Art School Live is a student-led live music production platform where you can gain real experience working directly with professional musicians, curators, creative organisations and industry partners. You’ll be part of a real production team delivering live events for a public audience, with the chance to contribute to everything that happens around the show - from preparing the event and creating content, to filming the performance, interviewing artists and telling the story afterwards.
Students work across four connected teams: Technical Broadcast, Event Management, Creative & Marketing and Journalism & Editorial. Within those teams, there are opportunities to get involved in cameras, lighting, vision mixing, sound, event management, marketing, artist liaison, photography, interviewing, writing, editing, social media content and production. You can explore different areas, try different roles and see how all four teams come together to deliver a live event.
This year, Art School Live is becoming an ongoing production house. Rather than signing up for a single event, you can become part of a regular team that meets throughout the year to plan, develop and deliver a series of productions. We’ll meet every Wednesday at 14:00, using the sessions to develop practical skills, work with artists and curators, prepare upcoming shows, rehearse productions and create the wider stories and content around each event. As the production house develops, we’ll also begin branching out into other kinds of creative events alongside live music. The first two events will be on the 29th of October (for Black History Month) and the 3rd of December.
You do not need previous production experience to take part. Art School Live is open to students from all courses and at all skill levels. You can start by trying things out, build your confidence over time and gradually take on more responsibility. If you already have experience, there will also be opportunities to specialise, support other students and move into more advanced or leadership roles.
Find out more and see previous productions at www.artschoollive.co.uk
What you need to bring
An interest in live music, events, journalism, content creation, broadcast or creative production
A willingness to get involved and try practical roles
Curiosity and a willingness to learn
An interest in working with artists and other students
Commitment to working as part of a team
No previous production experience is required
Students from all courses and all skill levels are welcome
What you’ll get out of it
Hands-on experience delivering real events for a live public audience
Experience working directly with professional musicians, curators and industry partners
Experience across technical, creative, journalistic and production roles
Opportunities to interview artists and research, write and produce stories around events
Access to artists, performances and behind-the-scenes material for creating social and digital content
Experience in cameras, sound, lighting, vision mixing, photography, editing, marketing and event management
The chance to try different roles and discover what interests you
Real production credits and examples of work for your portfolio
Opportunities to build confidence, specialise and take on more responsibility over time
Experience working as part of a collaborative production team
The chance to help shape new kinds of productions as the project expands
Production Meetings
Sign up to join us on Wednesday afternoons
Wednesday 7 October 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 14 October 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 21 October 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 28 October 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 4 November 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 11 November 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 18 November 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 25 November 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 2 December 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Wednesday 9 December 2026 — 14:00-16:00
Events
Thursday 29 October 2026 — All day
Thursday 3 December 2026 — All day
You will receive 300 RISE points for being involved for one semester
