Fwd: CMMR 2025 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' - tutorials, demos and workshops tracks now live

Please do consider forwarding on this message to all those who you think might be interested within the computer and music technology, and music education fields.

 

In particular, I wanted to draw your attention to the tutorials track. These will be held on the first and last days of the symposium programme. Tutorials provide an excellent opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present teaching and learning content on topics relevant to the Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research community.

 

CMMR attracts a wide range of individuals from varied national and professional backgrounds. Represented disciplines include computer science and engineering; performance, composition and musicology; cognitive science and psychology; neuroscience and physiology; education; and design and interaction. Participants are drawn from various roles including established academics, post-doctoral and early career researchers; doctoral and graduate students; independent researchers and artists; industry practitioners and developers; and educators and accessibility advocates. 

 

So, if you would like to promote or popularise a particular tool or technology, then the Tutorial format could be the perfect vehicle!

 

More information can be found here:

https://cmmr2025.prism.cnrs.fr/call-for-tutorials/

 

Tutorial proposals should use the templates available here:

https://cmmr2025.prism.cnrs.fr/tutorial-submission-guidelines/

 

Many thanks!

Ross

 

 

Full information on CMMR 2025:

CMMR 2025 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' - tutorials, demos and workshops tracks now live

 

17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR 2025) - this year's theme is 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' hosted by UCL in East London, 3 - 7 November 2025 

 

Conference website:

https://cmmr2025.prism.cnrs.fr/

CMT submission site:

https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CMMR2025  

 

CMMR 2025 welcomes contributions focusing on the multidisciplinary intersection of sound, music, and computing. 

Under this year's theme 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' we particularly encourage submissions that engage with the spatial and situated dimensions of sonic practice. 

The conference is hosted by UCL's internationally renowned departments of  UCL Anthropology (within the forward-thinking UCL School for the Creative and Cultural Industries) and the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.

 

The conference is co-organised with the CNRS-AMU PRISM laboratory (Perception, Representations, Image, Sound, Music). 

CMMR creates an open and inclusive space dedicated to sharing a wide range an in-person event; all presenters are required to attend and present onsite.  of insights and innovations that bridge sound, music, and computing. CMMR 2025 will feature a diverse range of activities across the following tracks: regular papers, demonstrations, sound & music works, tutorials, and workshops.

Important Dates (deadlines are set at midnight Pacific Time (PT) on the specified dates.) 

Demo Track deadline: 21st July 2025

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025 

Tutorial track deadline: 25 July 2025

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025 

Workshop Track deadline: 25 July 2025

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025 

Sound & Music Track deadline: 25 July 2025

Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025 

Registration 

Early registration: 22 August - 6 October 2025 

Normal registration: 7 October - 26 October 2025 

Late registration: 27 October - 7 November 2025 

Conference dates: 3 - 7 November 2025 

CMMR 2025 is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming conference environment. We especially encourage submissions from individuals traditionally underrepresented in computer music,  including women, people from the Global Majority, LGBTQIA+ communities, disabled people, non-traditional scholars (such as those in industry or otherwise outside academia, or from interdisciplinary fields), and individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.  

Further information including submission requirements can be found online. Conference logistics will follow soon. 

For all enquiries, including accessibility needs, please contact us at: cmmr25@ucl.ac.uk 

We look forward to your submissions! 

 

The CMMR 2025 Organising Committee 

 

Fwd: SYNTHposium - Call for Participation

***Call for Participation***
The Synthesizer Research Network (SyReN)
***DEADLINE*** FOR PROPOSALS: 31 JULY 2025
SYNTHposium, Saturday 11 October 2025
School of MUSIC, University of LEEDS, UK.

The Synthesizer Research Network invites participation in a one-day symposium event.
Participation can be in the form of a paper presentation, or performance-demonstration.
https://synthresearch.org/symposium

***Rationale and context***
The synthesizer is an instrument with a long history that has played an important role in popular and experimental music from the late 1960s onwards. The Synthesizer Research Network (SyReN) will initiate dialogue and collaborations between musicians, academic researchers, non-academic scholars, software and hardware engineers, composers, and other expert groups. These different communities share a common interest in the history, design, or musical practice of synthesizers. SyReN aims to provide an organised route for exchange of knowledge between these groups to explore how we can expand our understanding of how synthesizers are used by musicians (both past and present) and potentially use that knowledge to inform the design of future instruments.

Themes or questions for critical discussion:
Synthesizer practice: performance, composition, sound design
* How has synthesizer performance practice evolved over time, within specific genres?
* To what extent is the full potential of specific instruments exploited by musicians?
* Do specific categories of synthesizer have archetypal sounds and styles of performance practice that can be defined?
* What gaps currently exist in our knowledge of synthesizer practice?
Industrial design and musical practice
* Do variations in synthesizer design have an impact upon musical practice?
* Why are certain parameters or functions used more than others by musicians?
* What are the musical impacts of changes to synthesizer specifications?
* What gaps exist in our knowledge of synthesizer design?
Exploring the history and music of the synthesizer
* Has the perception of the synthesizer changed over time within different academic, professional, industrial, and enthusiast communities?
* How may our view of the synthesizer be augmented by broader cultural studies, including (but not limited to): race, disability, gender, sexuality and social class?
* What gaps currently exist in synthesizer scholarship and musicology?

Additionally, the over-arching question for all SyReN activities will be:
How can the network enhance synthesizer research and facilitate new discoveries that will be valuable to musicians, academics, engineers, and non-academic experts?

The deadline for submissions will be: 31 July 2025.
Please apply using the form available to download from our website: https://synthresearch.org/symposium
Forms and enquiries about the event should be emailed to Ewan Stefani - e.j.stefani@leeds.ac.uk with "SYREN 2025" in the subject line before the deadline.

Fwd: Participate in groovy music research study (US-based only)

Hi ya'll,

We are looking for volunteers for a scientific music research study. This study is an exploration of groove—how and why we feel a beat the way we do. Your participation would help us advance our scientific and musical understanding of groove. We'd love it if you would be willing to help us out!

The study will only take 15–20 minutes of your time to complete. All you will do is listen to some rhythmic patterns and tap buttons on your keyboard. Unfortunately, there would be no compensation to you, other than the good feeling of helping science.

Only adults (18 years or older) who are currently inside the USA may participate. If you are interested in participating, please use a computer (i.e., a device with a keyboard) to navigate to https://ccml.gtcmt.gatech.edu/Exploring_Groove.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. And feel free to forward this email to others!

Nat Condit-Schultz

Director of Graduate Studies

Georgia Tech School of Music

Principal Investigator, Computational and Cognitive Musicology Lab

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] CMMR 2005 - paper deadline extension + all further tracks live

  [apologies for cross-posting]

CMMR 2025 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' - Extended deadline (regular papers) + all further tracks now live (tutorials, demos, workshops)

By popular request, the submission deadline for regular papers has been extended. The new deadline is 1 July at 12:00 AM Pacific Time, which is 2 July at 8:00 AM UK time.

17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR 2025) - this year's theme is 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' hosted by UCL in East London, 3 - 7 November 2025

Conference website: https://cmmr2025.prism.cnrs.fr/
CMT submission site: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CMMR2025 

CMMR 2025 welcomes contributions focusing on the multidisciplinary intersection of sound, music, and computing.

Under this year's theme 'Sound, Music: Space, Place' we particularly encourage submissions that engage with the spatial and situated dimensions of sonic practice.

The conference is hosted by UCL's internationally renowned departments of UCL Anthropology (within the forward-thinking UCL School for the Creative and Cultural Industries) and the The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. The conference is co-organised with the CNRS-AMU PRISM laboratory (Perception, Representations, Image, Sound, Music).

CMMR creates an open and inclusive space dedicated to sharing a wide range of insights and innovations that bridge sound, music, and computing. CMMR 2025 will feature a diverse range of activities across the following tracks: regular papers, demonstrations, sound & music works, tutorials, and workshops. CMMR 2025 is planned to be an in-person event; all presenters are required to attend and present onsite.


Important Dates (deadlines are set at midnight Pacific Time (PT) on the specified dates.)

Regular paper deadline (extended): 1 July 2025 
Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025
Camera-ready version deadline: 12 September 2025
Author registration deadline : 21 September 2025

Demo Track deadline: 14 July 2025 
Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025

Tutorial track deadline: 15 July 2025 
Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025

Workshop Track deadline: 15 July 2025 
Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025

Sound & Music Track deadline: 25 July 2025 
Notification of acceptance: 15 August 2025

Registration
Early registration: 22 August - 6 October 2025
Normal registration: 7 October - 26 October 2025
Late registration: 27 October - 7 November 2025


Conference dates: 3 - 7 November 2025

CMMR 2025 is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming conference environment. We especially encourage submissions from individuals traditionally underrepresented in computer music,  including women, people from the Global Majority, LGBTQIA+ communities, disabled people, non-traditional scholars (such as those in indurty or otherwise outside academia, or from interdisciplinary fields), and individuals from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and educational backgrounds. 

Further information including submission requirements can be found online. Conference logistics will follow soon.

For all enquiries, including accessibility needs, please contact us at: cmmr25@ucl.ac.uk

We look forward to your submissions!

The CMMR 2025 Organising Committee

Fwd: Special Collection in Music & Science on "Explaining music with AI" published

Dear list members,

 

We are delighted to announce the publication of a special collection in the journal, Music & Science, on the topic of 'Explaining music with AI: Advancing the scientific understanding of music through computation'. The collection has been guest edited by David Meredith, Anja Volk and Tom Collins.

 

The special collection has been published open access and is available online at

https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-mns/mns-1-explaining_music_with_ai/mns

 

The collection includes an editorial overview and seven articles as follows:

 

Perception of Chord Sequences Modeled with Prediction by Partial Matching, Voice-Leading Distance, and Spectral Pitch-Class Similarity: A New Approach for Testing Individual Differences in Harmony Perception, by Matthew Eitel, Nicolas Ruth, Peter Harrison, Klaus Frieler, and Daniel Müllensiefen.

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043241257654

 

The Interconnections of Music Structure, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, and Predictivity, by Shuqi Dai, Huan Zhang, and Roger B. Dannenberg. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043241234758

 

End-to-End Bayesian Segmentation and Similarity Assessment of Performed Music Tempo and Dynamics without Score Information, by Corentin Guichaoua, Paul Lascabettes and Elaine Chew. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043241233411

 

Revealing Footprints of Ancient Sources in Recent Eurasian and American Folk Music Cultures Using PCA of the Culture-Dependent Moment Vectors of Shared Melody Types, by Zoltán Juhász. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043241228982

 

Melodic Differences Between Styles: Modeling Music With Step Inertia, by Matt Chiu and David Temperley. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043231225731

 

Mel2Word: A Text-Based Melody Representation for Symbolic Music Analysis, by Saebyul Park, Eunjin Choi, Jeounghoon Kim and Juhan Nam. 

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043231216254

 

Understanding Feature Importance in Musical Works: Unpacking Predictive Contributions to Cluster Analyses, by Cameron J. Anderson and Michael Schutz.

https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043231216257

 

We hope that collection will provide a useful resource for researchers interested in using computational methods to advance our understanding of music.

 

Kind regards,

David Meredith

 

Fwd: Book Launch for Sonic Pasts - acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes

**This list is managed by Professor Evangelos Himonides, University College London (UCL). Before 2015, this list was managed by the Institute of Musical Research (IMR).** MESSAGE FOLLOWS:

Hi everyone!

Next Monday 9th June we are hosting the book launch for my book 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes' It's a hybrid event with options to attend in person in York or to join online. You can book a free ticket here.

Best wishes,

Mariana 

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Professor Mariana López
Professor in Sound Production and Post Production

Principal Investigator 'Enhancing Audio Description II'

School of Arts and Creative Technologies, University of York

Deputy Director, Humanities Research Centre, University of York

Pronouns: She/Her

Web: https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/; https://marianajlopez.com/

My new book is now out: 'Sonic Pasts: acoustical heritage and historical soundscapes'. 

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] AURORA³ announcement and Research Engineer job opportunity (deadline 18 June 2025)

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Enzo De Sena <00007eea1c298d8e-dmarc-request@jiscmail.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 at 15:57
Subject: [DMRN-LIST] AURORA³ announcement and Research Engineer job opportunity (deadline 18 June 2025)
To: <DMRN-LIST@jiscmail.ac.uk>

Dear Digital Music Research Network, (Apologies for cross-posting!)

I am writing to share two pieces of news.

First, we secured funding from EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) to build new acoustic research infrastructure. AURORA³ (Anechoic and Universal Research Observation Rooms for Audio, Acoustics, and AI) will incorporate a state-of-the-art anechoic chamber equipped with a spherical loudspeaker array and a variable acoustics room combining adjustable wall panels and a moving wall system, enabling both room volume and reverberation times to be controlled.

The aim is to provide precisely controlled acoustic conditions for fast, accurate and reproducible physical and perceptual data collection. This is valuable, for instance, in machine/deep learning research, where large, high-quality, and diverse datasets captured under realistic conditions are important to build effective models.

AURORA³ is UK National Strategic Infrastructure, but it will be accessible to researchers worldwide, from both industry and academia. In addition to welcoming on-site visits, we also plan to support remote collaborations by conducting certain experiments on behalf of external researchers. If this sounds relevant to you, please follow our LinkedIn page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurora3-uk

Second, we are looking for a Research Engineer to help us bring AURORA³ to life. The position is initially for two years. The job advertisement is included below. If you know a graduating PhD student or a promising MSc graduate who might be interested, please feel free to share. Thank you!

Best regards,
   Enzo

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RESEARCH ENGINEER IN AUDIO, ACOUSTICS & AI

Institute of Sound Recording, University of Surrey
Location: Guildford (35 minutes by fast train from London)
Salary: £37,174 p.a. - £45,413 p.a.
Post Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on 18 June 2025
Interview Date: 27 June 2025 (online)

An exciting opportunity to join the AURORA³ team to pioneer next-generation infrastructure for audio, acoustics, and AI.

AURORA³ is a new strategic facility at the University of Surrey supporting cutting-edge research in audio, acoustics, and artificial intelligence (AI). It will incorporate a state-of-the-art acoustic anechoic chamber equipped with a spherical loudspeaker array and a world-first variable acoustics room enabling reverberation times as well as room volume to be precisely controlled. Our vision for AURORA³ is to bring the A³ (audio, acoustics and AI) community together, produce high-quality data resources that enable substantial advances in the development of technologies and science relating to sound and hearing, and foster a mindset that encompasses inclusion, rigorous inquiry and pathways for realising societal and economic benefit.

AURORA³ will establish National Strategic Infrastructure, accessible to researchers in industry and academia alike. It is supported by a £2.2 million investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), in addition to significant contributions from the University of Surrey and the 18 AURORA³ partners.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Engineer to help design, implement, and operate AURORA³. The successful candidate will be appointed at Level 4, with salary depending on experience. The post is full time and initially offered for a fixed term of 2 years (end date currently capped at 30/June/2027). The preferred start date is as soon as possible, with the earliest possible start on 1/July.

YOUR PROFILE

You will have a strong background in acoustics and audio engineering, software development, and technical writing/documentation. Ability to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders will be essential. We particularly welcome candidates with experience in psychoacoustic listening tests and machine/deep learning. A PhD in a relevant area is desirable. Depending on experience, the role may additionally involve shaping strategic direction, including co-writing of grant proposals and mentoring PhD students.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER

The University of Surrey is a global university with a world-class research profile and an enterprising spirit, located in one of the safest counties in England, within 35 minutes of London by train and minutes away from the Surrey Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The successful candidate will be hosted by the Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR), an internationally-recognised centre for acoustic engineering research. The IoSR is also home to the renowned Tonmeister degree in Music and Sound Recording, which has produced a stream of highly successful graduates who have collectively received numerous accolades, including three Oscars, twelve Grammys, six Emmys, and twelve BAFTAs. AURORA³ is delivered in collaboration with the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), globally recognised for pioneering 3D computer vision and spatial audio, founder of Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI (PAI), and host of the new £8 million CoSTAR AI compute facility. This network of expertise will provide the post holder access to a thriving, world-class research environment, state-of-the-art facilities, and opportunities to engage with both academic and industry stakeholders.

We offer a competitive remuneration package, including relocation assistance where applicable,  market-leading pension scheme, and staff development opportunities.

HOW TO APPLY

Informal enquiries by email are welcomed to Professor Enzo De Sena (e.desena@surrey.ac.uk).

Please apply using the link below with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are interested in the position also answering the criteria questions. Applications received via email will not be considered. Interviews will be held on 27/June.

https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=14845



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Enzo De Sena
Professor (Full Professor)
Director, Institute of Sound Recording
Department of Music & Media
University of Surrey
Stag Hill, University Campus, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK

Office: 08aBC03
Email: e.desena@surrey.ac.uk
URL: desena.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzodesena

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Survey on the landscape of computational musicology

Dear Colleagues,

As part of the Laudare ERC project, we are conducting a research
focused on computational musicology. Our specific aim is to identify
current gaps and understand the needs within the existing suite of
tools available for researchers.

We kindly invite you to contribute your valuable expertise by
participating in a brief survey. It is designed to take approximately
10-15 minutes of your time and can be conveniently completed from your
smartphone or computer.

Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/tvy3S6raKK76qkgN7

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best regards,



--
Federico Simonetta
Post-doc Researcher @ Laudare ERC project
Visiting Researcher @ LIM - Music Informatics Laboratory
GSSI - Gran Sasso Science Institute
https://federicosimonetta.eu.org | https://gssi.it | https://laudare.eu
| https://lim.di.unimi.it

Fwd: Survey on the landscape of computational musicology

Dear Colleagues,

As part of the Laudare ERC project, we are conducting a research
focused on computational musicology. Our specific aim is to identify
current gaps and understand the needs within the existing suite of
tools available for researchers.

We kindly invite you to contribute your valuable expertise by
participating in a brief survey. It is designed to take approximately
10-15 minutes of your time and can be conveniently completed from your
smartphone or computer.

Access the survey here: https://forms.gle/tvy3S6raKK76qkgN7

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Best regards,


--
Federico Simonetta
Post-doc Researcher @ Laudare ERC project
Visiting Researcher @ LIM - Music Informatics Laboratory
GSSI - Gran Sasso Science Institute
https://federicosimonetta.eu.org | https://gssi.it | https://laudare.eu
| https://lim.di.unimi.it

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Mon,12 May 2025, 4PM, KCL Strand S1.12: Ville Pulkki (Aalto University) career contributions in acoustics and sound

Please see below for an upcoming MARC seminar at King's College London.  If you do not have access to the Strand Building at King's, please sign up here so we know to send someone to meet you in the Strand Building lobby 10 minutes before the event.  Professor Ville Pulkki is hosted by Professor Zoran Cvetkovic and Dr Julie Meyer.

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KCL Music and Acoustics Research Centre Seminar

Ville Pulkki from Aalto University to give presentation on career contributions in acoustics and sound

https://marc.kcl.ac.uk/2025/05/ville-pulkki-from-aalto-university-will-give-a-presentation-on-his-career-contributions/

Monday, 12 May 2025, Strand Campus, King's College London... Professor Ville Pulkki will visit King's and give a talk on his career contributions. Ville's main contributions include Vector Base Amplitude Planning (VBAP), Directional Audio Coding (DirAC), and Cross-Pattern Coherrence (CroPaC). In addition, Ville contributed to research outputs on lasers, psychoacoustics, simplified room acoustics rendering, studies on yelling against wind, rendering of thought voice in VR, and aurora borealis sounds.

Ville's talk is an in-person event. The event will take place in room S1.12 at the Strand building (Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS) between 16:00pm – 17:00pm on Monday, 12 May 2025.

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Elaine Chew | eniale.kcl.ac.uk

Professor of Engineering | King's College London

NMES: Engineering | FoLSM : BMEIS : Cardiovascular Imaging

Becket House, BH5.16 | 1 Lambeth Palace Rd, London, SE1 7EU, UK