POPULAR MUSIC PERFORMANCE & EVENT MANAGEMENT BIMM - The British and Irish Modern Music Institute

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 organising 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 which connect them. You’ll learn the key skills and strategies to effectively create, plan, and produce your own event as well as developing 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.