Writing
A selection of essays, creative pieces and reflections on music, data, and culture. Each card includes a short excerpt — click to read the full piece inline.
Music Technology Experience: Mister Sundays @Nowadays
"Within minutes, the mundane formalities that dominate day to day life begin to fade to black — replaced by rhythm, colour, and shared energy."
Open PDF →What can historic artist–label copyright disputes teach us about AI-generated music and ownership?
"The labels argue that Suno extracted the likeness of copyrighted works for its own gain without fairly compensating, drawing parallels to earlier challenges over uncredited session musicians, the faceless labour of 1920s sidemen now mirroring today's anonymous datasets that feed generative systems."
Open PDF →Which emerging opportunities and risks in Australia's live music ecosystem present the most meaningful areas for research?
"These venues not only provide spaces for artists to perform, but are immersive environments that merge architecture, sound, food and art to provide a uniquely holistic experience to the point where audiences attend not only for the performances but to experience the aesthetic of the venues as well."
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