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Turn yourpassioninto yourprofession

Established for over 35 years, SSR has seen the industry grow, watched technologies evolve and been at the forefront of audio and creative education.

We have lead the way in music education where others have followed, and to this day we are proud to continue to do so with new exclusive industry focused degrees in film as well as games development.

Offering high quality education, as well as proudly sponsoring leading cultural and creative events that keep our links with industry fresh, SSR maintains a stellar reputation for providing professional training and expert graduates.

From two creative spaces in the UK - one in central Manchester and one in Camden, North London – we channel the energy of the creative industries to transform your passion into your profession.

Our studios in Manchesterand London

Each of our studio spaces in the UK house purpose built facilities with professionally active tutors. Both campuses enable us to offer the most up to date and relevant creative training in music, film and games and each manage unique creative partnerships.

Whether you study to degree level, or on any of the short to mid-range courses that we offer, we provide all our students with excellent career starting, and life changing education.

Our Manchester studiosBeginning life in 1980 – as Spirit Studios – and only five minutes’ walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, we keep ourselves abreast of industry developments and cultural events, and centre stage in the city’s thriving music, film and games industries, giving you the very best connections for successful employment.

Our London studiosBased in the old Collard & Collard piano factory, our studios are in the heart of Camden Town, a booming community and one of London’s creative hubs. The relationships we forge with the surrounding industry and the creative community bring key industry professionals to deliver guest lectures and seminars, as well as work placements and field trips.

Academic andaccreditation partnerships

We are very proud to have strong ties to a number of the UK’s leading universities, delivering degree programmes at both campuses. We work closely with our academic partners to ensure students get the best from the ‘student experience,’ as well benefitting from the services and standards that all university students can expect.

Additionally, we’re very proud of our highly respected accreditations as training centres from leading creators of industry essential technology, including Avid, Ableton, Apple, Steinberg, Native Instruments and Unreal Engine.

These partnerships provide excellent opportunities, including being the first education establishment in the UK to offer training on the Avid S6!

Workingwithindustry

Right at the very core of our philosophy is the belief that to train people for industry, you need to work closely with industry. We strive to build and expand our network of creative partners – companies with whom we enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship.

Our creative partners work with us in a number of ways. First and foremost they help us review our courses – keeping them current and relevant. They also offer placements and internships to students, and in many of our courses a period of work placement is embedded in the learning. Two of our students bagged internships filming wildlife in 3D in South Africa over the summer!.

Many of our partners regularly visit us to participate in guest lectures, or ‘in conversations’. Guests include record producer Steve Levine (producer of artists including The Clash and Culture Club);Jimi Goodwin (SUB SUB / Doves);Gordon Raphael (producer, The Strokes);Guy Garvey (Elbow); Marshall Jefferson (DJ);Maria Chavez (sound artist and DJ); and Martin Atkins (PIL, Killing Joke)

Another popular activity offered by our creative partners is field trips. Students get to go backstage at major concerts - including a session with the great film composer, record producer and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer.

These events are open to students from all our courses, so everyone benefits, and in this new academic year even more exclusive talks are planned from the creative world of music, film and games.

Additionally, as one of only seven institutions with a special relationship with AMS Neve, our students get to visit the heart of the creative manufacturing process. Two of our students last year were even awarded the AMS Neve Award! Add to that, the visits to recording studios and film sets of major film productions, and exciting prospects planned for games in 2018 onwards, our students are in great company.

Adele, Blossoms Band, 5SOS, BBC, Radiohead, Dublin Convention Centre, Franz Ferdinand, Pharrell Williams, Onsight, Vision3, Ear To the Ground, PRS, Glastonbury, T in the Park, Reading & Leeds Festival, Kendal Calling, V Festival, SSE Audio group, Wigwam Acoustics, Sepultura, The London Olympic Games, Mr. Scruff, Massive Attack, Lisa Stansfield, Peter Hook & The Light, Castle Rock Studios, Judas Priest, Soho Recording Studios, STS Touring, JLS, Noisebox, Adlib, Foals, Chimpmunk, Bloc Party, Westlife, Badly Drawn Boy, The Magic Numbers, George Michael, Girls Aloud, The Futureheads, Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Benicàssim Festival, Tom Jones, Music Week, Ground Control, and a great many more.

Careers andsupport

The creative industries, which includes film and games, is worth £85 billion a year to the UK economy. In the music sector, the live music industry alone is growing at the fastest rate, with almost 27 million visits made to live music events in the UK in 2014.

For most students, the SSR journey is a pathway to a career from their chosen subject choice, and the team here are dedicated to helping you navigate that path.

Our team is one of our greatest strengths, and without them we couldn’t realise our core vision.

We have many great tutors, technicians and engineers spread across both campuses who provide experience, passion and excellent training to all they teach.

As a result, our alumni network is vast, so whether you’re thinking about becoming part of our family, or you’re a current student, a recent graduate, or even if you studied with us 20 years ago, we’re happy to offer help and support in finding that dream job.

Proof of our success can be measured by the success of our students - it’s one of the things that we’re most proud of. It’s encouraging to know that our students are reaching the highest levels of achievement in the creative industries, where industry knows too well that SSR students are of the highest calibre.

Put simply, our reputation helps get our students working.

Staff Focus

“Technology touches every part of modern life and live sound is no different.

The correct training is paramount now more than ever.”

Jay Beard. Course Leader. Studio & Live Music Production - BSc (Hons)

“Taking the artist to market and promotion is one of the most important areas in the music business” –

‘If you don’t promote, a terrible thing happens… NOTHING.’ Island Records

Staff Focus Jo Hilditch. Course Leader. Music Business & Creative Industries - BSc (Hons)

Staff Focus

“Every person has a spectrum of capability; the boundaries between skills are an illusion.”

Darby Costello. Course Leader. Games Development - FdSc

“Creativity and collaboration is what makes us human. It is also what makes films”

Staff Focus Bruce Fitter. Course Leader. 3D Film Production - BSc (Hons)

Studio & Live Music Production BSc (Hons)

Build a careerwith confidence.

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Ever thought about touring the world as a live sound engineer? Or recording, producing and mastering a CD for your favourite band? Maybe you’re more into designing the world’s best PA system. Or creating a great film soundtrack?

You’ll delve into audio theory and concepts and master a whole range of skills that will open doors to a myriad of career opportunities from live sound and studio recording to games audio.

We work with leading companies and professionals to ensure you develop your project management and business skills, so you can take control of your career from the beginning. And a work placement in your second year means you’re already connected in the industry before you even graduate.

QualificationBSc (Hons) Studio & Live Music ProductionAwarding bodyUniversity of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Certification in Pro Tools 101 and 110 Awarding bodyAvid Optional certification in Logic ProAwarding bodyApple

Tuition Fees£9250 per year (full time)£1028 per 20 credit module (part time)

Total costs for the course£27,750 (full time)£18,504 (part time)

Entry Requirements80 UCAS points from at least two A2-level passes (or equivalent) including one science or technology-based subject and one music or design-related subject. Applicants for these courses must also have five GCSE passes at grade C or above (or equivalent) including mathematics and English.

Available atManchester

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Electronic Music & DJ Practice BA (Hons)

Why be just a DJwhen you can be so much more?

Qualification BA (Hons) Electronic Music & DJ PracticeAwarding bodyUniversity of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Cubase certification * Awarding bodySteinberg

Optional certification in Avid Pro Tools 101



* Manchester only

Entry RequirementsA minimum of 96 UCAS points at A2 or equivalent. You should also have achieved Grade C or above in GCSE Maths and English, or an equivalent (UK equivalents include key skills level 3 or functional skills level 2).

You will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected.

Available atManchesterLondon

Using the very best and latest industry equipment, you’ll master real-time mixing, remixing, sampling, and electronic improvisation while also learning how the industry works. With coaching in self-promotion to copyright, we’ll give you the know-how to take your music out of the studio.

At all stages of the course a hands-on approach to technology is encouraged, utilising performance skills as much for the studio as for live work. Experimental and conceptual approaches are also explored with the focus on developing an individual workflow, and we’ll encourage development of your personal composition, production and performance style.

SoundEngineering& Design BSc (Hons) / FdSc

Listen.Design.Create.This is where itall starts.

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QualificationBSc (Hons) Sound Engineering & DesignFdSc Sound Engineering & DesignAwarding bodyUniversity of Bolton

Pro Tools 101Awarding bodyAvid

Tuition Fees£9000 per year (full time)£1500 per module (part time)

Total costs for the course BSc (Hons)£27,000 (full time and part time)

Total costs for the course FdSc£18,000 (full time and part time)

Entry Requirements BSc (Hons)104 UCAS points incorporating two A2-level passes (or equivalent) in two of the following: a mathematical subject, a physical science subject, or a technology-based subject or music. Applicants must also have five GCSE passes at grade C or above including mathematics and English.

Entry Requirements FdSc64 UCAS points incorporating two A2-level passes (or equivalent) in one of the following: a mathematical or physical science, a technology-based subject or music. Applicants for this course also need five GCSE passes at grade C or above (or equivalent) including mathematics and English.


Understanding sound and having the spark to create something extraordinary is what our Sound Engineering and Design course is all about.

A good sound designer can apply their work to almost anything: music, adverts, theatre, games, radio, film and TV; whether you’re creating a new kick drum sound or creating explosions for a video game. The possibilities are endless.

We’ll start you off with the basic scientific principles and studio practice, and by the end of the course, you’ll be designing sound for games, mixing for film and TV, and recording and mixing for bands, both live and in the studio.

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MusicProductionBA (Hons)

Your creativity is key. Just think of the possibilities.

Qualification BA (Hons) Music ProductionAwarding bodyUniversity of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Optional certification in Avid Pro Tools 101



Entry RequirementsA minimum of 96 UCAS points at A2 or equivalent. You should also have achieved Grade C or above in GCSE Maths and English, or an equivalent (UK equivalents include key skills level 3 or functional skills level 2).

You will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected.

Available at London

A career as a music producer can be a long and prosperous one, and can mean much more than producing just dance or rock music. Think about how music pervades our lives every day; from TV to adverts to films, to art installations to the Internet.

Let us develop your creative and technical skills in sequencing, sampling, sound processing, composition and arrangement. Working in our professional studios and Mac Suite, you will master Logic, Avid Pro Tools (including 101 accreditation), Ableton Live, and more. Everything you need to write, record, edit, produce, and master, and then promote.

You are inexpert hands.

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MusicBusiness & CreativeIndustries BSc (Hons)

QualificationBSc (Hons) Music Business & Creative IndustriesAwarding bodyUniversity of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Tuition Fees £6165 per year (full time)£1028 per 20 credit module (part time)

Total costs£18,495 (full time)£18,504 (part time)

Entry RequirementsA minimum of 240 UCAS at A2 or equivalent. The applicant should also have achieved Grade C or above in GCSE Maths and English, or an equivalent (UK equivalents include key skills level 3 or functional skills level 2).

Applicants will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected. For more details, please see our website.

Available atManchesterLondon

Whether you see your future as a digital entrepreneur, artist manager, label manager, promoter, publisher, synch agent, tour manager or marketeer, this course covers all aspects of the creative industries. We give you a 360° view.

On this course, you will set up your own class record label and release it physically and digitally, sourcing unsigned artists as you work your way through the quality control and A&R decisions.

You will attend industry events and deliver on real time industry briefs. And with two opportunities for work-based learning in year 2 and year 3, like many of our success stories, you might be working in the industry before you even graduate.

GamesDevelopment FdSc

We designed this course with one major goal: to get you into the games industry.

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QualificationFdSc Games DevelopmentAwarding bodyUniversity of Bolton

Tuition Fees£9000 per year (full time)£1500 per module (part time)

Total costs for the course£18,000 (full time and part time)

Entry Requirements64 UCAS Points, achieved from at least one, but preferably two GCSE A2 levels (or equivalent) in any subject. You should also have 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent, to include English and mathematics. Applicants will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected.


You’ll have all the tools you need in our specially designed, brand new games suite in our home in the city of Manchester.

You’ll master software packages like Unreal Engine, Unity, Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop and ZBrush to develop your ideas all the way from concept sketches to full-blown environments, characters and animations.

We’ll teach you the fundamentals of game scripting, so you can build on the problem-solving skills needed to transition seamlessly between the various disciplines of game development.

3D FilmProduction* BSc (Hons) * Course title subject to change

The specialised film world awaits you.

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QualificationBSc (Hons) 3D Film ProductionAwarding bodyUniversity of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Tuition Fees £9250 per year (full time)£1028 per 20 credit module (part time)


Entry Requirements A minimum of 96 UCAS points at A2 or equivalent. You should also have achieved Grade C or above in GCSE Maths and English, or an equivalent (UK equivalents include key skills level 3 or functional skills level 2). Applicants will also be invited to an interview, with subject experience and enthusiasm the primary basis on which applicants will be selected.


The first 3D Film Production degree course in the world is now available at SSR in Manchester!

3D is the future of media technology, but there is a problem: content. There aren’t enough 3D professionals creating enough high quality content to meet the demand. This is where you come in. Using the very latest technology in professional studios, you will explore 3D filmmaking from concept to production – from scriptwriting and storyboarding, to camera and lighting techniques, sound recording, and editing and visual effects for a variety of media including film, TV, animation, and games.

Openevents

We know that deciding where to study, and crucially what to study, is a big decision. Our open days are informative and exciting and are there to help you consider courses in greater detail. With games demonstrations and film shows through to live band sessions, our open events are a great way to get a taste of life in our studios.

We understand though that not everyone can make it to one of our open events. So if you’d prefer to book a private one to one tour or consultation, we will be only too happy to oblige. Please feel free to reach out to us by social, email, or by telephone direct to our studios in Manchester or in London to arrange. We would be delighted to hear from you and look forward to showing you around.

We also have some up and coming evening events in Manchester and London for your diary. For more, please see for details on our website. We’d love to see you here.

April 5 - 2017Manchester Open Evening18:45 - 20-30 April 5 - 2017London Open Evening18:30 - 20-30 May 3 - 2017Manchester Open Evening18:45 - 20-30 June 17 - 2017Manchester Open Day11:00 - 14:00 June 17 - 2017London Open Day11:00 - 14:00

ModulesStudio & Live Music ProductionBSc (Hons)

Year 1 • StudioRecordingTechniques• LiveSoundEngineering• MusicProductionAnalysis• SoundWaveTheory• StudioProductionandMixing• LiveMusicProduction• StudySkills

Year 2• StudioProductionTechniques• MusicProductionandRemixing• SoundSynthesis• EventPlanning• MusicforGames• DigitalSystemsforLiveEvents• Work-basedLearning Year 3• PADesign• AppliedMusicProduction• MasteringTechniques• EntrepreneurialSkills• Project

Electronic Music & DJ PracticeBA (Hons)

Year 1• DJTechnologies&Techniques• CreativeMusicComputing• SoundRecordingandEditing• MusicinContext• E-MusicandMarketing

Year 2• TheDJasInstrumentalist• AppliedElectronicMusicProduction• CreativeSamperandSoundLibrary• MusicandVisualPresentation• ResearchProject

Year 3• TheDJasPerformer• CreativeComposition• IndustryStudies• MajorProject

ModulesSound Engineering & DesignBSc (Hons)

Year 1• SoundEngineeringPrinciples• StudioRecordingTechniques• IntroductiontoDigitalAudioWorkstations• StudioMixingTechniques• SoundProductionforVisualMedia• Scholarship

Year 2 • AdvancedStudioTechniques• AudioPostProductionTechniques• LiveSoundEngineering• SynthesisandAudioManipulation• AcousticsofSoundProductionforVisualMedia• Work-basedLearning

Year 3• AudioMasteringTechniques• AdvancedPostProductionTechniques• PASystemDesign• EntrepreneurialSkillsforSoundEngineers• Project

Sound Engineering & DesignFdSc

Year 1 • SoundEngineeringPrinciples• StudioRecordingTechniques• IntroductiontoDigitalAudioWorkstations• StudioMixingTechniques• SoundProductionforVisualMedia• Scholarship

Year 2• AdvancedStudioTechniques• AudioPostProductionTechniques• LiveSoundEngineering• SynthesisandAudioManipulation• AcousticsofSoundProductionfor Visual Media• Work-basedLearning

ModulesMusic ProductionBA (Hons)

Year 1• CompositionandArrangement• RecordingTechniquesandTechnologies• CareerFocus1–OnlineProfile

Year 2• RecordingandProduction• Music,Sound,Image• CompositionandProduction• CareerFocus2–LiveBrief

Year 3• CompositionandInnovation• AdvancedRecordingandProduction• CareerFocus3–ProfessionalPreperation• MajorProject–MusicandMultimedia

Music Business & Creative IndustriesBSc (Hons)

Year 1• Music,Digital&CreativeIndustries• MarketingfortheMusic& Creative Industries• GroupProjectandPitching• IntroductiontoMusicology• StudySkills&ProfessionalDevelopment

Year 2• SynchronisationandBranding• LiveEvents• EntrepreneurialSkills• IPRandLegalIssues• PreparationforIndustryWork• WorkBasedLearning

Year 3• PeopleandProjectManagement• Self-EmploymentinMusicand Creative Industries • AdvancedWorkBasedLearning• MajorProject

ModulesGames DevelopmentFdSc

Year 1 • Introductionto3DComputerGraphics• IntroductiontoLevelDesign• ObjectOrientedGamesProgramming• IntroductiontoDigitalSculpting• SoundforGames• Scholarship

Year 2• EnvironmentModellingforGames• DigitalSculptingforGames• IntermediateGamesScripting• DataStructureforGames• PortfolioProject• Work-basedLearning

3D Film Production BSc (Hons)

Year 1• A/VPrinciplesandEquipment• StorytoScreen• ProductionSkills• MediaProductionProject• HistoryofStereography• StudySkillsandProfessionalDevelopment

Year 2• StereoPre-productionandWriting• AdvancedProductionSkills• StereoscopicVFXandCompositing• StereoscopicEditingandPostProduction• PreparationforIndustryWork• WorkBasedLearning

Year 3• DirectingandProducingaStereoProduction• CareerDevelopmentProject• MajorProject• PracticeasResearch

How to applyStudio & Live Music ProductionBSc (Hons)

Applications to this course are made via the UCAS system. You will need this information for your application:

UCAS Code:J931 BSc/SLMP

UCAS Institution:C30

Campus code:Z

For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader:Jay Beard [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

Electronic Music & DJ PracticeBA (Hons)


UCAS Code:W383


Manchester Campus code:Z

London Campus code:G

For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader in Manchester – Alan Wrench [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

For London please contact Jake [email protected]: +44 (0)207 482 7067

Sound Engineering & DesignBSc (Hons) / FdSc


UCAS Code:H340 BSc/SED

UCAS Institution:B44

You will need this information for your FdSc application:

UCAS Code:J930 FdSc/SED


For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact:James [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

Music ProductionBA (Hons)


UCAS Code:W37W


Campus code:G

For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader: Ben Davies [email protected]: +44 (0)207 482 7067

Music Business & Creative IndustriesBSc (Hons)

Applications to this course are made via the UCAS system. You will need this information foryour application:

UCAS Code:W390


Manchester Campus code:Z

London Campus code:G

For details about the course in London and Manchester, please contact the course leader: Jo [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

Games DevelopmentFdSc


UCAS Code:G450


Campus code:R

For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader:Darby [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

3D Film Production BSc (Hons)

Applications to this course are made via theUCAS system. You will need this information foryour application:

UCAS Code:1d33


Campus code:Z

For an informal discussion and further details about the course please contact the course leader:Bruce [email protected]: +44 (0)161 276 2100

Manchester65 - 69 Downing Street Manchester. M1 7JEUnited Kingdom

Tel: 0161 276 2100

For Manchester admission enquiriesemail: [email protected]

LondonLower Ground FloorThe Rotunda42 - 43 Gloucester CrescentLondon. NW1 7DLUnited Kingdom

Tel: 020 7482 7067

For London admission enquiriesemail: [email protected]

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