Last week I gave my inaugural lecture as a Professor at the University of Portsmouth. I was speaking on ‘Doing what you Love: the aesthetics of 21st century work motivation’ and the talk was inspired by what I’ve learned through ‘In the Key of She’ about the importance of love as the driving force behind …
Jacki-E (aka Jacqueline Palmer) has just won herself a residency at Liverpool’s techno club-night Mono in a live DJ competition. That takes guts by anyone’s standards but is an especially brilliant achievement for a woman, since all the other contenders were young guys, and men still dominate behind the decks and in electronic music studios. …
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I’ve just felt nervously inspired enough to (re)brand my DJ-researcher project. Meet Dovetail. Tough, but soaring techno – and where electronic music and academic curiosity come together. Last night I had an uncharacteristic bout of insomnia, and after pouring rich strong coffee on top of sleep deprivation, Dovetail felt ready to fly, right here, today, in …
I’ve been working on a ‘back burner’ research project exploring the lives and work of underground techno DJ/ Producers (DJPs) in the UK for some time now – looking at how to navigate a successful career among the grass-roots of the creative industries and in particular how technology has reshaped the industries these guys work …
