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Clare K. Duffin has a Masters degree in music innovation and entrepreneurship and currently lectures at the University of the West of Scotland, specialising in digital music platforms. Clare has a portfolio career spanning a multitude of work including community music practice, social media consultancy for music artists, record label management and as a drummer in Scottish rock band, Suspire.
Allan Dumbreck is a musician and educator with over 30 years experience of the music industries. As a keyboard player with a number of Scottish acts, including the Big Dish, he has performed and recorded internationally, supporting, amongst others, BB King. As a music educator he has developed a series of University and College music programmes, teaching across the UK and Europe and is behind a group of initiatives which include the international music exchanges at the University of West of Scotland where he leads the BA (Hons) Commercial Music. He is the editor of the Music Education Directory.
Dr Kenny Forbes is a Lecturer in Commercial Music, in the School of Media, Culture and Society at the University of the West of Scotland. Kenny has recently completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow: his thesis concerned the ‘legendary’ reputation held by the Glasgow Apollo theatre (1973-85). His research interests cover locality, live music/liveness and collective memory.
Matt Flynn has an MA in Music Industries studies from the University of Liverpool. Since 2004 he has lectured music undergraduates in professional development at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Between 1996 and 2009 he worked in the UK as a self-employed independent music practitioner, setting up and running rehearsal studios and an independent record label.
Dr Matt Frew is a Senior Lecturer in Business and Enterprise at the University of the West of Scotland. His academic interests are really driven by a rather eclectic range of experiences from arts, music, dance, events and festivity. A lover of philosophy, socio-cultural theory and all things techno he enjoys the challenges of applying theoretical and technological insights to challenge the creative process and develop new innovations. In this age of acceleration and techno-culture he is fascinated by how the impact of ubiquitous, convergent, augmented and virtual technologies are challenging the structuring relations of space, time and our embodied condition. As current developments see the integration of technologies that enable us to place shift, create and relive immersive multi-sensory experiences we are witnessing the re-shaping, if not re-booting, of life, culture and creativity.
George Howard is an Associate Professor of Management at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches courses in entrepreneurship, marketing, copyright law, and leadership. He is the former president of Rykodisc, manager of Carly Simon, original co-founder of TuneCore, and COO of Wolfgang’s Vault. Via his consulting firm, he advises a wide-range of clients on how to integrate technology with strategy in order to increase awareness and revenue. He is a columnist for Forbes, and a frequent contributor to the New York Times and numerous other publications. He holds an MA, MBA, and JD.
Dr Jeffrey Izzo is an experienced entertainment lawyer, an accomplished composer and lyricist, and a full-time university instructor. He holds degrees in Composition from Berklee School of Music and the University of Edinburgh, and a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law. In addition to over 20 years representing musicians, filmmakers, authors, and media companies, Jeffrey composes in an array of genres, but especially enjoys writing for musical theatre. He is currently Assistant Professor of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University near Nashville, Tennessee, where he teaches legal and business aspects of music such as copyright, contracts, and publishing.
Dr Gayle McPherson is a Professor in Events and Cultural Policy. She leads and works on a wide range of research, knowledge exchange and consultancy projects within the School of Media, Culture and Society at the University of the West of Scotland. Her research interests focus on the use of events and festivals to leverage social change and impact, and include cultural, sporting and music events. She is a member of the European Cultural Parliament and a visiting Professor at the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy. She has published widely in the events, culture and festivals area and conducted evaluation and consultancy work on events and music festivals.
Dr Helen Reddington is Senior Lecturer in Music Production at the University of East London, where she lectures in songwriting and production, and employability and entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on music production and women in popular music; her book The Lost Women of Rock Music: female musicians of the punk era was published in 2012 and at the time of writing she is researching British female audio professionals. She performs and records under the name Helen McCookerybook; her bands The Chefs and Helen and the Horns were favourites of the late John Peel.
Dr Holly Tessler is a senior lecturer in Commercial Music at the University of the West of Scotland. Previously, she held the position of Assistant Professor of Music Industry at Northeastern University in Boston. Holly completed both her MBA (Music Industries) and PhD at the Institute of Popular Music, School of Music, University of Liverpool. Her PhD is titled Beatles for Sale: The Role and Significance of Storytelling in the Commercialisation and Cultural Branding of the Beatles since 1970. Holly also has nearly ten years of commercial radio experience, having worked with several commercial and public radio stations in her native Philadelphia as well as serving as Music Manager for Radio Computing Services (RCS) in New York.
Dr John Williamson is a Research Associate in Music at the University of Glasgow and has recently completed a history of the British Musicians’ Union. As well as teaching on the University’s M.Litt in Popular Music Studies since its inception, he has previously worked as a journalist, concert promoter and band manager.
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