Applications now open for our summer cohort!
Ready to take your music career to the next level? CLOCK’s Music Industry Skills Bootcamp is designed to equip you with the hands-on experience, industry insights, and professional mentoring you need to thrive.
Why join?
- Work within a music collective to develop brands, artists, business strategies, events, and marketing campaigns
- Gain mentoring and coaching from current music industry professionals
- Break the cycle of “no experience, no work” with real-world projects
- Learn how the industry operates from songwriting and production to marketing, distribution, and monetisation
- Showcase your work in a live event at Karamel, backed by a collaborative promotional campaign
What to expect:
Over 10 weeks, you’ll collaborate with fellow creatives and industry professionals through:
- Creative workshops: Songwriting, production, mastering, engineering, live performance, and staging
- Industry insights: Contract essentials, distribution strategies, fan engagement, monetisation, and copyright protection
- Business skills: Project management, digital tools, networking, professional relationship-building, and resilience
This hands-on programme blends creative practice with business expertise, helping artists, producers, and industry entrepreneurs find opportunities in the modern music world.
Schedule:
Every Monday and Wednesday
Starting 7th July, 2025
Location: Karamel, Wood Green’s Cultural Quarter
Awards Ceremony and Celebration: Monday 15 September, 2025
Programme Fee Options:
- Pay by: Credit Card, Debit Card or Klarna
- Pay In Full: £2600 for 10 Week programme
Who can apply?
If you’re 18 years or older, have the right to work in the UK, and are eager to build a career in music, this bootcamp is for you!
Do you have any questions?
Email us on info@clockyourskills.com to register for the next ‘Meet the Team’ Zoom session!
Meet the CLOCK Mentors:
Michelle Escoffery – CLOCK Sector Expert & Award-Winning Songwriter, Educator & Music Industry Changemaker
Michelle Escoffery is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, industry leader and vocal champion for music creators. With a career spanning 30+ years, she’s penned hits for global stars, earned Ivor Novello and BRIT Awards, and made history as the first President of PRS for Music’s Members’ Council.
A dynamic educator and mentor, Michelle lectures on commercial songwriting at leading institutions including Westminster University, BIMM, and Tileyard Education, while nurturing rising talent through her boutique company, 528 Music Global.
As Chair of The Ivors Academy Trust, CLOCK Sector Expert and Trustee of PRS Foundation, Michelle is shaping the future of music — opening doors, building pathways, and pushing for lasting change. She brings creative brilliance, sharp executive insight, and contagious positive energy to everything she does.
“The CLOCK Music Industry Bootcamp creates a powerful space where songwriters, musicians, and artists learn through doing — building current, tangible, and measurable skills by working together in a professional, high-pressure environment. The collective process mirrors the industry itself: collaborative, fast-paced, time sensitive and deeply reliant on trust and communication. This is workforce development in action – empowering creators not just to understand the industry, but to thrive in it.”
Michelle Escoffery
Karl Gordon – CLOCK Sector Expert & Music Industry Leader
Karl Gordon is a CLOCK-accredited Sector Expert with over 30 years of experience in music production, artist development, and education. Holding a Master’s degree with distinction in Music Business, Karl has worked at the cutting edge of the industry while mentoring the next generation of artists, producers, and writers.
Karl recently led the CLOCK Music Industry Skills Bootcamp, a hands-on, high-impact learning experience designed for emerging talent who want to thrive in today’s fast-paced creative economy. A firm believer in learning by doing, Karl champions the idea that collectives — not classrooms — are where music professionals are truly made.
Rather than sitting through lectures on how to be creative, participants on the CLOCK bootcamp immerse themselves in it: collaborating in real-world studio sessions, writing and recording, performing live, running events, and releasing and marketing their own music. This approach mirrors how Karl and many of his peers learned the craft — through real experiences, teamwork, and community.
“The CLOCK Bootcamp is more than education — it’s workforce development for the next wave of independent artists and producers. With mentorship from industry experts and the support of a collective structure, participants leave not only more skilled, but better connected and more confident in their creative futures.”
Karl Gordon