Music Production and Psychology

Music production and psychology is an unusual but intellectually coherent combination. Music production is a creative and technical discipline concerned with how recorded music is made: songwriting, arrangement, recording, mixing, and mastering, as well as the digital tools and workflows that define contemporary studio practice. Psychology, as a science of mind and behaviour, illuminates the music production context in direct ways, from the psychology of listening and emotional response to music, to the creative psychology of musicians and producers, to the commercial psychology of audiences and markets.

At Liverpool Hope, the music production programme immerses you in the creative, technical, and theoretical sides of a rapidly evolving field, situated in Liverpool, one of the world's most musically significant cities, with close connections to its lively contemporary music scene. You will develop your production skills alongside psychological understanding, exploring how psychology and music production illuminate each other in ways that neither discipline alone can provide. The programme includes a foundation year, making the full degree four years, alongside a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and embedded work placement opportunities.

The typical entry tariff for direct entry is 104 points.

Graduates of music production and psychology programmes pursue careers in music production, studio engineering, artist management, A and R, music supervision, music therapy support, and audio branding, as well as in the creative industries more broadly. The psychological understanding the degree develops is particularly valuable in roles concerned with audience insight, creative collaboration, and the emotional and commercial dimensions of music. Many graduates also build independent production careers or go on to postgraduate study in music technology, sound design, or psychology.