Profile [Bio]:
Dr Damian Murphy has been a lecturer at the University
of York,
since 2000, and has previously worked at Leeds Metropolitan University,
Bretton Hall College in the School of Music, and started his career in
the Performing Arts Department at Harrogate College. His interests are
in Music Technology and Audio Engineering, focusing in particular on
physical modelling, acoustics and recording studio techniques. His
teaching expertise extends to roles as chief moderator and consultant
in the Music, Music Technology and Performing Arts sectors, primarily
for NCFE and QCA and he is co-author of the Edexcel
AS/A2 Music Technology student guide. He is a visiting lecturer to the Department
of Speech, Music and Hearing at KTH, Stockholm, where he specialises in spatial audio and acoustics.
Damian's research is focused on physical modelling, spatial sound, virtual environment modelling, and applications of the digital waveguide mesh. This work in acoustic modelling and sound spatialisation formed the basis of the Surrounded by Sound project that was selected for inclusion in the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, July 2001. He was also co-author of SoundFX - Making Music with Technology the 2004 IEE touring Faraday Lecture. He has been principal investigator (PI) on a number of EPSRC funded projects in physical modelling and room acoustics, and leads the RoomWeaver/RenderAIR room modelling project.
He is also PI on the EPSRC funded Spatial Audio Creative Engineering Network (SpACE-Net) in collaboration with the Institute of Sound Recording at the University of Surrey. SpACE-Net aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and industry partners in the field of spatial audio and surround-sound to help direct UK based research in this area. He has also been exploring various sites of architectural and archaeological interest around the UK and capturing their acoustic characteristics, building up a valuable database of audio material and acoustic data valuable to sound designers and researchers alike. Most recently Damian has been participating in research collaborations and exchanges with the Department of Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH, Stockholm, The Department of Media, Helsinki University of Technology, The Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, the School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) at McGill University, Canada.
Dr Murphy is also an active sound artist, working in the fields of electroacoustic and contemporary computer music, and audio/video installation art, where sound spatialisation forms a critical aspect of his musical works. In 2004 he was appointed as one of the UK 's first AHRC/ACE Arts and Science Research Fellows, investigating the compositional and aesthetic aspects of sound spatialisation and acoustic modelling techniques. His work has been presented in galleries nationally and at international festivals such as Sightsonic (UK), Bourges Festival (France), and ICMC-2005 (Spain). His soundworks have also resulted in many varied collaborations with visual artists, photographers, poets, archaeologists as well as digital artists working with interactive digital media.
Dr Murphy is a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
Damian's research is focused on physical modelling, spatial sound, virtual environment modelling, and applications of the digital waveguide mesh. This work in acoustic modelling and sound spatialisation formed the basis of the Surrounded by Sound project that was selected for inclusion in the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, July 2001. He was also co-author of SoundFX - Making Music with Technology the 2004 IEE touring Faraday Lecture. He has been principal investigator (PI) on a number of EPSRC funded projects in physical modelling and room acoustics, and leads the RoomWeaver/RenderAIR room modelling project.
He is also PI on the EPSRC funded Spatial Audio Creative Engineering Network (SpACE-Net) in collaboration with the Institute of Sound Recording at the University of Surrey. SpACE-Net aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and industry partners in the field of spatial audio and surround-sound to help direct UK based research in this area. He has also been exploring various sites of architectural and archaeological interest around the UK and capturing their acoustic characteristics, building up a valuable database of audio material and acoustic data valuable to sound designers and researchers alike. Most recently Damian has been participating in research collaborations and exchanges with the Department of Speech, Music and Hearing, KTH, Stockholm, The Department of Media, Helsinki University of Technology, The Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen's University Belfast, the School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT) at McGill University, Canada.
Dr Murphy is also an active sound artist, working in the fields of electroacoustic and contemporary computer music, and audio/video installation art, where sound spatialisation forms a critical aspect of his musical works. In 2004 he was appointed as one of the UK 's first AHRC/ACE Arts and Science Research Fellows, investigating the compositional and aesthetic aspects of sound spatialisation and acoustic modelling techniques. His work has been presented in galleries nationally and at international festivals such as Sightsonic (UK), Bourges Festival (France), and ICMC-2005 (Spain). His soundworks have also resulted in many varied collaborations with visual artists, photographers, poets, archaeologists as well as digital artists working with interactive digital media.
Dr Murphy is a member of the Audio Engineering Society.
dtm, July 2008
