Music production courses in Newcastle
3 schools teach production, DJing or sound engineering in Newcastle. Every listing is checked against the school's own pages, with the date shown.
Newcastle College
further educationA further education college running music courses from Level 2 right through to a full BA (Hons), all based at the Rye Hill Campus's Performance Academy, which has ten recording studios, a 200-seat theatre and a gig venue called The Venue. Level 3 options split into Electronic Music Production and Studio and Live Sound pathways, both BTEC National Extended Diplomas, alongside a separate Level 2 Music Technology and DJ Production Diploma for 16-18 year olds. Higher education is delivered through Newcastle College University Centre: an FdA Music and Sound Production (2 years) with Electronic Music Production and Live Sound/Studio Recording pathways, topped up by a one-year BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production. Studio and Live Sound equipment includes SSL, Universal Audio, Apple and Digico systems. Tuition is free for 16-18 year olds; fees for adults (19+) and HE students are not published and depend on individual circumstances. The college (run by the NCG group) kept its 'Good' Ofsted rating following a full November 2024 inspection, with inspectors singling out apprenticeship provision as an area of notable progress.
Newcastle University
universityContemporary and Popular Music BA (Hons), UCAS code W301, is a flexible degree letting students specialise in musicology, performance or composition, but it also carries real production and DJ content: a compulsory Studio Production/Audio Production Skills module, plus optional modules in Contemporary Musical Materials and Technologies and DJing Skills and Turntablism. UK tuition is £9,790/yr for the 2026 entry year; international fees are £25,100. Students get access to two professional recording studios, a dedicated DJ suite, 25 acoustically treated practice rooms and the wider £4.5m Music Studios building, alongside the 400-seat King's Hall for performance. The university describes itself as the only North-East Music Academic Partner of UK Music. Entry requirements are ABB at A-Level or 32 points at IB, with alternative qualifications considered individually.
Subwaves Music Studios
private schoolA small city-centre music tuition studio and recording space in Eldon Square, running singing, guitar and piano lessons alongside music production lessons, all taught in person at the studio, in students' homes, or online worldwide via Zoom, Skype or FaceTime. Music production is taught by founder Jamie Devine, who also teaches singing and guitar; no specific DAW (Ableton, Logic or otherwise) is named on the site, so it reads as a general production tuition offering rather than a software-specific course. The studio doubles as a recording facility running Pro Tools 12 with a range of industry-standard plugins and outboard gear, and separately sells mixing and mastering services. Guitar and piano lessons with other named tutors (Lara Norman, Liam Oliver, Mary McCrisken, Louis Allen, Ned Wheaton) start at £17.50 for a 30-minute session, though production-specific pricing isn't broken out separately on the site, so it's worth confirming directly before booking.
Subjects taught in Newcastle: Music production, DJ, Sound engineering. Know a school we've missed? See our methodology for how listings get added.