Call for contributions: Perspectives On Music Production series, ‘Distortion in Music Production: How Distortion, Colouration and Saturation Shape the Production Process’

In the spirit of the Perspectives On Music Production series, 'Distortion in Music Production: How Distortion, Colouration and Saturation Shape the Production Process',  follows on from Mixing Music (2017), Producing Music (2019), Mastering Music (2020) and several monographs in the field.

Distortion in Music Production will collect detailed and informed considerations on the use of non-linear signal processing, by authors working in a wide array of academic, creative, and professional contexts. It will solicit the perspectives of scholars, alongside producers and engineers, to provide a fully comprehensive analytic point-of-view on how distortion has shaped the production process. It will explore distortion as a production technique, ranging from the overt use of the process as a sound mangling tool to the subtle changes in an audio signal's sonic signature, afforded as a consequence of non-linear signal processing. The book will explore ways in which music producers can implement distortion in their work, investigate how the effect can be used and abused while examining things from technical, practical and musicological perspectives. In addition, the book will look at distortion from a historical perspective, noting how it was initially an unwanted artefact of the production process, whereas today it is a much sought-after process, used by engineers in their quest to colour and transform audio signals.


The editors welcome abstracts for proposed chapters in a forthcoming Routledge edited-volume entitled, 'Distortion in Music Production: How Distortion, Colouration and Saturation Shape the Production Process'. The scope for contribution areas are listed below but these areas are not exclusive:

Distortion in music production from a musicological perspective
Hardware and software design and application, past, present and future
Case studies
Distortion as a mixing, recording and mastering process
Historical use and adaptation of distortion and saturation in music production
Future trends in the application of distortion
The use of distortion as a compositional device
The use of distortion as a performance tool
Perceptual experiments in how the listener perceives distortion in music production
How distortion affects timbre perception
As an aesthetic expression in mixing
Other topics to do with distortion would be considered

The Abstracts are requested to be emailed to distortion@hepworthhodgson.com by the 20th September 2019. Abstracts will be reviewed, submitted to Routledge, and the authors known of the result in the latter weeks of October 2019. Final submission of chapters expected 11th September 2020.


Please feel free to email me personally if you have any specific questions as I'll be co-editing the work with Austin Moore at the University of Huddersfield. He can also be contacted at A.P.Moore@hud.ac.uk

Kind regards,

Gary Bromham

Centre for Digital Music
Queen Mary University of London
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

Fwd: livestreams on YouTube from ICDS4

Dear colleagues,

 

We are happy to announce that all artistic events of the 4^th International Conference of Dalcroze Studies: "The listening body in movement" (28 July – 2 August 2019, Katowice, Poland) will be broadcast via ICDS Channel on YouTube.

 

Follow the links below to find our livestreams or search for ICDS:

·         https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQHM_k44hIDN6X852i9Bn-BPM0H-2wBSZ&fbclid=IwAR09-DNiSTU73vkcTVAe4VVsc_uk-f1ZgnCj2UC8o0mvXQOuZYChKt4oPuo

·         http://bit.ly/2OazZQY

 

Below is the complete list of artistic events, which will be broadcast:

 

Sunday, 28 July:

·       17 Opening Ceremony

 

Monday, 29 July:

• 17 & 18 (repeated performance) - Musical Expression in Polish Secondary Music Schools
• 19.30 – Les Jumeaux des Bergame – A Comic Opera by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze

Tuesday, 30 July:

·         17 - A Concert of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze's Piano Pieces and Plastiques Animees

·         19.30 - Plastique Animee Concert

 

Wednesday, 31 July:

• 19.30 – Around Dalcroze's Idea and Beyond

 

Thursday, 01 August:

·         17 – Dalcroze's Piano Pieces Recital

We hope that you will enjoy the concerts and hopefully they will encourage you to be a part of this exciting international, transdisciplinary meeting point for practitioners, researchers and students, unified by an intellectual passion for exploring the relationships between music and movement in the nearest future!

Agata Trzepierczyńska, Media Officer & Organizing Committee

International Conference of Dalcroze Studies (ICDS)

Researching into music and movement, in education, the arts and humanities, and the social, health and life sciences.

www.dalcroze-studies.com 

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Fwd: Job vacancy: Research Assistant in Audio Signal Processing and AI

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Job vacancy: Research Assistant in Audio Signal Processing and AI

Salary: £30,395 to £33,199 per annum
Duration: 40 months, full-time position
Starting date:1st November 2019 (can be negotiable)

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) at the University of Plymouth is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Research Assistant with expertise in Real-Time Audio Signal Processing and Machine Learning to work on the EPSRC-funded project "Radio Me: Real-time radio remixing for people with mild to moderate dementia who live alone, incorporating agitation reduction and reminders".

The project is aimed at the development of AI to adapt and personalise live radio and music with the aim of transforming life for people living alone with dementia.

Radio Me is a partnership between the University of Plymouth's Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) and the Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, the Glasgow Interactive Systems group at the University of Glasgow, and the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University. Other partners include BBC Radio, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Bauer Media, CereProc Ltd, MHA Care Group and Alzheimer's Society.

You will be expected to have an engineering, computing and/or maths background, and proven expertise in audio signal processing and analysis, computer programming, including machine learning.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Professor Eduardo Miranda by email: eduardo.miranda@plymouth.ac.uk

Project press release here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/multimillion-pound-project-will-see-ai-remixing-radio-to-help-people-living-with-dementia

Also advertised here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BTR451/research-assistant-in-audio-signal-processing-and-ai

More information & apply online https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/jobs (Click on "Job Vacancies", then "Current University of Plymouth Vacancies" and then on "Academic Research").

For general information about employment, email:  jobs@plymouth.ac.uk
Tel:  +44 1752 588255 (Monday-Thursday 8.30-17.00, Friday 8.30-16.30)

Fwd: Research Assistant in Audio Signal Processing and AI

Research Assistant in Audio Signal Processing and AI

If you are into audio, music technology and AI and would love to use your skills for the good of society, improve the lives of our ageing population and help the NHS to support people living with dementia, this is the right job for you.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) at the University of Plymouth is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Research Assistant (post-doc) with expertise in Real-Time Audio Signal Processing and Machine Learning to work on the EPSRC-funded project "Radio Me: Real-time radio remixing for people with mild to moderate dementia who live alone, incorporating agitation reduction and reminders".

The project will develop AI to adapt and personalise live radio and music with the aim of transforming life for people living alone with dementia.

More information: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/jobs (Click on "Job Vacancies", then "Current University of Plymouth Vacancies" and then on "Academic Research").

Email:  jobs@plymouth.ac.uk

Tel:  +44 1752 588255 (Monday-Thursday 8.30-17.00, Friday 8.30-16.30)

Call for Submissions for Special Collection on “Music and Autobiographical Memory”

Call for Submissions for Special Collection on "Music and Autobiographical Memory"

 

Submissions for contributions to the Special Collection "Music and Autobiographical Memory," to be published in the journal Music & Science, are currently being accepted. The goal of this Special Collection is to highlight recent work related to the topic of music and lifetime memories. Potential topics include: Differences between music and other sensory cues for memory, music as a memory cue in neurological disorders, the neural substrates of music-evoked memories, music-evoked memories in everyday life, music-evoked memories across the lifespan, memories for musical events, music and the self, among other relevant topics. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2019.

 

Instructions for submission and further information can be found here:https://journals.sagepub.com/page/mns/special-collections/music-and-autobiographical-memory

 

Please contact the guest editors of this special collection if you have any questions:

Amy Belfi (amybelfi@mst.edu)

Kelly Jakubowski (Kelly.jakubowski@durham.ac.uk)

Fwd: Applications open for unique Professional Doctorate in Occupational Health Psychology!

Dear All,

Applications are now open for our Professional Doctorate Programme (PDP) in Occupational Health Psychology and Management (OHP), offered by the Centre for Sustainable Working Life, at Birkbeck University, in London. The course is part time, thus flexible, and designed to accommodate those already in employment. Seminars and supervision sessions will be arranged to fit alongside students' work schedules, at mutually convenient times, over the course of each month. The PDP is scheduled to take four years to complete and is structured in two parts: the first part is an MRes in OHP. Successful completion at this Master's level leads to an upgrade to the full doctoral programme. The course has a small group approach and values the sharing amongst members of their existing knowledge and experiences of work. Across years and cohorts, we are trying to build a team approach with other researchers in the Centre.

Course Director: Professor Tom Cox CBE

The​ ​research​ ​conducted​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​programme​ ​will​ ​be​ ​multidisciplinary, both​ ​problem- and​ ​solution-focused​, ​and​ ​situated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​real​ ​world​ ​context.  

The​ ​research,​ ​on​ ​which​ ​the​ ​final​ ​award​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Professional​ ​Doctorate​ ​is​ ​largely​ ​based, begins​ ​in​ ​the​ ​first​ ​two​ ​years​ ​(or​ ​first​ ​year​ ​for​ ​full-time​ ​students)​ ​with​ ​structured​ ​modules​ ​(to provide​ ​a​ ​foundation​ ​in​ ​occupational​ ​health​ ​psychology​ ​and​ ​develop​ ​project​ ​interests)​ ​and a​ ​systematic​ ​style​ ​review.​ ​It​ ​then​ ​proceeds​ ​through​ ​the​ ​following​ ​two​ ​years​ ​with​ ​empirical studies​ ​and,​ ​finally,​ ​a​ ​translation​ ​study.​ ​The​ ​latter​ ​involves​ ​the​ ​design​ ​of​ ​an​ ​intervention, based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​data​ ​collected​ ​during​ ​the​ ​systematic​ ​review​ ​and​ ​the​ ​empirical​ ​studies,​ ​and testing​ ​its​ ​feasibility​ ​with​ ​an​ ​appropriate​ ​group.  

The​ ​Centre​ ​team​ ​currently​ ​specialises​ ​in​ ​four areas​ ​of​ ​real​ ​world​ ​research:  

• long​ ​term​ ​conditions​ ​and​ ​employment​​ ​with​ ​expertise​ ​in​ ​cancer,​ ​multiple​ ​sclerosis and​ ​post-traumatic​ ​stress​ ​disorder  
• the​ ​​management​ ​of​ ​safety​ ​in​ ​high​ ​hazard​ ​situations​​ ​​with​ ​foci​ ​on​ ​safety​ ​culture and​ ​leadership
• the​ ​​provision​ ​of​ ​health​ ​and​ ​care​ ​services​,​​ ​​specialising​ ​in​ ​systems​ ​and​ ​work​ ​design and​ ​effects​ ​on​ ​staff​ ​and​ ​patients
• high-performance occupations such as the performing arts

We are looking for students with background in work psychology, applied health psychology, management, occupational health, safety management, and/or any other related fields.

In​ ​the​ ​first​ ​instance,​ ​all​ ​interested​ ​students​ ​should​ ​email​ ​Dr Raluca Matei ​(Acting Director​ ​of Learning)​ ​and​ ​cc​ ​Professor​ ​Tom​ ​Cox:

Email: r.matei@bbk.ac.uk  CC: t.cox@bbk.ac.uk

Please​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​very​ ​brief​ ​outline​ ​of​ ​your​ ​research​ ​idea​ ​and​ ​attach​ ​a​ ​current​ ​copy​ ​of​ ​your CV.​ ​We will give feedback on the appropriateness of your interest and may invite you to talk further with us and then submit a full application.

Scholarship opportunity: PhD research in music performance anxiety

Colleagues

we have a wonderful scholarship opportunity open at UNSW, for PhD research in music performance anxiety: fees waived, a stipend of more than $40,000 a year, and support for career development. EOIs close on 12 July. I hope that you might pass on this information for any candidates that you think might be interested.

best wishes, & many thanks,

Kim

https://www.scientia.unsw.edu.au/scientia-phd-scholarships

https://www.scientia.unsw.edu.au/scientia-phd-scholarships/psychology-music-performance-anxiety-1

Kim Burwell
Ph.D., M.A., B.Mus. (Dunelm), F.T.C.L., D.S.C.M.
Senior Lecturer
School of the Arts and Media
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of New South Wales

What really needs to be fought against? Fighting the good fight through music education|17 June 2019, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm|Free and Open to All – no booking required, just turn up

What really needs to be fought against? Fighting the good fight through music education

Dr Flávia Motoyama Narita, Deputy Head of the Music Department at Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2019/jun/what-really-needs-be-fought-against-fighting-good-fight-through-music-education

17 June 2019, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Room 802, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, WC1 0AL

Free and Open to All – no booking required, just turn up

Join this Music Education Special Interest Group seminar to consider how music teacher education can promote cultural diversity in Brazil's increasingly conservative political atmosphere. As the newly elected conservative government comes into power in Brazil, the term 'ideology' is being used in distorted ways and targeted as an 'evil' to be fought against. In such a scenario, educators play a key role in securing people's right to a plurality of ideas and freedom to learn, teach, research and disseminate culture, thoughts, art and knowledge, as stated in the Brazilian Education Law and Federal Constitution. Music teacher education may be able to contribute to promoting diverse cultural manifestations. Pedagogical approaches can benefit from philosopher Paulo Freire's dialogical, problem-solving and humanising education.

Flávia has lectured at the Universidade de Brasilia since 2006 and co-ordinated the Music Teacher Education course. Her research interests include informal learning, critical pedagogy, popular music, social justice and music teacher education.

 

 

Fwd: [Music Cognition QMUL] C4DM Seminar - Patrick E. Savage - Tue 18/06 4pm BR 4.01 - Comparative musicology: The science of the world’s music

Dear all,

Patrick E. Savage, a professor at Keio University SFC in Japan and head of the CompMusic lab, will give a seminar on the 18th of June at 4pm at Queen Mary University of London, hosted by the Centre for Digital Music (full details below).

This could be of interest to many people here, feel free to join; entry is free!

Hope to see you there!

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Date / time: Tuesday 18th June 2019, 4pm

Location: Bancroft Road, BR 4.01

Title: Comparative musicology: The science of the world's music

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Abstract:

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What is music, and why did it evolve? How can we understand the unity and diversity found throughout the world's music? Scientific attempts to answer these questions through cross-cultural comparison stalled during the 20th century and have only recently begun to make a resurgence. In this talk, I will synthesize recent advances to outline a new unified theoretical/methodological framework to understand and compare all of the world's music. This framework takes advantage of new scientific theories and methods – particularly from advances in computer science, psychology, genetic anthropology, and cultural evolution – to apply comparative musicological research to answer longstanding questions about the origins of music and to contemporary issues including music copyright law and UNESCO policy. In doing so, I argue for an inclusive, multidisciplinary field that combines the qualitative methods traditionally employed by musicologists and cultural anthropologists with quantitative methods from the natural sciences.

Bio:

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Patrick Savage joined the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at Keio University, Japan in 2018 as an Associate Professor. Previously, he received his MSc in Psychology from McMaster University, PhD in Ethnomusicology from Tokyo University of the Arts, and pursued a postdoc in the University of Oxford School of Anthropology. His research focuses on using science to understand cross-cultural diversity and unity in human music. His research has been featured in high-profile outlets including Nature, Science, PNAS, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Economist. The title of this talk is also the title of his first book, which is under contract with Oxford University Press.

For who?

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Open to students, staff, alumni, public; all welcome. Admission is FREE, no pre-booking required.

Best,

C4DM Seminar Team

Fwd: FW: SIG Music: Presentation by Flavia Narita, Monday 17 June at 16.00-17.30 in Room 802

 

 

UCL Institute of Education

Special Interest Group: Music Education

 

"What really needs to be fought against? Fighting the good fight through music education"

 

Monday 17 June at 16.00–17.30

Room 802

UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way WC1H 0AL

  

Flávia Narita

 

As the newly elected conservative government comes into power in Brazil, the term ideology is being used in distorted ways and targeted as an "evil" to be fought against. In such a scenario, educators play a key role in securing people's right to a plurality of ideas and freedom to learn, teach, research and disseminate culture, thoughts, art and knowledge, as stated in the Brazilian Education Law and Federal Constitution. Music teacher education may contribute in promoting our diverse cultural manifestations. Besides, pedagogical approaches can benefit from Freire's dialogical, problem-posing and humanizing education.

 

Presenter biography

 

Flávia Motoyama Narita has been a lecturer at the Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brazil, since 2006. She has coordinated the Music Teacher Education course and is currently the deputy head of the Music Department. She did her first degree in Music Teacher Education at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil. She carried out her MA and PhD studies at the UCL Institute of Education, where she studied under the supervision of Professor Lucy Green. Her research interests include informal learning, critical pedagogy, popular music, social justice and music teacher education.