{"id":3728,"date":"2023-09-11T16:52:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:27:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:27:49","slug":"music-production-performance-and-business-ba-qa-with-course-leader-leddra-chapman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/music-production-performance-and-business-ba-qa-with-course-leader-leddra-chapman\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Production, Performance and Business BA \u2013 Q&A with course leader, Leddra Chapman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our Music Production, Performance and Business BA covers the major components of the music industry. By equipping our students with expertise across these three vital areas, graduates of the course are sufficiently prepared for a wide range of employment opportunities and a successful music career.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are proud of our strong links with the music industry, which provide our students with countless opportunities. In addition to regularly inviting industry professionals as guest lecturers, our academics bring extensive industry experience to their teaching. We spoke with Leddra Chapman, the new course leader for the Music Production, Performance and Business BA, about her impressive industry experience and her new role as course leader.\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. \u202fCan you tell us a bit more about yourself?<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I’m a singer\/songwriter and independent artist, predominantly making folk\/pop music. I’ve been releasing albums and EPs since the age of 15! By the time I applied for my undergraduate degree in Music Performance at the London College of Music, I had already written my first album,\u202fTelling Tales<\/em>. It was produced, mixed, and mastered during my time at university, and I continued to release, promote, and tour this record until I graduated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For the past two years, I have been co-leading various music curriculum programmes across subjects such as songwriting, production, performance, business, live production, technical arts, and more. I also accompany myself with piano and guitar and am a proud ambassador for Gibson Guitars.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I’m thrilled to have joined Westminster as the new Course Lead for the Music Production, Performance and Business BA programme. Furthermore, I am equally excited to be currently recording my third studio album.\u202f  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Leddra Chapman performing with her Gibson guitar<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    1. As an artist, what have been some of your career highlights?<\/strong> <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      If I had to choose three… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Supporting Tom Jones on his UK Summer tour. This has to be one of the biggest highlights so far; he’s such a legend and still has a phenomenal voice. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Leddra performing at Tom Jones’ UK summer tour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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          Leddra Chapman and Tom Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Performing at Smooth FM\u2019s live show in Liverpool, that was 35,000 people and the biggest live crowd I\u2019ve played to in my career to date.\u202f <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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              Leddra performing at Smooth FM’s live Show <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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              Leddra performing at Smooth FM’s live show <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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              1. I kicked off this year with two sold-out shows in London, and it was the most fun I’ve had on stage. Usually, with a London show, I’d do one night and wish the next day I could do it all over again. For the first time, I could!\u202f <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                1. In the past, you\u2019ve collaborated with some world-renowned music artists. How was your experience working with Ed Sheeran?<\/strong>\u202f <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  When I first met Ed, we were both on the same bill at a student union gig night, and he told me he was a fan! One of his favourite songs was a song of mine called Wineglass<\/em>. Little did I know at the time that he would become one of the biggest artists in the world, or at least I didn\u2019t until I saw him perform. I watched him captivate an entire room in a way I have never seen an artist do before or since.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  Leddra Chapman performing with Ed Sheeran <\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

                  To have been an early collaborator on vocals for EPs such as Songs I Wrote With Amy<\/em> and his debut album \u2018+\u2019 still makes me incredibly proud to this day. The funniest memory of working with Ed has to be when we boarded the wrong plane together at Stansted Airport when heading to a songwriting retreat in the South of France. We did eventually get on the right plane, and that trip was where we recorded this impromptu cover of Cee Lo Green\u2019s “F You”*\u202f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  *Caution: <\/em><\/strong>strong language is used in this video<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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