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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.
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Electronic Dance Music and its culture
- Popular Music Composition
- Popular Music Performance
- Popular Music and Religion
- Stardom and Celebrity Culture
- Archaeoacoustics
- Music Archaeology
- Sound Archaeology
- Postmodern Composition and Performance
- Art of Record Production
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Leverhulme International Professorship Scheme: Amplification Project
Waksman, S., Till, R., Coggins, O., Kielich, G., Davies, L., Mouraviev, I., Moore, R. & Morgan, F.
6/01/25 → 5/01/30
Project: Research
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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
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Ambient music
Till, R., 13 Jul 2023, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music. Partridge, C. & Moberg, M. (eds.). 2nd ed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 423-434 12 p. (Bloomsbury Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Breathe in Love
Till, R., Yaseen, S. & Salama, M., 7 Jul 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Presenting Archaeoacoustics Results Using Multimedia and VR Technologies
Till, R., 22 Dec 2023, In: Open Archaeology. 9, 1, 25 p., 20220340.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rabbit Year
Hudson, G., Till, R. & Moffatt, J. P., 7 Feb 2023Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Songs of the Caves: Klangwelten Archäologischer Stätten
Till, R., 25 Oct 2023, Archaeologie in Deutschland, 28, p. 64-69 6 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Activities
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Digital Interactive Audio Visual Reconstruction of the Sound Archaeology of Astuvansalmi Rock Art Site in Finland
Rupert Till (Participant)
Sep 2024 → Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Entrainment: Time Travel Rituals from Stonehenge to Ozora
Rupert Till (Speaker)
26 Jul 2024 → 6 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Ancient Music Cultures: Our Common Humanity
Rupert Till (Speaker)
26 Jul 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Echoes and Reflections: Presenting Archaeoacoustics Results Using Multimedia and VR Technologies
Rupert Till (Speaker)
23 Mar 2024 → 27 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Pop Song: Composing Popular Music
Rupert Till (Speaker)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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O Ignis Spiritus track played on Craig Charles Radio Show on BBC Radio 6 Music
1/01/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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O Ignis Spiritus played on Riley and Coe BBC Radio 6 Music show
Rupert Till, Mina Salama & Sarah Yaseen
3/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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O Ignis Spiritus by Electric Sufi
Rupert Till, Mina Salama & Sarah Yaseen
23/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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