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Music production courses in London

17 schools teach production, DJing or sound engineering in London. Every listing is checked against the school's own pages, with the date shown.

Point Blank Music School

private school

Founded in 1994, with a 30,000 square foot campus in Shoreditch, London, which the school describes on its own site as brand new. Middlesex University has validated pointblank degrees; separately, pointblank's own academic partnerships page states it holds Degree Awarding Powers, which may cover other or newer programmes. Worth confirming which route applies to a specific course before enrolling. Holds TEF Gold from the Office for Students, awarded 2023, the only specialist music production institute in the UK to do so. Its cheapest standalone course is Piano Keyboard Skills (3 months, £695); most other Short courses (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Sound Engineering, DJing, Music Business) run £935 to £1,995 for 3 months, Specialist certificates (6 to 9 months) from £4,990, and the BA (Hons) degree route is £9,790/yr for UK students in the 2026/27 academic year.

Ableton: Certified Training Center, listed in Ableton's directoryOfS: Registered, TEF Gold since 2023DegreeDiplomaShortOnline
from £695
Checked 8 Aug 2026

ICMP

private school

Running since 1986 across two Kilburn campuses, on Dyne Road and Salusbury Road. Degrees, one-year CertHE courses and short courses in creative music production. Registered with the Office for Students, TEF Silver in 2023. Its cheapest current short course is a 6-week evening Music Production & Mixing course at £199; other evening courses range roughly £249 to £2,250 depending on length, and the degree/CertHE route is £9,790/yr for UK students.

Ableton: Certified Training Center, listed in Ableton's directoryOfS: Registered, TEF Silver 2023DegreeDiplomaShortEvening
from £199
Checked 8 Aug 2026

Garnish Music Production School

private school

Teaching since 2009 at 1 Emma Street, near London Fields, with class sizes capped at six. The Ableton Producer Program is £3,499 and the Electronic Music Production Diploma £7,499 in total.

Ableton: Certified Training Center, listed in Ableton's directoryDiplomaShortOnline1-to-1
from £3,499
Checked 7 Aug 2026

London Sound Academy

private school

One-to-one DJ and production tuition in Camden since 2010. Standard courses are £369, with elite DJ, vinyl and mixing courses at £649. A Pioneer authorised educator.

Pioneer: Authorised educator, per the school's own siteShortOnline1-to-1
from £369
Checked 7 Aug 2026

Abbey Road Institute

private school

Housed in Angel Studios, Islington, since 2021. The flagship one-year Advanced Diploma in music production and sound engineering is £17,900 in total for UK students, outside the government student loan system. 12-week masterclass courses run alongside.

DiplomaShort
from £17,900
Checked 7 Aug 2026

LCCM

private school

Based at the Music Box on Union Street, Southwark. The BMus in music production and sound engineering is validated by the University for the Creative Arts, with undergraduate fees of £9,790 a year for 2026/27.

UCA: Degrees accredited by the University for the Creative ArtsDegree
from £9,790/yr
Checked 7 Aug 2026

Tileyard Education

private school

Eight-week evening short courses inside the Tileyard complex at Kings Cross, from £499, in person and online. Its MA programmes are delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent University.

NTU: MA programmes delivered via Nottingham Trent UniversityShortEveningOnline
from £499
Checked 7 Aug 2026

BIMM London

private school

The Fulham campus of BIMM University, teaching degrees, diplomas and short courses. Ableton's directory lists it as a Certified Training Centre.

Ableton: Certified Training Centre, per Ableton's directoryDegreeDiplomaShortOnline
prices on enquiry
Checked 7 Aug 2026

SAE Institute London

private school

The London campus of the global SAE network, open since 1985. Audio production degrees validated by the University of Hertfordshire, at £9,790 a year over three years or £11,750 a year accelerated over two. A Mastering Summer School short course is listed but had no scheduled dates or live price at last check, so the degree remains the only currently-priced entry point.

OfS: Registered; degrees validated by University of HertfordshireDegreeShortOnline
from £9,790/yr
Checked 8 Aug 2026

London School of Electronic Music

private school

Twelve-week group courses capped at six students, taught at The Qube in Elephant and Castle and online. Runs the Fresh Beats student label with radio and club-night slots. 1-to-1 coaching starts at £50/hour; a Beginner Music Production 1-to-1 (8 hours) is £380 one-off; DJ courses run from £295/month over 2 months; a flagship combined DJ and Producer course is £1,645/month. No public phone number is published; enquiries go through email or social media.

ShortEveningOnline1-to-1
from £50
Checked 8 Aug 2026

London DJ Academy

private school

One-to-one DJ tuition on Pioneer equipment across eight London studios, from Camden to Croydon. A two-hour taster is £149 and core courses £349, taught by DJs associated with Ministry of Sound.

Short1-to-1
from £149
Checked 7 Aug 2026

The London DJ School

private school

Group DJ lessons held inside partner nightclubs, including Egg London and The Cause, rather than a fixed campus. Sessions from £39.95, with live-set opportunities at partner venues.

Short
from £39.95
Checked 7 Aug 2026

JW DJ Academy

private school

Small-group DJ and production teaching in groups of two to four, plus one-to-one. Workshops from £250 and multi-week courses £500 to £750, including turntablism and a reggaeton course.

ShortEvening1-to-1
from £250
Checked 7 Aug 2026

ACM London

private school

Part of ACM's three-campus network, running since 1996. A part-time evening course (Production For Adults, 10 weeks) is £350 a term; Diplomas start at £6,000 a year; the 2-year accelerated BA is £11,750 a year, or £9,790 for an optional Foundation Year 0. Pricing is set nationally and identical across all three ACM campuses.

OfS: Registered providerDegreeDiplomaEvening
from £350/term
Checked 8 Aug 2026

Confetti London

private school

Confetti's London campus, opened 2023 in Whitechapel, in the same building as Access Creative College London. Runs postgraduate MSc Sound Engineering and MA Music Production courses; the main Confetti campus is in Nottingham.

Degree
prices on enquiry
Checked 7 Aug 2026

Access Creative College London

private school

London campus of the Access Creative network, sharing its Whitechapel building with Confetti. Teaches the RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in music production (2 years), free for 16 to 18 year olds; 19+ students pay £2,882 for the first year (year 2 fee not published). Part of a national network founded in 1992 as Access to Music, rebranded in 2017, delivered in partnership with awarding body Rockschool.

Diploma
from £2,882/yr
Checked 8 Aug 2026

LMA London

private school

Part of the Galileo Global Education group, based at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Its BA (Hons) Music Production is validated by Regent's University London.

Degree
from £9,525/yr
Checked 7 Aug 2026

Subjects taught in London: Music production, Sound engineering, DJ, Ableton, Logic. Know a school we've missed? See our methodology for how listings get added.