BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance & Event Management

This undergraduate course will give you a truly unique opportunity to embark on an exciting career in a booming international live industry. Immersed in the thriving BIMM community, with countless opportunities to collaborate with a variety of talented peers, you will be given the opportunity to pursue your artistic, academic, and industry ambitions to the full while helping to nurture your creative flair as a performer.

It will empower you with the knowledge and skills to plan, promote, and produce live shows, perhaps taking a DIY approach to yourself as an artist by organizing your own gigs and tours.

Day-to-day learning will be in large live rooms, smaller studio sessions, and seminar-based classrooms, with interactive and engaging classes that give you the chance to showcase your skills and apply what you have learned in a safe and supportive environment.

Subject modules will feature core elements of performance and event management, as well as the roles, responsibilities, and processes that connect them. You’ll learn the key skills and strategies to effectively create, plan, and produce your own event as well as develop your performance, technique, arranging, and musicianship. You will evaluate international tours and large-scale music festivals, whilst also exploring the growing issue of sustainability.

You will also leave the course highly skilled in the digital world, with in-depth learning of social media and digital marketing.

Upon completion of the course, you will graduate with a portfolio of work that empowers you with the skills and drive to be successful in a fast-moving, competitive, and creative environment.

So, what are you waiting for? Combine your passion for music performance and event management today for a fulfilling music industry career in the future.

Key facts

• Mode of attendance : Full-time
• Length of course : This course is taught as a three-year course at levels four, five, and six.
• Awarding institution: BIMM University
• Campus delivery: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester
• UCAS code: W100
• Language of study: English
• Final award: BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance & Event Management
• Admissions Criteria: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

BIMM University is a creative arts educational institution that offers English-taught Bachelor’s, CertHE and Master’s degree programmes in the worlds of modern music, film, performing arts and video games development. We aim to prepare students for successful, sustainable and international creative industry careers. BIMM University consists of 14 schools in the UK, Ireland and Germany with a diverse and international student community of 8,000 students from over 60 countries.

For 40 years, BIMM University has equipped our students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the creative industries.

As a BIMM University student, you’ll benefit from a range of unique collaborative opportunities across music, film and performing arts, developing skills you will take into your future creative careers.

BIMM University comprises the acclaimed BIMM Music Institute (UK and Dublin, Ireland), Screen and Film School , Performers College , Institute for Contemporary Theatre in the UK . Additionally, BIMM University has a branch in Germany: BIMM University Berlin. Wherever you choose to study, your school will be fitted out with industry-standard facilities, and you’ll be supported by expert lecturers with the knowledge and experience to take your talent further.

BIMM inspires the next generation of industry professionals through the creation of inclusive and creative learning environments that remove barriers and create opportunities for equal participation in the creative industries. As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community with access to unrivalled connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industries you’ll find your place in.