Commercial Music

Santa Barbara City College

Commercial Music

A student playing electric bass at the Music Now concert
Former students of this program include Katy Perry, and Tim Pagnotta of Sugarcult.

Learn how to record, compose, and produce music in our top of the line Pro Tools and Logic Pro X equipped classroom and lab computer stations. You can collaborate with songwriters, create film projects, and work on live productions in our theatres. Students participate in our annual Music Now! concert, which features live performance, mixing, and recording a variety of popular music styles.

Commercial Music

  • ProTools Production - Mus 120A & 120B — Music 120A & 120B sequence uses Pro Tools to teach audio engineering concepts and hands on projects.
  • Songwriting - Mus 128A & 128B — The skills and techniques of popular songwriting in a variety of genres: lyrics, song structures, chord progressions, melodies, and analysis of popular songs.
  • Business of Music - Mus 123 — Designed to give students information on all aspects of the business of music.