Music Business and Media
The music industry is one of the most dynamic and complex sectors of the creative economy, encompassing live performance and touring, recorded music, streaming platforms, publishing, artist management, marketing, journalism, and the rapidly evolving intersection of music and digital media. Understanding how this industry works, and being able to operate effectively within it, requires both a genuine passion for music and the commercial and communicative skills that professional life in the sector demands.
At the University of Brighton this three-year, full-time programme prepares you for careers across music, media, and entertainment, covering roles in artist management, music marketing, public relations, journalism, production, live events, and digital media. You will develop your understanding of the music industry's structure and economics alongside practical skills in writing, marketing, events management, and digital content, building both the commercial awareness and the creative intelligence that the industry values. A sandwich year is built into the programme, and work placement opportunities are available, giving you professional experience in music or media organisations before you graduate and building the connections that are central to a career in this relationship-driven sector.
Graduates of music business and media go on to careers across the full breadth of the music and media industries. Many move into artist management, booking agency work, music marketing, label operations, concert promotion, festival management, and music journalism. Others build careers in digital music platforms, sync licensing, music publishing, or the communications and PR roles that surround the music industry.
The combination of business understanding and media skills is also valued in adjacent creative industries such as film, television, podcasting, and arts organisations. Brighton's vibrant music scene and the programme's industry connections make it a particularly rich environment for this kind of learning. Further study at postgraduate level in music business or arts management is available for those who want to develop specialist expertise.