London Centre of Contemporary Music

London College of Creative Media (incorporating the London Centre of Contemporary Music)
Type Independent Higher Education & Further Education College for Creative People
Established
  • 2002
Founders Geoff Hemsley & Darius Khwaja
Students 240[1]
Address 50–52 Union Street, London, United Kingdom
Website lccm.org.uk

The London College of Creative Media (LCCM) (incorporating the London Centre of Contemporary Music) is an independent college of higher education in Central London offering undergraduate degrees in music, writing and software development, a postgraduate degree in creative entrepreneurship, as well as short courses in music performance and production.

History

LCCM was founded in 2002 by Geoff Hemsley and Darius Khwaja as the London Centre of Contemporary Music, an independent higher education institution for popular music. It moved to its current premises at 50–52 Union Street, Southwark, in 2003.[2] LCCM attracts talented creative students who intend to enter the music and related creative industries. The institution’s academic strategy focuses on the preparation of students for an unorthodox, competitive industry based on ideas, creativity and intellect.

LCCM offered BMus courses in conjunction with Middlesex University London;[3] it was an academic partner of Middlesex University from October 2007, and stated that it followed the University's regulations and practices.[4][5][6]

In 2016 LCCM became an approved institution of The Open University Open University.[7] and launched new degrees in Creative & Professional Writing, Digital Product Development and Creative Entrepreneurship.

In August 2016 LCCM changed its registered company name from The London Centre of Contemporary Music to the London College of Creative Media to reflect its extended range of undergraduate degrees outside of its core focus on music education.

In 2017 LCCM will move into the Music Box, a brand new purpose-built creative campus at the heart of London’s cultural Southbank.

As an independent specialist college for creative people, LCCM is now fully committed to transforming higher education in music, writing, and software development by connecting our students to industry and investment.

Campus and location

50-52 Union Street

LCCM's Union Street Campus

LCCM's Union Street campus is in the Bankside neighbourhood of the London Borough of Southwark. A five minutes walk from the Tate Modern and about fifteen minutes walk from the Southbank Centre, the campus is between Southwark and London Bridge stations, which are both within Travelcard Zone 1 and serviced by the London Underground's Jubilee Line and Northern Line as well as National Rail and Thameslink services.

Music Box

The Music Box: LCCM's new home from 2017

The Music Box will be the new home of LCCM from 2017 and is also located on Union Street, just a few minutes from LCCM's current campus.[8]

National Youth Jazz Orchestra

LCCM is the London home of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.[9]

Notable alumni

LCCM graduates include:

Notes

External links

Coordinates: 51°30′14″N 0°5′39″W / 51.50389°N 0.09417°W / 51.50389; -0.09417

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