Publications Overview
This page provides an overview of my academic publications, organised by category. My research focuses primarily on popular music studies, with particular emphasis on metal music production, the electric guitar, and the cultural analysis of music technology. For a complete list of publications including links to access full texts where available, please navigate to the specific publication type using the links above.
Books & Edited Volumes
This section includes authored and edited monographs, edited volumes, and special issues of journals. My books explore various aspects of popular music production, particularly focusing on the electric guitar and metal music production. Recent works include volumes published with Cambridge University Press and Routledge.
Notable publications include The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar, The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music, and Gear Acquisition Syndrome: Consumption of Instruments and Technology in Popular Music.
7+ published books and 3+ forthcoming volumes
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My journal articles cover a wide range of topics in popular music studies, music technology, and metal music research, published in leading peer-reviewed journals. Many articles analyse technical aspects of music production, the electric guitar's development, and cultural phenomena related to music technology.
These publications appear in journals including Metal Music Studies, Popular Music and Society, Rock Music Studies, Music Perception, and Current Musicology, among others.
50+ peer-reviewed articles
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This section contains contributions to edited volumes, conference proceedings, and handbook entries. These chapters often provide focused analyses of specific aspects of popular music, production techniques, or cultural phenomena related to music technology.
Topics include guitar distortion, 'Teutonic' metal production, heaviness in metal music, and songwriting processes in contemporary music production.
20+ book chapters and proceedings
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This section includes professional and educational articles, encyclopedia entries, reviews, and other scholarly contributions. These publications often target practitioners, educators, and broader audiences beyond academia.
These works appear in professional journals, educational publications, and encyclopedias of popular music.
15+ professional and educational articles
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