Our Story

Founded in 1982 by local musicians and the local Rock Against Racism activists, our aim was to create a professional space for musicians in the community to engage with the exciting new world of music production technology. In our fortieth year, IMW Campus now has a full-on professional recording studio and live room plus a Music Tech lab showcasing a range of cutting edge technology and software.


We have a 48 channel Solid State Logic (SSL) DUALITY SE and AWS 900 both running ProTools HD, plus an SSL Matrix production/controller with 15 individual SSL Nucleus work-stations controlling Ableton, Logic Pro Native Instruments and Pro Tools .


No other institution in the UK (anywhere in the world?) can offer you professional Music Production and Sound Recording courses at this level of technology at this price!


Because its not enough to just have the big technology we also have a professional studio environment designed and built by world renowned Munro Acoustics. Sound check- some colleges have the technology but poor listening conditions! If you haven’t got the ears you
don’t make the cut!


Our fantastic profession teaching staff all have extensive experience in the music industry having worked at top international studios with world renowned producers and engineers.
You can see from their CV’s that they are an enormous resource of knowledge and technical know-how for students to be confident that what they are learning is based in solid industry practice.


For over twenty years we have partnered with local colleges to provide students with a fast track opportunity to gain a professional Diploma level qualification in Music Technology and Sound Recording. This qualifies students to study for a Higher Education qualification and an internationally recognised University Degree at the end! We are now very excited to be partnering the University of East London in a new Degree programme in Music Production, Sound Recording and Sound for Picture and Games.


Our student family are into every kind of music. Some are exploring the technology for the first time. Others are already into it but need to enhance their skills. Like IMW graduate, Paul Epworth who went on to Produce Rihanna, Florence and the Machine, Maximo Park and with Adele wrote and produced the 2nd biggest selling album of all time and won an Oscars, 5 Grammies and Producer of the Year awards.


Others secured work at top recording companies and studios including: BBC and Sony in the UK and Pacific OceanPost, Disney and Microsoft in the US. Our graduates have engineered platinum hit singles and albums or gone on to create, mix or re-mix their own tracks and engineer live gigs. Many have gone on to our Higher Education programme and are really getting to grips with our fantastic SSL technology and recording environment.


So everything about the course, from the people you will meet, the top quality training and facilities, to the qualification you end up with, means that this is a fantastic opportunity for you to invest in your future!