Current Research
I am currently engaged in researching systems for the delivery and consumption of virtual art and musical performances as part of an EU funded project titled XTREME (Mixed Reality Environment for Immersive Experience of Art and Culture). I'm currently a research fellow and artist based at the University of Nottingham's Mixed Reality Laboratory and Virtual and Immersive Production Studio. My specific area of interest resides in the creation and study of innovative mixed reality environments comprised of physical realities and virtual audio content in relation to the delivery and consumption of future music, art and cultural experiences.
Past Research
My past research has explored the user experience and functional character of audio augmented realities and audio augmented objects (real-world, physical objects that have been augmented with virtual audio content). I was also a lead creative and technical developer on the LEADD:NG project, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in partnership with Midlands Engine, University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University. The LEADD:NG project explored how immersive technologies and techniques can deliver exciting new experiences for customers, visitors and audiences by introducing local businesses and creatives to new technologies helping them to develop viable products and maximise potential and profit in a post-pandemic economy.
I have also peviously worked on the 'Symphonies on the move' project with colleagues from the University of Nottingham's Department of Music. This project explored symphonic travels through a number of means including the 'The Symphony Reimagined'mobile application that enables users to listen to, manipulate and create their own arrangements of nineteenth century symphonies rendered in immersive and spatially interactive binaural audio.
Future Research
Starting October 2025 I will be working on the UKRI FLF funded project 'The Cultural Legacies of the British Empire: Classical Music's Colonial History (1750-1900)'. The project examines Classical music within the context of the British Empire. It investigates how colonialism's profits underpinned Britain's musical infrastructure, the impact of colonised and enslaved musicians on its development, and it will trace the patterns of imperial trade underpinning the movements of musicians, ideas, and goods. Specifically, I will be looking into how interactive and immersive audio technologies, within the contexts of museums, galleries and cultural heritage sites, can help communicate and disseminate the key research themes and findings of the project.