Patrick Taylor, Music Technology graduate, of Milton Keynes travelled to the specialist South Bank Centre for Arts at Bedford College because: “There is nothing else like this in the area. The lecturers here know how the industry works and offer great insights.”
Patrick progressed from a Foundation Degree to the Top-Up Degree at Bedford College. In addition to being a guitarist, Patrick, is working on ‘mastering’ engineering in the industry, and as a technician at Milton Keynes Theatre.
Fellow Music Technology success story, Ryan Shackleton, 23, of Clapham, Bedford joined the college as a Level 3 student and worked his way towards his degree. He has made contacts in South Korea and plans to work there alongside his new musical friends.
“It’s very welcoming and comfortable here at Bedford College, but also inspiring.”
Media production graduate Charlotte Afflick from Wootton came to college at the age of 16 to take a Level 3 BTEC in Media, TV and Film. She stayed on to progress through her higher education journey via a Foundation Degree and now has a First Class Honours in Music Production. “It’s brilliant at Bedford College. Covid could have put a spanner in the works, but the staff made it all fit and now I am looking to head towards a career in production management.”
John Harrison, aged 42, decided to pursue his interest in movies as a profession, signing up as a mature student. Living in Bedford, the location of the campus and the flexibility of hours meant he could keep his job while writing scripts and planning his first film with a fellow 2021 graduate Matthew Jolaosho, who has a film in the Toronto Film Festival.
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