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Professor in Popular Music Analysis, University of South Wales

Paul Carr is professor in Popular Music Analysis at the University of South Wales. His research interests focus on the areas of musicology, widening access, the music industry and pedagogical frameworks for music related education. He is also an experienced performing musician, having toured and recorded with artists as diverse as The James Taylor Quartet and ex Miles Davis saxophonist Bob Berg. His most recent publications include an edited collection on Frank Zappa (2014), two chapters in Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality (2016) and a monograph on Sting (2017). He also works as a forensic musicologist/expert witness on a consultancy basis. Recent activity includes work for Warner Chappell and Universal Music on copyright infringement cases (including a major West End Show and a number of international recording artist recordings). He also acts as a music education consultant – recently advising on the role of popular music in the new A Level curriculum.

Experience

  • –present
    Professor in Popular Music Analysis, University of South Wales

Education

  • 2004 
    University of Hertfordshire, PhD