledge by exploring more advanced workflows and operational techniques. This module strengthens your understanding of studio procedures and introduces new equipment, project planning skills, and team coordination. It prepares you for professional production settings and Level 4 studio-based learning.
DAW & DJ Fundamentals
You’ll explore industry-standard software and hardware used in electronic music production and live performance. This module helps you develop essential DAW and DJ skills, preparing you for work in creative industries. You’ll apply these skills across composition and performance contexts, laying a foundation for advanced production.
DAW & DJ Techniques
You’ll build on your foundational DAW and DJ experience to refine your technical skillset. This module enhances your production workflow and introduces techniques for more complex DJ and DAW integration. It prepares you for advanced work in arrangement and live performance through hands-on, creative tasks.
Electronic Music Arrangement
You’ll explore techniques used to structure and develop electronic music tracks across genres. This module helps you evaluate a wide range of arrangement approaches and apply them to your own productions. By experimenting with form, variation, and flow, you’ll strengthen your ability to shape dynamic musical experiences.
Electronic Music Composition
You’ll dive into the creative process behind a wide range of electronic music genres—from grime and techno to house, trap, and EDM. Through DAW-based production, you’ll develop genre-specific techniques and start to define your own sonic identity. This module encourages you to contextualise your work within real-world practices.
Music Production in Context
You’ll study the evolving role of the music producer through research into influential figures and seminal recordings. This module helps you understand how producers shape sound, genre, and industry trends. You’ll analyse work across styles and time periods to gain insight into your own creative and professional development.
Production Analysis
You’ll develop a deeper understanding of what makes a successful music production by deconstructing tracks across genres. Using analytical frameworks, you’ll explore how different elements—structure, sound design, mix—come together in a final product. This module sharpens your listening and production awareness for use in your own work.
DAW & DJ Production
You’ll refine your DAW and DJ abilities to create high-quality assets for live performance and professional production. This module deepens your command of software, hardware, and workflow while encouraging creative experimentation. You’ll develop polished material for live sets and strengthen your technical and artistic identity.
Electronic Music Production Project
You’ll showcase your evolving production voice through a focused, high-quality project. Building on your sampling, synthesis, and mixing knowledge, you’ll plan and deliver a genre-specific production that highlights your individuality. This module lays the foundation for your Level 6 project and helps refine your creative direction.
Live Set Production
You’ll bring your production skills into the performance space by developing and refining a professional live set. This module combines technical rigour with creative flair, guiding you through real-world applications of DAW and DJ performance. You’ll build the confidence and ability to deliver live music in a professional context.
Collaborative Project
You’ll work with artists from across the creative industries—like filmmakers, designers, or musicians—to plan and deliver a professional production project. This module develops your collaboration, leadership, and production skills while simulating real-world creative scenarios and workflows. You’ll bring your technical knowledge into dynamic, cross-disciplinary practice.
Individual Project
You’ll design and deliver a major production project aligned with your artistic and professional goals. Working independently, you’ll apply the full range of your skills to produce high-quality work in your chosen genre or specialism. This module supports self-direction, industry readiness, and career planning.
Live Production Environments
You’ll explore the practical and technical aspects of live sound, from setting up systems to operating equipment at events. This module promotes teamwork and real-time decision-making, helping you understand roles and workflows in live production. You’ll gain confidence working in high-pressure, collaborative environments.
Sonic Arts & Sound Design
You’ll explore sound as a creative and cultural medium, engaging with experimental techniques and artistic production. This module encourages exploration through critical listening, unconventional tools, and advanced sound design. You’ll broaden your practice and push the boundaries of how sound can be used and understood.
Vocal Production for Producers
You’ll develop advanced vocal production skills, including psychological insight into performer-producer collaboration. This module explores vocal recording, processing, and editing in depth, helping you bring out the best in vocalists and refine your approach to one of the most crucial elements of modern production.
If you know that conservatoire study is for you, but you don’t think that you’ll meet the academic or musical entry requirements, our four-year courses are an excellent opportunity to start studying your degree while you focus on your musical development.
An extra year of access to our creative and collaborative environment, excellent facilities, expert staff and rich performance opportunities will build your confidence as a conservatoire musician.
96 UCAS tariff points from level 3 studies or equivalent, which normally include A Level Music or a BTEC Extended Diploma in a Music-related subject.
A minimum of three GCSEs including English Language at Grade C / Grade 4 or above or equivalent international qualification, eg IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component).
64 UCAS tariff points from level 3 studies or equivalent, which normally include A Level Music or a BTEC Extended Diploma in a Music-related subject.
A minimum of three GCSEs including English Language at Grade C / Grade 4 or above or equivalent international qualification, eg IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component).
Foundation Degree, HND or equivalent in a relevant subject.
A minimum of three GCSEs including English Language at Grade C / Grade 4 or above or equivalent international qualification, eg IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component).
Read our full entry requirements to see more detail on musical performance and theory standards.
Apply via: UCAS Undergraduate (not Conservatoires)
Applicants will need to submit a portfolio of work.
Exact requirements vary depending on which programme you are applying for.
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Study Mode: Full Time
Apply via: UCAS Undergraduate (not Conservatoires)
UCAS Institution Code: L30
Validated by: University of Hull
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Course Type: Undergraduate, Single Honours
Duration: 3 years
UCAS Course Code: W331
Course Type: Undergraduate, Single Honours
Duration: 4 years
UCAS Course Code: W332
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Find out moreFdA Electronic Music Production students will be able to utilise Leeds Conservatoire's cutting-edge and bespoke DJ Suite, equipped with the latest professional standard equipment and software including:
Our Production students perform at venues throughout the city, including the Brudenell Social Club, Belgrave Music Hall, Oporto and Headrow House.
FdA Electronic Music Production students have also performed at Festival Republic's Leeds Festival as part of the Leeds Conservatoire DJ Society.
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