MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR TODAY’S MEDIA ERASMUS+ - BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMME
How is music created for films, games and international record releases? What do professional production processes look like across different areas of today’s industry? And how do technology, composition and artistic practice come together in contemporary music production?
From 26 April to 1 May 2027, the JAM MUSIC LAB Private University for Jazz and Popular Music Vienna (JMLU) will host the international Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme “Music Production for Today’s Media.”
Organised by JAM MUSIC LAB’s Media Music Department, this intensive workshop week will bring together approximately 22 students from Erasmus+ partner universities, along with guest students from our partner university in Taiwan. Participants will spend the week learning, creating and working together in Vienna.
Exploring Music Production for Today’s Media
The programme explores music production across film, games, songwriting and the international music industry.
Through workshops, practical sessions and collaborative projects, students will gain insight into current professional workflows and production techniques. They will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with professionals from the international film and music industries and work alongside students from different countries and musical backgrounds.
The programme will also include a guided tour of Vienna Synchron Stage, giving participants a behind-the-scenes look at a professional scoring facility and its orchestral recording workflows for film, television and games.
Planned Topics
- Orchestral recording for film and Hollywood productions
- Music production and songwriting
- Game audio
- Dolby Atmos and immersive audio
- Mastering for international record labels
- Production techniques at the intersection of technology and composition
- Guided tour of Vienna Synchron Stage
The programme combines hands-on workshops, collaborative projects, professional insights and international exchange.
Tutors and invited industry professionals will be announced shortly.
Blended Programme Format
As an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, the physical mobility period in Vienna will be preceded by a virtual session. This online component will introduce participants to the programme and prepare them for their collaborative work in Vienna.
Tutors
Martin Brem held senior positions at Universal Music, Sony Music Entertainment and Red Bull, where he served as Global Head of Music Services and created the award-winning SOUNDS OF RED BULL catalogue. Today, he teaches Music Rights and Business Studies and runs the consultancy Kraulpelz & Zirkuspferd.
Oliver Schmellenkamp is Chairman of the Senate, Professor of Media Music and Head of the Institute for Media Music at JAM MUSIC LAB. His work includes more than 150 games, such as Boulder Dash and Batman, and has received honours including the German Computer Game Award and Gold at the World Media Festival.
Michael Klimas is a JAM MUSIC LAB lecturer, singer with Söhne Mannheims, and an experienced songwriter and producer. His career includes performances with Plácido Domingo and Lang Lang, appearances at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, and awards including an Echo, the Goldene Stimmgabel and two Comets.
Bernd Mazzag joined the Vienna Symphonic Library in 1999, where years of sample recording shaped his exceptional ear for sound. In 2013, he helped build the Vienna Synchron Stage and contributed to its acoustic and technical design. Today, he records and mixes at one of the world’s leading scoring stages.
Nainita Desai is an Emmy-winning composer and a leading voice in contemporary screen music. Her credits include For Sama, The Reason I Jump, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, The Deepest Breath, Nautilus and the video game Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Her honours include an Emmy, the World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the Year and ASCAP’s Video Game Score of the Year.
Bernhard Melbye Voss is a Vienna-based Danish-German conductor, composer, orchestrator and pianist. He made his conducting debut with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Wiener Musikverein. As a session conductor at Synchron Stage Vienna, he has led film and game music recordings for companies including Lucasfilm, Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Warner Bros., HBO and Amazon Studios, collaborating with leading composers from Hollywood to Bollywood.
Information for Students
The BIP is open to students from Erasmus+ institutions studying Media Music, Music Production, Sound Production or related subjects.
Places are limited. Students are selected by their home institution, which then nominates the chosen participants to JAM MUSIC LAB Private University.
If you would like to take part, please contact the Erasmus+ Coordinator at your home institution for information about selection, nomination and available Erasmus+ funding.
Information for Staff
We also welcome staff members from participating institutions.
Depending on the number of students nominated by their institution, staff members may join the programme either as teaching staff or as BIP participants.
If you are interested in participating as a staff member, please contact the International Office of JAM MUSIC LAB Private University.
Information for Partner Institutions
The BIP is currently open to both existing and new Erasmus+ partners. We welcome enquiries from higher education institutions interested in sending students to Vienna and participating in the programme.
For further information, please contact the International Office of JAM MUSIC LAB Private University:
Fact Box
- Eligible students: Media Music, Music Production, Sound Production and related fields
- Format: Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme
- Physical mobility: 26 April–1 May 2027
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- ECTS: 3 ECTS
- Student selection: By the sending institution
- Nomination deadline: 1 December 2026
We look forward to bringing students, educators and industry professionals from different countries together for an intensive week of music production, creativity and international collaboration in Vienna.
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