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SCHOOLS music business school
The ACM Business School is a market leader delivering trained graduates into the heart of the music, media, creative and technology industries via a one year Higher Diploma and two year accelerated Degree programme.
The ACM lecturing team draw on their extensive industry experience and their wide ranging networks to deliver real world experience into the lecture room. All Business tutors work in their areas of expertise giving students a unique insight to a fast changing and evolving industry.
Working closely with the Business Development Centre, the Business School provides students with first class opportunities to gain work placements and graduate positions in leading businesses.
The first year of the accelerated degree programme is underpinned by formal business tools and empowers the student to apply the knowledge they have gained in practical ways through their assignments, attending industry events and developing their skills as young business entrepreneurs or managers.
The second year of the course increases in intensity and provides the student with effective marketing knowledge drawn from all manner of industry projects, together with the understanding of how to apply such techniques to their own work.
The Business School also delivers business modules to all the performance and production courses to ensure that all students leaving ACM have a good understanding of the industry, the opportunities and challenges they may face and a practical grasp of key organisations that can assist their future career path.
Mike McNally
Music Business School
Commercial Development Manager
Music Business Opportunities
Top Industry Talent at ACM - The Business and Artist Development Centre’s twice yearly Industry Days give students the chance to come face to face with some of the best people working in the industry today. At the last Industry Day a wealth of top music industry professionals came to ACM including Jay Greenwood (A&R Manager - Mercury/UMG Records), Mark Hill (Producer & Entrepreneur - Artful Dodger, Craig David, Stix), Dan O’Neill (Groove Armada Manager, MD of Lovebox Weekender Festival), Natasha Bent (The Agency Group - Amy McDonald, Fionn Regan, Foals, Julian Velard), Flash Taylor (A&R Manager - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Razorlight, The Ting Tings).
Business and Artist Development Centre (BDC)
The BDC helps students to analyse and develop their professional projects, bands and employment possibilities. Music business students can also seek work experience within the BDC as well as placements at companies within the music industry.
As well as auditions and A&R advice the BDC offers a professional demo review service, business mentoring sessions, student development, graduate programme application assistance, work experience placements and live performance opportunity. Check out more info on the BDC here.
MusicWeek Lecture Theatre
ACM’s largest lecture room has the capacity to seat 130 students at any one time. This room is utilised for popular lectures on both degree and all performance and production programmes. The lecture room is fitted with a large screen projector, plasma screens, PA system and cinema style seating.
SCHOOLS music business school
Music Business School
The ACM Music Business School is a market leader in delivering trained graduates into the heart of the Music and Media industries via it's two year accelerated degree program. We also offer a new higher diploma music business course - the perfect introduction to how business and the music industry operates.
Music Business School - Introduction
The ACM Business School is a market leader delivering trained graduates into the heart of the music, media, creative and technology industries via a one year Higher Diploma and two year accelerated Degree programme.The ACM lecturing team draw on their extensive industry experience and their wide ranging networks to deliver real world experience into the lecture room. All Business tutors work in their areas of expertise giving students a unique insight to a fast changing and evolving industry.
Working closely with the Business Development Centre, the Business School provides students with first class opportunities to gain work placements and graduate positions in leading businesses.
The first year of the accelerated degree programme is underpinned by formal business tools and empowers the student to apply the knowledge they have gained in practical ways through their assignments, attending industry events and developing their skills as young business entrepreneurs or managers.
The second year of the course increases in intensity and provides the student with effective marketing knowledge drawn from all manner of industry projects, together with the understanding of how to apply such techniques to their own work.
The Business School also delivers business modules to all the performance and production courses to ensure that all students leaving ACM have a good understanding of the industry, the opportunities and challenges they may face and a practical grasp of key organisations that can assist their future career path.
Mike McNally
Music Business School
Commercial Development Manager
Music Business School - Xtra
Music Business Opportunities
Top Industry Talent at ACM - The Business and Artist Development Centre’s twice yearly Industry Days give students the chance to come face to face with some of the best people working in the industry today. At the last Industry Day a wealth of top music industry professionals came to ACM including Jay Greenwood (A&R Manager - Mercury/UMG Records), Mark Hill (Producer & Entrepreneur - Artful Dodger, Craig David, Stix), Dan O’Neill (Groove Armada Manager, MD of Lovebox Weekender Festival), Natasha Bent (The Agency Group - Amy McDonald, Fionn Regan, Foals, Julian Velard), Flash Taylor (A&R Manager - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Razorlight, The Ting Tings).
Friends of The ACM Business School
MusicWeek
Coutts Bank
Music Managers Forum
Midem
Peer Music
McGrath LLP Solicitors
Music Business School - Xtra...
Industry Link
A key event in our calendar, Industry Link is an informal networking arena where ACM artists have the opportunity to start to build their own network of contacts, give demo’s to top end A & R representatives, and spend time with the BDC team, other staff and students.
In 2010/2011 we have had over 30 industry guests from companies including EMI Publishing, Parlophone Records, SonyBMG, Sony/ATV Publishing, Polydor Records, Mercury Records, Helter Skelter Booking Agency, William Morris Agency, CODA, ASCAP, PRS, MAMA Group, Channelfl y, XFM, BBC Introducing, The Agency Group,Crown Music Management, Stephen Budd Producer Management, Parlophone Records, A&M Records, Decca Records, Peer Music Publishing, AIM and the BPI.
Work Experience
We have placed 80+ students into work placements @ Columbia Records, RCA, Poptones, The Agency Group, The Orchard, Stephen Budd Management, Stakeout Studios and many others.
Business Plan of the Year in association with Coutts Bank
Annual event open to all music business degree students.
All ACM Xtra Pro Workshops
Check out the full list of ACM Pro Workshops
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A key event in our calendar, Industry Link is an informal networking arena where ACM artists have the opportunity to start to build their own network of contacts, give demo’s to top end A & R representatives, and spend time with the BDC team, other staff and students.
In 2010/2011 we have had over 30 industry guests from companies including EMI Publishing, Parlophone Records, SonyBMG, Sony/ATV Publishing, Polydor Records, Mercury Records, Helter Skelter Booking Agency, William Morris Agency, CODA, ASCAP, PRS, MAMA Group, Channelfl y, XFM, BBC Introducing, The Agency Group,Crown Music Management, Stephen Budd Producer Management, Parlophone Records, A&M Records, Decca Records, Peer Music Publishing, AIM and the BPI.
Work Experience
We have placed 80+ students into work placements @ Columbia Records, RCA, Poptones, The Agency Group, The Orchard, Stephen Budd Management, Stakeout Studios and many others.
Business Plan of the Year in association with Coutts Bank
Annual event open to all music business degree students.
All ACM Xtra Pro Workshops
Check out the full list of ACM Pro Workshops
click here
Music Business School - Focus
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Music Business School - Courses
Find out more about what courses you can study:
Music Business Degree
Music Business Higher Diploma
To download course information and an application form click here
Music Business School - Facilities
Business and Artist Development Centre (BDC)
The BDC helps students to analyse and develop their professional projects, bands and employment possibilities. Music business students can also seek work experience within the BDC as well as placements at companies within the music industry.
As well as auditions and A&R advice the BDC offers a professional demo review service, business mentoring sessions, student development, graduate programme application assistance, work experience placements and live performance opportunity. Check out more info on the BDC here.
MusicWeek Lecture Theatre
ACM’s largest lecture room has the capacity to seat 130 students at any one time. This room is utilised for popular lectures on both degree and all performance and production programmes. The lecture room is fitted with a large screen projector, plasma screens, PA system and cinema style seating.
