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Graduate Lou Cooper charts her journey to managing albums at Toolroom Records

Solent MusicMay 2, 2017

Lou Cooper is a BA (Hons) Popular Music Journalism graduate who has had an impressive journey in the music industry. Lou looks after the releases of some of the biggest names in electronic music as Head of Albums at Toolroom Records (UMEK, Prok &...

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James Moodie’s rise from Solent to senior management at Vevo

Anete HiieApril 26, 2017

James Moodie is Southampton Solent University's BA (Hons) Music Promotion 2010 graduate. James has worked for our legendary The Joiners, Wichita Recordings, Coda Agency, and ran his own label Flatpack Recordings before landing a job at Vevo where he ...

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Graduate Rachel Lloyd, ‘I thought I had to start in the music industry straight away, but everyone arrives here from such varied backgrounds.’

Anete HiieApril 12, 2017

Rachel Lloyd graduated from BA (Hons) Music Promotion in summer 2016. Within less than a year, Rachel's gone from University to being the Communications Executive at AEG Europe, one of the leading entertainment companies in the world. You know The O2...

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Sam Kitchen’s star-filled life in the music industry

Anete HiieFebruary 9, 2017

Solent music promotion graduate now working alongside the stars Sam Kitchen, a BA (Hons) Music Promotion graduate, has been working in the music industry for five years alongside artists such as Lady Gaga, Years & Years, Take That, Madonna and S...

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Solent’s music students in concert with West End star

Solent MusicFebruary 1, 2017

BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance alumni Brendan Johnson, Chris Lyndon and Tom Riggs were joined by current student Alexandros Charalambous to back-up West End star Ryan Molloy for a packed concert at Southampton's Stage Door venue. Ryan has fea...

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Keeping up with the graduates: Alex Hehir

Anete HiieOctober 11, 2016

Alex graduated (or should I say dabbed, literally) from our Music Promotion course a few months ago. We ran into him while we were working at Bestival with our student crew and he was working in artist liaison. So we decided to catch up afterwards. ...

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Popular music journalism students make their mark

Anete HiieSeptember 21, 2016

This summer was an amazing adventure for the students on Popular Music Journalism. From working with acts like Pete Doherty, The Rolling Stones and Canadian touring bands, to being professionals in Ibiza and Glastonbury. Ruby Munslow Ruby thought h...

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Graduate James Moodie on Music Week’s ’30 under 30′ list

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2016

Congratulations to James Moodie who has made this year’s Music Week ’30 under 30′ list. Every year, Music Week magazine publishes a list of those who are making waves within the music industries and look set to be key players in the future. This ...

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One to watch: Samm Henshaw

Solent MusicDecember 11, 2015

Samm Henshaw only graduated from BA Hons Popular Music Performance in summer 2015 yet he is already tipped for success in 2016 by Spotify and nominated for Best International Artist at ratedrnb.com. (alongside the likes of Estelle, Lianne La Havas an...

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Graduate Jamie Ford

Solent MusicMarch 13, 2015

Graduating from the BA (Hons) Music Promotion course in 2014, Jamie is currently the Promotion and Marketing Manager for The 1865 in Southampton. Graduate Profile: Where are you from and how was it moving to Southampton (if you moved from furt...

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News

Record Store Day 2019

Jo Howarth – U.K Music Award Win

Magazine/PR in a Day

Alumni

Music Production student Lauren Bannon through to the semi-finals of ITV’s ‘The Voice’

Mark Shoebottom working at Aristides Instruments

Popular Music Journalism Graduate receives the top prize in the prestigious Wilko Johnson Young Writers Award

Events

Record Store Day 2019

Music Careers Day 2019

SO:Music City Festival – Demo Surgery

Guests

Adam Goodlet Guest Lecture – 19th March

The Brook Talks To Solent Students

Word Up! 2017 Conference: Does Journalism Still Matter?

Artists

Freya Beer

Gun Shy

Costia

Courses

Popular Music Journalism

Music Promotion

Music Management

Research

Music Festivals In The UK: BEYOND THE CARNIVALESQUE

We Eat Rhythm: The Prodigy story Part 1 (forthcoming)

The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture (Bloomsbury 2015)