Students get industry insights from Brighton music business insider

Music Production students at City College Brighton and Hove recently got some valuable insider’s insights into what makes Brighton’s music industry tick from Lisa Holloway. Former Chief Executive of the Brighton Music Network, Lisa is The Great Escape’s Fundraising Manager, Presenter of the popular arts and entertainment event The Space, Director of a new literary festival First Fictions and Chair of creative industries leadership group Creative Brighton. Course Leader Matthew Hodson says:

“It’s essential that our students are kept in touch with the up to the minute going-ons in today’s music industry, especially what’s happening here in Brighton. As a course, we put this at the heart of everything we do. Lisa’s long been a focal point for the Brighton music industry from her role in the Brighton Music Network through to the Great Escape festival and her list of contacts and approach to business was a real eye-opener to the students. Giving students the opportunity to be face-to-face with a music business professional like Lisa also helps breaks down those scary barriers that sometimes exist in the industry.”

Lisa Holloway adds:

“I really enjoyed my visit to City College and was impressed with the bright and motivated individuals I met. They had pertinent questions and a hunger to understand. They know it’s very important that they capitalise on opportunities for industry visits because this knowledge will set them apart when they start to forge their careers outside of their course.”

City College has Music Technology & Music Production courses at Level 3, Foundation Degree and Degree levels starting in September 2011. For more details, see www.ccb.ac.uk

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