Alumni
Degrees
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Doctor of Philosophy
Samantha Topley – 2025
[funded by the Midlands 3 Cities Doctoral Training Programme]
Craft-Focused Electronic Musical Instrument Building: Exploring DIY Textiles and Hybrid Craft Techniques in Sound Arts Practice
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Mungo Zhangruibo – 2024
Assisting the Development of the Field of Electroacoustic Music Studies in China
Stewart Worthy – 2024
Sebastiano Gualtieri – 2024
James Frize – 2023
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Andreas Katsiavalos – 2023
Marinos Giannoukakis – 2022
Marij Van Gorkom – 2021
Audrey Riley – 2021
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Susanne Grunewald – 2021
Asher Arnon – 2021
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Luigi Marino – 2021
[M4C DTP PhD based at University of Birmingham]
Revisiting a Relational Approach to Electronic Music Performance
Francisco Marti Pérez – 2020
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Takuro Lippit – 2020
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Steve Jones – 2020
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James Kelly – 2019
Robin Parmar – 2019
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Amit Patel – 2019
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Simon Waite – 2019
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Maya Verlaak – 2019
[M3C DTP Scholar based at Birmigham Conservatory]
Embodying Context During the Music Compositional Process…
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Virginie Viel -– 2019
Louise Rossiter – 2017
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Kerry Francksen-Kelly – 2017
Manolis Manousakis -– 2017
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David Holland – 2016
Neal Spowage – 2016
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Marinos Koutsomichalis – 2015
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Luca Forcucci – 2015
Panos Amelides – 2015
Ben Ramsay – 2015
Michael Gatt – 2015
David Gray – 2014
Nasia Therapontos – 2013
Jerry Fishenden – 2013 - via the Institute of Creative Technologies
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Andrew Hill – 2012
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Motje Wolf – 2012
Katerina Tzedaki – 2012
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Ian Wilcock – 2012 - via the Institute of Creative Technologies
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Lorenzo Picinali –2010
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Robin McGinley – 2009
Ximena Alarcon – 2007
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Rick Nance – 2007
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Richard Hemmings – 2005
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Sophy Smith – 2005
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Robert Weale – 2005
Master of Philosophy
Jack Richardson – 2020
Masters by Research in Music, Technology and Innovation
Mihai Traista – 2021
Robotic Sculpture in Trans- media Composition using Sound and Movement
Samuel Thomas – 2021
Investigating Untutored Perception in Visual Music
Rob Chafer – 2021
Time–Event–Space: A Creative Exploration of Techniques in Multichannel Audio-visual Composition
Calum Vaughan – 2020
Semi Real-time Use of Markov Chains in Algorithmic Electronic Dance Music Performance
Sam Warren – 2019
Relationships Between Electronic Music and Movement Practice
Samantha Topley – 2017
Wearable Technology in Music and Performance
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Simon Smith – 2016
Re-creating Diffusion Performance Practices from an Exploration of Listening(s) Experiences
David Gurney – 2016
Considerations and Practice of Creating and Implementing Effective Game Sound Design
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Chloe Cutler – 2013
Enhanced Learning with an Innovative Instrument in KS2 Music Education
Annelie Nederberg – 2012
Notions of Corporeality in Electroacoustic Music
David Holland — 2012
Can a listening strategy be used to increase the appreciation of Electroacoustic Music
Master of Arts in Music, Technology and Innovation
Vicente Abuhadba Alam—2023
EP Paranoia Moderna
Matthew London—2023
The Aural Horrors of Contemporary Cinema: Defining Relationships Between Music, Sound Design and Dialogue within Film, and Identifying Techniques in the Defined Relationships Specific to 21st Century Horror (short dissertation) and The Mystery of Rabbit Run (Spatial audio radiophonic drama)
Samvaran Rai—2023
Film score for Livewire and Swarm for virtual orchestra
Manit Mehta—2023
An overview and analysis of Satyajit Ray's approach to music for his cinematic works (short dissertation) and Ray's Desk (soundscape composition)
Eddie Clijsen—2022
Portfolio of Serial Compositions
Alex Fielder—2022
EP Portfolio of Songs
René Mazzilli Fonseca—2022
Amor Fati (immersive audio with theatre)
Ed Woodiwiss—2022
Portfolio of Ambient Music and Live Reactive Visuals
Stephen Deehan—2022
Audiovisual Portfolio
Yunus Khan—2022
Orchestral Portfolio
Jack Glover – 2022
PG Cert
Becky Gray – 2021
Binaural on Streaming Platforms: Headphone Use and Genre Characteristics Enhanced with Binaural Audio
Harri Bettsworth – 2021
Exploring how Uncanny Sound can Trigger Fear in a Video Game
James Reynolds – 2021
Bolton-Crick: Soundscapes from the Somme
Jacob Myer Braslawsce – 2021
G.R.A.S.P, G.R.A.V.D. and Waveset Distortion: The creation of three unique applications and their role in the creation of ‘uhu47’ and ‘How Beautiful My Life Could Be If You Were Here’
Sean Carroll – 2009
Mapping Gestural Motion in Dance to Algorithmic Composition
Nilesh Champaneri – 2008
Composition Using Sampling Methods
Robin Foster – 2009
Live Performance and Improvisation in Electronic and Computer Music
Michael Gatt – 2009
The Art of Composing Site-Specific Sonic Installations
Paul Jones – 2009
Algorithmic composition, Instrument Design and Gestural Mapping to Sound
Jeff Mettlewsky – 2009
Mixed Instrumental and Electronics Composition, Aesthetics
Tasha Roberts – 2009
The Use of Noise in Electronic Music: The Ideas in Glitch
Nasia Therapontos – 2009
Spatialization of music in electroacoustic and sonic art works
Artur Walaszczyk – 2009
Sound design; electroacoustic music - reception and interpretation; soundscape and acousmatic multichannel composition
Andrew Hill – 2008
Composing the Metaphor: Investigating Suitable Strategies for the Composition of Electroacoustic Audio-visual Artworks
James Kelly – 2008
'Technology Hacking': DJ Technology and Appropriation
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Amit Patel – 2008
Turntable Performance And Sound Diffusion
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Neal Spowage – 2008
Marrying the Dynamics of Performance and Live Electronic Music Production
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Masters by Independent Study
Tony Seaton – 2014
Radiophonic: The music of Delia Derbyshire; Pedagogic: Understanding electroacoustic music at A Level
Gary Blakemore – 2012
The Sonic 'Germ': A Compositional Investigation
Mark Herdman – 2012
The Preserving Machine: Is it Possible to Hear a Novel?
Adam Newman – 2010
On The Auditory Road - An audio adaptaptation of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
Gez McCoy – 2010
Spatialisation, live electronics and the multi-pickup electric guitar
Russel Michael Harmon – 2011
The Integration of Guitar Performance and Live Electronics: the Circuit Bent Guitar
Bec Gorman – 2008
Composition for Film and Animation
Robbie Lockwood – 2008
Electroacoustic Composition
Chris Cousin – 2008
Electronic Music Composition and Performance
Ioanna Pappa – 2007
Performance Studies and Education
Shammi Pithia – 2007
Pitch Perception and Human Emotion, Its Relevance in Classical Indian Music and its Application in Film Music
Alexis Ffrench – 2007
New Opportunities in Music Technology from a Pedagogical and Musician's Point of View
Serena Alexander – 2007
Composing For The Voice With Electronics And Sound Diffusion
Roger Barker – 2008
Postmodern Popular Composition and The Mix As An Artform
Philip Mead – 2008
Composition for Piano and Electronics
Matthew Moore – 2008
Exploring and Extending the Aesthetic and Technological Boundaries of the Talking Book
Thom Corah – 2008
LabTop: An Instrument for the Integration of Live Electronics into Composed Music
Dimitris Moraitis – 2008
Exploring the Use of the Human Voice and Text
Peter Wilkinson – 2008
PLASMA (Progressive, Living And Synthetic Musical Apparatus)