Electronic Music Production & Sound Design
Overview
Levels of Study (1 Year Diploma + 2 Years Degree)
Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design – Students first explore the fundamentals of audio and how sound is produced and transmitted. They will develop both technical and creative skills that lay the groundwork for producing their own tracks.
Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design – Students apply their foundational skills and competencies to create the loops, beats and samples that form an electronic music track. They will be challenged to experiment with synthesizers to create truly original sounds and become confident in putting up show-stopping live sets.
Students who complete the Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design after the 1st Year can choose to start working or progress to a Bachelor’s Degree programme in our partner universities.
Bachelor’s Degrees – Students will be able to progress on and select a Bachelor’s Degree programme and graduate within 2 years.
Career Prospects
Course Information
By the end of the Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design, students will be able to write, arrange and produce simple music tracks in a variety of music styles.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to progress to the Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design and, thereafter, enrol in a Bachelor’s Degree with our partner universities (subject to the university’s entry requirements).
The maximum teacher to student ratio for the course is 1:18. The average class size is 12.
Full-Time: 6 months
Part-Time: 12 months
There are 4 intakes per year:
- January
- April
- July
- And October
- Digital Audio Workstation
- Principles of Audio
- Harmony 1
- Communication Skills
- Digital Live Sound Production
- Study in Popular Music
- Academic Reading and Writing
- Songwriting
- Musical Arrangements
Minimum Age
At least 16 years old.
Academic Qualifications
Completed GCE ‘O’ Level (with minimum 3 grades of C6) or equivalent; or
NITEC/Higher Nitec; or
Mature candidates (≥ 30 years old with 8 years’ work experience).
English Language Requirement
GCE ‘O’ level English (with minimum grade of D7); or
IELTS score of 5.5 (with no single band less than 5.0); or
An equivalent English language qualification.
Course Fees
Singaporean/PR
Course Fees S$7,182.00
Course Admin Fee S$270.00
Total Course Fees S$7,452.00
International Student
Course Fee S$8,586.00
Course Admin Fee S$486.00
Total Course Fees S$9,072.00
All fees are inclusive of 8% GST
Non-Course Fees
Singaporean/PR
Non-Refundable Application Fee of S$80.00 (inclusive of 8% GST).
International Student
Non-Refundable Application Fee S$150.00 (inclusive of 8% GST).
By the end of the Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design, students will be able to compose electronic music for a variety of genres using a range of composition and production techniques. They will also be able to perform electronic music tracks in a live setting.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to progress to a Bachelor’s Degree programme with our partner universities (subject to the university’s entry requirements).
The maximum teacher to student ratio for the course is 1:18. The average class size is 10.
Full-Time: 6 months
Part-Time: 12 months
There are 4 intakes per year:
- January
- April
- July
- And October
- Sound Design
- Sampling
- Looping
- Beat-making
- Digital Synthesis
- Principles of Acoustics
- Hardware Synthesis
- Electronic Music Performance
- Music Business 101
Minimum Age
At least 16 years old.
Academic Qualifications
Completed GCE ‘A’ Level (with minimum 2 subjects at H2 level) or equivalent and possess course-related qualifications; or
Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design from Orita Sinclair; or
Mature candidates (≥ 30 years old with 8 years relevant work experience).
English Language Requirement
GCE ‘O’ level English (with minimum grade of C6); or
IELTS score of 5.5 (with no single band less than 5.0); or
An equivalent English language qualification.
Course Fees
Singaporean/PR
Course Fees S$10,368.00
Course Admin Fee S$270.00 (Waived for students progressing from Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design)
Total Course Fees S$10,638.00
International Student
Course Fee S$12,528.00
Course Admin Fee S$486.00 (Waived for students progressing from Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design)
Total Course Fees S$13,014.00
All fees are inclusive of 8% GST
Non-Course Fees
Singaporean/PR
Non-Refundable Application Fee of S$80.00 (inclusive of 8% GST).
Waived for students progressing from Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design.
International Student
Non-Refundable Application Fee S$150.00 (inclusive of 8% GST).
Waived for students progressing from Foundation Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design.
(Griffith College)
(Griffith College)
(Griffith College)
Admission Criteria
Students who have successfully completed the Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design and meet the university’s language requirements (IELTS Academic: 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each band) may enrol directly into Year 2 of the programme.
The university will conduct an interview and review the student’s music portfolio before acceptance.
Location
Griffith College, Ireland
Further Information
For further information, please go here.
(Griffith College)
Admission Criteria
Students who have successfully completed the Diploma in Electronic Music Production & Sound Design and meet the university’s language requirements (IELTS Academic: 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each band) may enrol directly into Year 2 of the programme.
The university will conduct an interview before acceptance.
Location
Griffith College, Ireland
Further Information
For further information, please go here.
Teaching Faculty
Rufus Varghese
Programme Manager,
Music Faculty
BA (Hons) in Audio Production,
School of Audio Engineering
As an esteemed Audio Director, Rufus has been credited innumerably for having recorded and produced music for film, Mediacorp television & Radio, Computer games, theatre, in teractive media and various independent artistes. He has been featured in Channel News Asia and Sconisccoop, for his majir involvement with Lion Studios. Mentored by the late British Engineer John Herbert in the art and science of Studio Production, Rufus is regarded for his teaching and supervisory abilities. He graduated with 1st Class Honors in Audio Production from School of Audio Engineering and his research interests are in the areas of sound synthesis/analysis/control/simulation, spectral analysis, small/large environment control room acoustics, audio quality/degradation, multichannel recording/mixing and mastering.
Vinod Dass
Full-Time Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Bachelor Degree in Audio Engineering & Music Production,
JMC Academy
Vinod has been avid music performer since young, later branching out and specializing in audio engineering. He developed a keen interest in the recording arts and obtained his degree in Audio Engineering and Music Production from JMC Academy in Melbourne, Australia. His skills led him to work on the Sound Design and mixing of short film called “Fixed” which became the official selections of Film Festivals in Melbourne, Iran and Mexico. It was also accepted by the 18th Bicycle Film Festival in New York. Not only restricting himself to the recording aspect of music, his passion for performance and music brought him most recently to Brisbane, Australia to play at the Dead of Winter Festival 2019 as well as being able to open for Multi Major award winner Hariharan when he came to Singapore mid-2019. Other international acts he as opened for include: Immolation (NYC), Venom Inc (UK), The Exploited (UK).
Alexandre Talhinhas
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering,
Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music / Bachelor Degree in English/French Translation Instituto Superior De LÍnguas e Administração (ISLA)
Alex (DJ Alx) is Music Producer, Musician and Sound Engineer who hails from Portugal and is currently based in Singapore. He graduated from Instituto Superior de Linguas e Administracao with a Bachelor’s Degree in English/French Translation and he has spent the last 20 years honing his music craft. He is, we are proud to say, also a recent graduate of Orita Sinclair’s Diploma in Music Production and Audio Engineering. Alex recently had his collaboration with Masia One featured on Netflix Altered Carbon Season 2 OST and also composed the Ti Tou Tao (Mediacorp Channel 5 Series) theme song alongside Masia One. He is the music Curator for Suka-Suka Sundays, and resident DJ in Sub City Lion City Bass, Kampong Boogie and Ginga! where he invites DJs from Singapore and abroad to share the booth with him at White Label Record. As a musician, Alex was part of Macaco do Chines (guitarist/singer/producer), a band that were pioneered in crossing Hip-Hop, Dubstep and Grime with Portuguese traditional music. He released two critically acclaimed albums and a mixtape. Macacos do Chines toured both nationally and internationally, playing in headline festivals like Rock In Rio and starred in MTV’s Brand New TV concerts. As a DnB producer, he has been working closely and producing for Skalator Music, one of the most refreshing labels coming out of Portugal. His debut single at the end of last year, Babylon Man, got 4/5 in DJ MAG UK.
Chong Yu Lun
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Film, Sound & Video,
Nge Ann Polytechnic
Chong Yu Lun and Rachel Toh co-founded Butterworks, a production house, and have accuired more than 10 filmmaking awards through their filmmaking journey. Their short film “Dao Sha Pia” was shared by Prime Minister Le Hsien Loong. Most notably, they built a renowned Youtube channel, Butterworks which has gathered over 270,000 subscribers and over 35 million views, The duo, director and executive producer, are often known for producing heartfelt, tear-jerking video content that connects, relates and touches hearts. their knowledge for creating compelling content has even brought viral success to the branding videos they produced for notable corporate clients such as SMRT, hauling over 900,000 views.
Rachel Toh
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
BA in Mass Communication,
Curtin University of Technology
Chong Yu Lun and Rachel Toh co-founded Butterworks, a production house, and have accuired more than 10 filmmaking awards through their filmmaking journey. Their short film “Dao Sha Pia” was shared by Prime Minister Le Hsien Loong. Most notably, they built a renowned Youtube channel, Butterworks which has gathered over 270,000 subscribers and over 35 million views, The duo, director and executive producer, are often known for producing heartfelt, tear-jerking video content that connects, relates and touches hearts. their knowledge for creating compelling content has even brought viral success to the branding videos they produced for notable corporate clients such as SMRT, hauling over 900,000 views.
Cravis Chang
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
BA (Hons) in Music,
Lasalle College of the Arts
Singaporean producer Cravism has always been immersed in the Hip-hop culture. Besides being a professional b-boy, Cravism began playing the piano and trumpet in the early 2000s, which progressed into recording and producing his own music. Since then, he has continued to produce music featuring such artists as Howard Chan, Ffion, Heather Grey, Kiina, Abangsapau, Mary Sue and many more. His music has been featured in Berlin, Hong Kong, London, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Paris, and Seoul for the Adidas Originals Flagship Store has been used by many documentary videos such as The Cuppa Depresso, Elevate the Streets, Dead was the Body and many more. Cravism has also performed around Singapore and the United Kingdom, opening shows for big names such as Slum Village, Cosmo Midnight and others.
Bryan Ong
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Film, Sound and Video,
BSc Music Computing, Goldsmiths University of London,
UK
Bryan is a professional Audio Producer and Audio Engineer. He works mostly in audio for advertisements, but he is familiar with music production, sound design, synthesis and music computing. Bryan is motivated, hardworking, and reliable, with a combined 5+ years of local and overseas work experience.
Shaun Loh
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering, Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music,
Singapore
As an electronic artist and DJ, Shaun specialises in the area electronic music performances from hardware Synthesizers. His love for DJing has lead him to explore the enigmatic world of using Synthesizers to replicate this experience by using drum machines, groove boxes, fx pedals, and analog/modular Synthesizers. He has a penchant to craft original sets and perform them, sometimes incorporating live improvisation to spice it up a little. Part of local underground collective Void Deck Sessions, he goes by the moniker anvbs, and has performed in various underground parties in obscure and unexpected places across the island.
Azurah Jan
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
BA Hons in Music, Lasalle College of the Arts,
Singapore
Azurah Jan (AJ) is a passionate educator. She has been consistently learning and improving her musical knowledge to impart to the next generation. Her current projects mainly involves podcasting and audio editing.
Gary Leo
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Sound Engineering, School of Audio Engineering,
Singapore
Gary has been serving in the music & live sound industry in Singapore and abroad for 20 years. His skill set includes music arrangement, session recording, sound engineering, audio mixing, producing, live sound engineering (monitor engineering), backing tracks engineering and band management. He was the film composer for 3 local feature films and has also won numerous awards, the biggest being Asian Television Awards for Best Theme Song for a few Mediacorp Chinese Drama productions.
Rufus Varghese
Deputy Programme Manager, Music Faculty
BA (Hons) in Audio Production, School of Audio Engineering
Vinod Dass
Full-Time Lecturer, Music Faculty
Bachelor Degree in Audio Engineering & Music Production, JMC Academy
Alexandre Talhinhas
Adjunct Lecturer, Music Faculty
Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering, Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music / Bachelor Degree in English/French Translation Instituto Superior De LÍnguas e Administração (ISLA)
Alexandre Talhinhas
Adjunct Lecturer, Music Faculty
Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering, Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music / Bachelor Degree in English/French Translation Instituto Superior De LÍnguas e Administração (ISLA)
Cravis Chang
Adjunct Lecturer, Music Faculty
BA (Hons) in Music, Lasalle College of the Arts
Louis Quek
Full-Time Lecturer, Music Faculty
BA in Music technology,
LASALLE College of the Arts
Chong Yu Lun
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Film, Sound & Video,
Nge Ann Polytechnic
Rachel Toh
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
BA in Mass Communication,
Curtin University of Technology
Bryan Ong
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
BSc Music Computing, Goldsmiths University of London,
UK
Shaun Loh
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering, Orita Sinclair School of Design and Music,
Singapore
Azurah Jan
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Film, Sound and Video,
BA Hons in Music, Lasalle College of the Arts,
Singapore
Gary Leo
Adjunct Lecturer,
Music Faculty
Diploma in Sound Engineering, School of Audio Engineering,
Singapore
Testimonials
An Thien Dinh,
Graduated from School of Music
Hasyir Ibrahim (Shay),
Graduated from School of Music
Frequently Asked Questions
Qualifications for becoming a music producer include a solid understanding of audio, harmony, and songwriting principles. You will also need to be able to operate a Digital Audio Workstation, which you will frequently use to produce music.
There is no specific location for learning music production. You can even learn it on your own and begin producing tracks with the DIgital Audio Workstation. However, if you need assistance, you can enrol in a music production course.
The best music production course provides in-depth approaches to the various components of music. The ideal course should also allow you to practise by creating your tracks.
You might want to look into our music production courses, including a Diploma in Music Production & Audio Engineering, a Diploma in Electronic Music Production and Sound Design, and an Advanced Diploma in Music Production. Enroling in any of these courses should provide you with a thorough understanding of music production, depending on the specific skills you seek.
How to Apply
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