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BA (Hons) Music Business & Events

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Study BA (Hons) Music Business & Events at Leeds Conservatoire

Our BA (Hons) Music Business & Events degree gives you the skills, experience and connections to lead in the creative industries. Whether you want to manage artists, promote live events, launch your own label or brand, or innovate in digital music spaces, this course will take you there.

September 2027

Duration: 3 Years

UCAS Course Code(s): 4R5T

UCAS Institution Code: L30

Apply Via: UCAS

Study Mode: Full time

Validated By: University of Hull

Course Overview

You'll explore the music and live events industry from every angle – from artist management and live logistics to copyright law, festival planning, branding, and emerging music models. You’ll learn to think like a creative entrepreneur while gaining hands-on experience through real-world projects and industry collaboration.

In your first year, you’ll build a solid foundation – understanding the full music ecosystem, developing your identity, and learning how to manage budgets and deliver events. By second year, you’ll be working with artists, developing marketing campaigns, and building your own event from scratch. In your final year, you’ll refine your professional skillset – promoting gigs, leading teams, and analysing new industry trends – all while completing a final research project tailored to your passion.

You’ll collaborate across courses and with external partners, gaining insight from Sony Music, Bomb Strikes Records, Utah Saints, and more. Our curriculum is designed with the industry, so you’ll graduate with exactly the skills employers (and audiences) are looking for.

Industry Collaboration

With direct links to Sony Music, Netflix, Utah Saints, and Glassnote Records, you’ll gain real insight into industry expectations, trends and workflows from professionals who shape the scene.

Performance and Creative Opportunities

Run live events, build brands, manage artists, and collaborate on campus-wide and community projects. Your ideas are the start – we’ll help you bring them to life.

Facilities

Access industry-standard event and production tools, rehearsal spaces, and project hubs. From marketing labs to live sound equipment, everything is designed for hands-on learning.

Graduate Opportunities and Career Destinations

Our alumni work across artist management, copyright, live logistics, music licensing, and major label marketing. Many progress to our MA Live Events Management with discounted fees.

“Being at Leeds Conservatoire has really prepared me to go out and run my own events company in the music industry.”

– Elizabeth Langton, Music Business graduate

Course Structure

Apply, Audition & Fees

Course Facts & Documents

What You Will Study

Year 1 (L4)

Finance and Budgeting Essentials

Credit value: 20

You’ll develop essential financial skills to manage music projects, tours, events, and artist contracts. Through real-world case studies and practical exercises, you’ll learn how to create and evaluate budgets, forecast income, and make strategic financial decisions. This module gives you a solid foundation in budgeting, planning, and financial management for the music industry.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching. Assessment includes an in-class assessment.

Learning and teaching hours: 30 (15%)

Directed study hours: 170 (85%)

Live Music Business

You’ll gain a deep understanding of the live music industry, including legal, management, and entrepreneurial aspects. From venue operations to event logistics and merchandising, this module prepares you to manage live events across genres, both nationally and internationally. You’ll also explore pathways to launch your own live music ventures.

Music for the Creative Industries

You’ll explore musical genres, audience communities, and commercial trends to understand how and why music is created and consumed. You’ll reflect on the balance between art and commerce, enhance your music appreciation, and work collaboratively with peers. This foundation supports creative thinking and future projects across the music and wider creative industries.

Music Industry Principles

You’ll examine how the UK music industry functions, exploring key business structures, stakeholder relationships, and operational practices. You’ll gain essential skills in business planning, analysis, and strategy, helping you understand how creative ideas turn into commercial success. This module gives you the tools to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving sector.

Music, Culture, and Meaning

You’ll explore how music reflects and shapes society, culture, and identity. Analysing current and historical trends, you’ll gain an interdisciplinary perspective on the creative industries. You’ll assess how global events influence music and develop critical thinking around the relationship between art and culture in contemporary contexts.

Musical Identity

You’ll explore how music interacts with politics, culture, and social identity. Using case studies and analytical tools, you’ll examine themes like youth culture, race, gender, and class. This module helps you understand how music carries meaning—and how those meanings shape industry practice and audience connection.

Year 2 (L5)

Artist Authenticity and Storytelling

You’ll learn how artists use storytelling to build identity, connect with audiences, and stay authentic in a commercial world. You’ll analyse case studies, explore marketing strategies, and craft your own artist narratives. This module helps you shape stories that resonate—both creatively and commercially.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching, and individualised tuition sessions. Assessment includes a creative project portfolio.

Learning and teaching hours: 22.5 (11.25%)

Directed study hours: 177.5 (88.75%)

Artist Management

You’ll explore the business of managing artists, creativity, and innovation. You’ll study key industry roles and responsibilities, and gain insights into how to support creative talent locally and globally. This module prepares you to manage teams, projects, and artists with a strategic and creative mindset.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching, and individualised tuition sessions. Assessment includes a creative management portfolio.

Creative Industries Innovation

You’ll examine how digital technologies shape music and the wider creative industries. From distribution to digital marketing, you’ll explore how innovation drives change and opens up new opportunities. You’ll analyse cultural and economic impacts and learn to apply tech creatively to grow audiences and careers.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching. Assessment includes a creative innovation portfolio.

Events Marketing

You’ll build essential marketing and branding skills for the music and events industry. You’ll plan campaigns, analyse the use of social media, and understand the ethical and cultural impacts of marketing. Through practical projects, you’ll learn how to position creative work and attract diverse audiences.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching. Assessment includes a group presentation.

Learning and teaching hours: 25 (12.5%)

Directed study hours: 175 (87.5%)

Events Start-Up

You’ll learn how to launch a live events business, from concept to execution. Whether creating your own brand or pitching for clients, you’ll develop entrepreneurial skills and understand how to operate in today’s global events market. The module supports online, in-person, and hybrid event models.

Intellectual Property

You’ll explore how copyright, licensing, royalties, and IP rights apply to music. You’ll understand how to protect and monetise creative work, and how to navigate legal frameworks. This module gives you practical knowledge of music law and the tools to manage your rights in a digital age.

Year 3 (L6)

Emerging Music Models

You’ll examine how innovation and market changes are reshaping the music industry. You’ll explore strategy, business models, digital disruption, and shifting consumer behaviour. Analysing real-world case studies, you’ll learn to spot trends, form alliances, and adapt to change in an unpredictable and competitive landscape.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching. Assessment includes a case study on the principles of intellectual property.

Learning and teaching hours: 20 (10%)

Directed study hours: 180 (90%)

Individual Research Project

Credit value: 40

You’ll carry out an independent research project on a complex issue in the music or events industry. Drawing on skills gained throughout your course, you’ll conduct in-depth primary or secondary research, sharpen your critical thinking, and produce a professional report that demonstrates your academic and industry insight.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching and individualised tuition sessions. Assessment includes a research project.

Learning and teaching hours: 30 (7.5%)

Directed study hours: 370 (92.5%)

Leadership and Ethics

You’ll develop your skills as a future industry leader, exploring ethical decision-making and organisational planning. You’ll learn how to lead with integrity, create actionable strategies, and navigate complex challenges. This module equips you to manage teams and make confident, values-driven decisions in a professional context.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching. Assessment includes a case study.

Live Event Management

You’ll learn how to plan and deliver successful live music events, from concept to completion. You’ll explore staging, technology, budgeting, and logistics, gaining practical skills to run events in a professional setting. This module is ideal for anyone interested in touring, festivals, or venue management.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching, and individualised tuition sessions. Assessment includes an event management portfolio.

Live Music Promotion

You’ll gain the tools to market and promote live events effectively. You’ll explore strategy, branding, social media, and advertising, and learn how to attract audiences and grow your profile. The module bridges creativity with business, preparing you to deliver impactful, well-promoted music experiences.

This module is delivered through a combination of large and small group teaching, and individualised tuition sessions. Assessment includes a promotion and marketing plan.

Entry Requirements

96 UCAS tariff points from level 3 studies or equivalent.

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 for more detail.

How to Apply

How to Apply via UCAS Guide

Apply via: UCAS Undergraduate (not Conservatoires)

Auditions

All applicants will be invited to a short interview.

Find more information for UK applicants and International Applicants.

Fees & Funding

For detailed information regarding tuition fees, payment options, and financial support:

Please visit our Fees and Funding page.

International Applicants

If you are an international applicant, visit our dedicated International section of the website for information on:

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International Entry Requirements

Fees & Funding for International Students

Course Type: Undergraduate, Single Honours

Duration: 3 years

Study Mode: Full Time

UCAS Code: 4R5T

Validated by: University of Hull

Leeds Conservatoire plans to apply to the Office for Students for Degree Awarding Powers. If we are granted Degree Awarding Powers, your degree may be awarded by Leeds Conservatoire rather than validated by the University of Hull.

Programme Specifications

BA (Hons) Music Business & Events Programme Specifications

Alumni Profile

Ollie Horner

Course Studied: BA (Hons) Music (Business)

Year of Graduation: 2018

Ollie Horner began working in the live music industry aged 14. Since then, his career has flourished and he has worked alongside the likes of Blink-182, Stormzy, All Time Low, Fetty Wap and Good Charlotte. Most recently, Ollie acted as Tour Manager for Busted across the UK, Chase Atlantic across Europe and The Faim internationally. He also has experience as a promoter’s rep in academies across Europe for Live Nation and TEG MJR.

Meet our alumni

Tutor profiles

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Simon BeddoeSenior Lecturer: Professional Studies

Courses taught: BA (Hons) Music (Business)

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about 'Simon Beddoe'

Professor Jez WillisPrincipal Lecturer

Courses Taught: BA (Hons) Music Business and Professional Studies, Business Masterclasses

about 'Professor Jez Willis'

Masterclasses

We host a range of masterclasses and workshops with leading industry professionals throughout the year. These classes are open to all students across the conservatoire and have recently included:

Vanessa Bakewell (Global Head of Music for Facebook and Instagram)

Andy Booth, Music Lawyer (Blossoms, New Order, Johnny Marr)

Julie Weir (Head of Music for Nations for Sony, and Music Week Roll of Honour winner)

Midge Ure (Live Aid, Ultravox, musician)

Sarah Wall (Senior PPL Events organiser, previously manager of Rita Ora)

Crispin Hunt (Chair of the Ivors)

Ollie Horner, Leeds Conservatoire graduate and International Tour Manager (Busted, Blink-182, Stormzy, All Time Low, Fetty Wap and Good Charlotte)

Jaguar (BBC Radio 1 and BBC Introducing)

Dave Simpson (Guardian music correspondent)

Industry Events

We send Business students to a range of specialised events. Previously these have included:

PRS Conference

Off The Record

Sensoria Pro

Yorkshire Music Forum

Birmingham National Achievers Congress

Greener Festival Conference

Pop Akademie (Germany)

We also support and invest in students who approach us with a wide range of events they want to attend or make happen, such as photoshoots, putting on gigs and investing in new entrepreneurial ideas.

“There’s a rich music scene in Leeds and the venues are keen to work with you if they know you’re from Leeds Conservatoire.”

– Niall O’Connor, Music Business graduate

Our Mac Labs, computer suites and Business Hub are open late in term-time, giving you plenty of time and space to work on your enterprise.

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LCOM-EDGE-OVERLAYS

Stephen Lynch - Rotation DJs project

Examples of student projects

Rhino Sessions (Niall O’Connor)

Upstage Events (James Louis Suggett)

Goobie App (Niall O’Connor)

Tour Management – Good Charlotte (Oliver Horner)

Festival Management (Megan Graham)

Rotation DJs Booking Agency (Stephen Lynch)

Volume Magazine (Samantha Taylor)

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