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Biography
Dr. Rupert Till is Professor of Music in the Department of Music and Drama, having worked at the University of Huddersfield since 2002. He is also Associate Dean International in the School of Music, Humanities and Media, responsible for overseeing international development and recruitment. He has research interests in popular music and sound archaeology. He is Chair of the International Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music UK and Ireland Branch. He directed Huddersfield activities within the European Music Archaeology Project, a large 5 year European Union Culture Programme funded project (2013-18). He is Editor of the Cambridge University Press Elements in Popular Music series.
He previously worked at Bretton Hall University College, and studied composition with minimalist Gavin Bryars, Scratch Orchestra founder member Christopher Hobbs, sound artist Katharine Norman, and with George Nicholson. His PhD included film music, music for dance, ambient techno and electronica compositions. He continues to write electronica and music for screen, and is also an active performer, he plays piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion and sings. He has appeared on TV and Radio, including BBC Breakfast, BBC News, the Sky at Night, Mystery Quest, BBC Radio 2, 4, 5, 6 and World Service, LBC, various international stations, and speaks regularly on BBC Radio Leeds and Sheffield on popular music subjects.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Electronic Dance Music and its culture
- Popular Music Composition
- Popular Music Performance
- Popular Music and Religion
- Stardom and Celebrity Culture
- Arhcaeoacoustics, Music Archaeology and Sound Archaeology
- Postmodern Composition and Performance
- Art of Record Production
External positions
Chair of the Executive Committee, International Association for the Study of Popular Music
Jul 2019 → …
Research Expertise and Interests
- Electronic Dance Music
- Popular Music Composition
- Popular Music Performance
- Popular Music and Religion
- Stardom
- Celebrity Culture
- Archaeoacoustics
- Music Archaeology
- Sound Archaeology
- Postmodern Composition
- Performance
- Art of Record Production
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Projects
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Songs of the Caves: acoustics and prehistoric art in Cantabrian caves
Till, R., Fazenda, B. & Scarre, C.
1/02/13 → 31/03/14
Project: Research
Research output
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The evolution of music: The development of sonic representation and meaning
Till, R., 1 Apr 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) The Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution. Gontier, N., Lock, A. & Sinha, C. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Eight Days Earlier: Remix
Till, R., 6 Mar 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Sound Archaeology and the Soundscape
Till, R., 2020, The Archaeology of Sound, Acoustics & Music: Studies in Honour of Cajsa S. Lund. Kolltveit, G. & Rainio, R. (eds.). Berlin: Ekho Verlag, Vol. 3. p. 31-54 24 p. (ICTM Study Group on Music Archaeology; vol. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The frequency spectrum and geometry of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum appear tuned
Wolfe, K., Swanson, D. & Till, R., 1 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 34, Part A, 7 p., 102623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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No Bounds Music Festival 2020
Rupert Till (Participant)
16 Oct 2020 → 18 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Cambridge University Press (Publisher)
Rupert Till (Editor in chief)
1 Sep 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Popular Music and Education: A New Model of Musician Development
Rupert Till (Speaker)
9 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Archaeological Immersion
Rupert Till (Speaker)
1 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Development of Popular Music Research and Teaching
Rupert Till (Speaker)
10 Oct 2019 → 11 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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1969: When the Beatles Broke Up and the Party had to Stop
27/12/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Classical CDs Weekly: Handel, William Howard, Professor Chill
13/10/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment