Jason Fillingham
Music Technology Lecturer and Music Producer in Wolverhampton, UK
As an experienced music educator and production manager, I have spent over 25 years developing and delivering high-quality music courses and productions. My expertise spans a range of areas including music technology, events management, audio production, and music business.
I have held positions such as Course Coordinator, Course Leader, Lecturer, Assessor, and Internal Verifier, where I have been responsible for interviewing prospective students, teaching and assessing a range of music and music technology units, providing personal tutor support and pastoral care, and liaising with awarding bodies. In these roles, I have contributed to maintaining high levels of retention and success across the music departments I have worked in, and have gained qualifications such as the OCR A1 Assessor Award, Assessment & Verification, the Certificate in Education in Post Compulsory Education, and the OCR Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy.
I have also worked as an Entertainment Production Manager, where I designed concert promotional material, managed day-to-day business administration, liaised and organized with 3rd party companies, production managed festival-style concerts, and worked as a Pro Tools recording engineer and music composer/producer. In this role, I successfully produced festival concerts including Status Quo, Tony Christie, various orchestras, and professional tribute shows. I have also charted at number 7 in the UK dance charts and number 20 in the Box TV Charts.
Throughout my career, I have achieved many successes, including training, coaching, and mentoring new staff members, implementing new administrative processes to improve business efficiency, and event managing and staging several college events, including regular student gigs, student of the year awards, and a symphony orchestra production.
Overall, I am a highly skilled and passionate music educator and production manager, committed to delivering high-quality education and productions to inspire and engage learners of all levels.