We are proud to have a professional team of expert tutors who are passionate about making a difference to the lives and careers of all our students.
Our tutors come from various backgrounds, each with something different to offer our students. Meet our Music Tutors.
Michael McCabe
Lecturer/Course Team Leader - Level 3 Music Performance and Production
Lecturer - HNC/HND in Music
I have been teaching for 21 years, and I am also a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer. I have been a lecturer at the college for 17 years.
I started the music department at the college and have since developed, lead and taught on Level 2, Level 3 and the higher education HNC/HND courses in music technology, performance and production for 15 years.
As I teach, I also continue to add to my education. In 2013, I completed my master’s degree in research, exploring music in film and related culture.
I have also pursued a career in the music industry alongside my teaching. I am a signed recording artist and co-songwriter in a group, with which I have co-written, performed and recorded four critically acclaimed studio albums for 2 record labels, as well as contributing music with other artists for collaborative works.
David Hartmann
I studied a BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology at Anglia Ruskin University and graduated in 2014. During this time, I studied experimental production techniques, sound design and software/hardware music development.
After graduating I started my career at Barnfield as a Music Technician, where I also worked towards my Post Graduate Certificate in Education, and produced sonic art commissions for the University of Bedfordshire.
Since then I have become a curriculum developer for the HNC and HND in music cohort for the past five years. I also work on an experimental audio-visual music project called the L Shape.
Within this project, I explore alternative and experimental sound design and production techniques and embed custom built audio and visual software elements within the music.
Throughout the last four years, I have built a number of bespoke synthesisers, both through hardware and software for use within live situations and in the studio.
From self-releasing my first record, I have signed to multiple London based record labels and I have further releases scheduled for 2021.