Keynotes and Panel Speakers
Imogen Heap
Photo Credit: Fiona Garden
Imogen Heap is a Grammy Award winning songwriter, recording artist, producer and engineer, who is well known for her pioneering use of emerging technologies in music performance, production and business. Imogen is founder and creator of MiMu, her gestural music glove-based system, and Mycelia, which is a non-profit organisation that focuses on collaborations between music and technology stakeholders for enabling a fair and sustainable music industry ecosystem. Imogen is also Chief Executive Officer of the Featured Artists Coalition, which campaigns for the protection of UK performers’ and musicians’ rights.
Talvin Singh OBE
Talvin Singh is a celebrated percussionist, composer and producer. He is today the most versatile Tabla player who has given the instrument a contemporary style by amalgamating diverse aspects of the repertoire of Tabla. Singh’s Tablatronica sessions brought inspiration to a whole new generation of percussionists through his unconventional approach including contemporary Tabla projects such as Tabla Beat Science. Talvin has always pushed the boundaries of Indian Music and yet has been focused and dedicated to the practice and art of Tabla. His debut album “Ok” won the 1999 Mercury Prize. Talvin has also been awarded the South Bank Music prize and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for Services to Music.
Peter Oxendale
Peter Oxendale studied at the Royal Academy of Music and King’s College, London. He has enjoyed a long and varied career in music and has been active and successful as a session musician, record producer, arranger, conductor and programmer. He is considered to be one of the world’s leading forensic musicologists. His client list extends to the UK, The Republic of Ireland, Europe, South Africa, India, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He has given evidence at trials in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and the USA and receives an average of around 450 new instructions per year.
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey is a technologist and musician with over a decade of experience building innovative products. As CTO at iZotope, Jonathan leads the design, research and development teams in the strategy, planning and delivery work for iZotope’s award-winning line of products, including Ozone, RX, Neutron and Iris. Jonathan also works in close collaboration as part of iZotope’s executive leadership team to catalyze and drive organizational and personnel development within the fast-growing company. Prior to joining iZotope, Jonathan served as CTO at Curious Brain and as lead developer at Sonik Architects. With degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University and Electronic Music Production from Berklee College of Music, Jonathan is also a prolific performer and composer.
Mandy Parnell
Mandy Parnell is a Grammy Award winning Mastering Engineer who is also the current UK MPG Mastering Engineer of the Year. She studied music and music technology through her school and college years, then trained and worked in recording studios until landing an internship at The Exchange Mastering Studios where she became a world renowned mastering engineer. She moved to Electric Mastering, further establishing her name in the music industry. After Electric, Mandy decided to launch her own facility Black Saloon Studios in London. Her many years of experience have allowed her to discover and develop her philosophies in analogue and digital audio, while working with an almost endless list of artists including Bjork, Aphex Twin, Annie Lennox, Jungle and The XX.
Ken Scott
Ken Scott has garnered Gold, Platinum, and Diamond sales awards, Grammy nominations and a Clio (for the classic Coke ad “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing”). Ken Scott started his career at the age of 16 in the tape library of EMI Recording Studios, now Abbey Road Studios. He quickly moved through the positions of assistant engineer and mastering engineer after which his next promotion led to his becoming one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Duran Duran, the Jeff Beck Group and many more. As a producer, Scott is noted for his work with David Bowie, Supertramp, Devo, Kansas, the Tubes and Level 42, among others.
Innovation Panel
A special Innovation Panel to be held at Innovation In Music 2017 brings together a number of practitioners at the cutting edge of music technology and sound innovation, including:
Jon Eades – Innovation Manager, Abbey Rd Studios. www.abbeyroad.com/red
Hakan Lidbo – Music Producer, Sound Artist. www.hakanlidbo.com
Josh Saunders – Head Of Technical & Creative for Warner Music Group UK. www.wmg.com
Adam John Williams – Digital Artist, Hardware Hacker. www.adamjohnwilliams.co.uk
About #InMusic17
Innovation In Music (InMusic) is a European music industry conference building on the success of previous conferences in 2013 and 2015. InMusic brings together researchers and professionals interested in the future of the music industry, from the artist through to the consumer.
The 2017 Innovation In Music Conference will be held at the University of Westminster’s Regent Street campus in the heart of Central London on 6-8 September 2017.
InMusic 17 will provide an outstanding opportunity for all those interested in the fast-moving changes taking place in the music industry to mix with experts in the field, exchange experiences and learn about the latest trends and innovative developments. Participants can also achieve a peer reviewed publication in the conference proceedings.
Innovation In Music welcomes academics, artists, producers, engineers, music industry professionals and manufacturers to come together and submit abstracts or proposals for consideration on a wide range of topics.
Conference themes include:
– Music production: past, present and future
– Performance and composition: human and beyond
– Innovation in music business
– Music consumer behaviour: the changing psychology and perceived value of music
– Technologies for remuneration and data management
– Platforms for music sale, streaming and broadcast
– Studio technology innovation
– Innovative music creation and songwriting
– Sound engineering: audio and acoustics
– Mastering commercial music
– Hi-res audio and future music formats
– Piracy in 2017 and beyond
– Post production innovation: plugins, workstations, automated mixing
– Sound design and music for video games
– Knowledge transfer between music industry and academia
– Cross-disciplinary topics around music and innovation
Conference Registration
The early-bird discount fee is £260 per delegate registering by Sunday 9 July 2017 and includes attendance at the conference banquet. From Monday 10 July 2017, the conference attendance fee will be £295 per delegate.
Registration is now open, book your place at bit.ly/InMusic17register
Equality and Diversity
All involved in the organisation of Innovation In Music are committed to encouraging fairness, equality and diversity throughout our event, in terms of the organisational structure, the invited participants and in the encouragement of presenters and paper authors. We welcome anyone interested in the conference themes to engage with us and join us in building a sustainable conference that can represent all corners of the music related industries.
Newsletter signup
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Papers and Abstracts
The Call For Papers is now closed. A full list of participating authors and abstracts will be published here in due course.
After the conference, authors are invited to submit a Full Paper of 6000-8000 words for the conference proceedings. Papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two referees and must be of high quality, original, and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.
The completed paper submission deadline for inclusion in the conference proceedings is Monday 16 October 2017. A style guide and formatting template will be provide for paper authors in due course.
Conference Schedule
The full conference schedule is currently being developed. The final and confirmed schedule will be made publicly available during August 2017.
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2017 Venue
Innovation In Music 2017 is hosted by the University of Westminster at their Regent Street campus in Central London. London is at the heart of the UK and Europe’s music industry, providing a thriving network of creative artists and technology innovators, as well as being the focal point of the music industry’s business economy. Being hosted in London enables some of the world’s most innovative individuals and organisations to engage with the conference and share discussions around innovation in music. The opening of Innovation In Music will be held in the historic and beautiful Fyvie Hall, which is part of the University of Westminster’s Regent Street campus. The location for the Conference Banquet is to be confirmed, but will be held close to the conference venue in Central London.
The University of Westminster is home to one of the first music departments of its kind in the UK. With state-of-the-art studios and excellent research, Westminster offers innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes designed to educate and enhance students’ natural talents and prepare them for careers in the music industry. For more details on the University of Westminster’s Music department and courses visit https://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/music
There are many hotels in Central London and cheaper options with close public transport links to the Regent Street campus. The following suggested hotels are within walking distance of the conference venue:
http://www.saintgeorgeshotel.com
The Courthouse Hotel
http://www.courthouse-hotel.com
Grange Langham Court Hotel
https://www.grangehotels.com/hotels-london/grange-langham-court/about-this-hotel/
Holiday Inn London Regent’s Park
http://www.hilondonregentsparkhotel.co.uk
Organisation
General Conference Chair:
Professor Rob Toulson
University of Westminster, UK
Co-Chairs and Conference Steering Committee:
Dennis Collopy
University of Hertfordshire, UK
Russ Hepworth-Sawyer
MOTTOsound & York St John University, UK
Dr Jay Hodgson
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Professor Justin Paterson
London College of Music, University of West London, UK
International Programme Committee:
Dr Liz Dobson – University of Huddersfield
Dr Ruth Dockwray – University of Chester
Professor Paul Ferguson – Edinburgh Napier University
Sally Gross – University of Westminster
Dr Simon Hall – Birmingham City University
Dr Kirsten Hermes – University of Westminster
Andrew Horsburgh – Southampton Solent University
Dr Liz Lane – University of the West of England
Richard Lightman – University of Kent
Dr Mariana Lopez – University of York
Kallie Marie – New York University
Dr Mark Marrington – York St John University
Bryan Martin – McGill University
Dr Josh Reiss – Queen Mary University London
Professor Robert Sholl – The Royal Academy
Professor Darren Sproston – University of Chester
Dr Nikos Stavropoulos – Leeds Beckett University
Professor Catherine Tackley – University of Liverpool/Open University
Innovation In Music are very grateful for our partner organisations who sponsor the event. These are:
Publications
Access the publications from our previous Innovation In Music conferences, either as open access downloads or as printed bound editions.
Innovation In Music Volume I (2013) available from Amazon here:
Open access downloads of Innovation In Music 2013 conference papers here:
Innovation In Music Volume II (2015) available from Amazon here:
Open access downloads of Innovation In Music 2015 conference papers coming soon!