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William Campbell

Deputy Head of School, leading Music and Music Technology, Anglia Ruskin University

Dr Campbell holds a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in Audio and Music Technology since 2008 and a PhD in 'The Effect of Dynamic Range Compression on the Quality and Loudness of Commercial Music' since 2019. His research has an international profile, with conference presentations and published journal articles.

Dr Campbell began his career as a touring live sound engineer. He currently manages the Music and Music Technology department at ARU and freelances as a music engineer, producer, and post-production filmmaker. He is also a certified Wwise instructor, teaching sound design and music implementation for games.

Dr Campbell is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Member of the Music Producers Guild, and a Member of the Audio Engineering Society.

His research interests include Dynamic Range Compression, Psychoacoustics, Noise-related Fatigue, Technology, and Pro Audio. He has published several articles, including "Listener preferences for alternative dynamic-range-compressed audio configurations" in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society in 2017.

Experience

  • –present
    Deputy Head of School, leading Music and Music Technology, Anglia Ruskin University

Education

  • 2018 
    Anglia Ruskin University, PhD Audio and Music Technology