 This also introduced raked seating to the conservatoire's main performance space, The Venue.Funding from the government and additional private donations saw the conservatoire receiving 54 Steinway pianos in September 2011, resulting in Leeds College of Music becoming the only All-Steinway school in England at the time.The "Sounds Like THIS" festival, initiated by Leeds College of Music, made its debut in March 2017, showcasing artists "who take bold new approaches to sound, incorporating electronic, classical, electroacoustic, opera and immersive visual installation".