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Colin Willsher

Associate Lecturer

Department of Art and Music

Colin Wilshire

Biography

Colin joined the Solent music team in September 2018 as an Associate Lecturer and instrumental teacher/mentor (keyboards), having previously appeared a number of times as a guest lecturer in music for media and brass arranging.

He is now a staff lecturer, leading the Foundation 'Musicianship' module, as well as teaching and leading a variety of modules across all of the Popular Music Production and Performance courses.

Previously, Colin enjoyed a 30 year career as a media music composer, and has written over 200 themes, scores and commercials for international broadcasters and production companies including BBC, ITV, Discovery Channel and Sky. He has been published by EMI Music Publishing and contributed to many of the top UK production music libraries such as KPM Music, Music House and Standard Music.

As a musician and Musical Director he has performed with numerous prestige bands and artists in thousands of shows, including awards events on Park Lane, cruise ships and elite venues around the world. He also has over a decade of experience in music copyright for ITV, and runs his own music and video production business.

Taught courses

BMus (Hons) Popular Music Performance

Take your passion for playing and performing skills to the next stage - join Solent’s community of creatives and learn from a dedicated team of professional musicians, composers and producers.

BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance and Production

Play and produce your tracks. Combining performance techniques and studio recording skills, using digital and analogue studios, this degree is ideal to help launch your career in the music industry.