People
Meet the staff, composers, researchers, collaborators, resident artists and engineers who make up NOVARS.
Research staff
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Prof David Berezan, Canada
Mantis Festival Director and Electroacoustic Studio Director
Research Excellence Framework Coordinator
Areas of Research Supervision: Acousmatic Music, Space focusResearch profile
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Prof Ricardo Climent, Spain
Professor of Interactive Music Composition
Director of NOVARS
Director of Composition
Areas of Research Supervision: Interactive and Dynamic Media Composition; Machine musicianship; Game-Audio, LocativeaudioResearch profile
Postdoctoral fellow
NOVARS composers and in-house support
NOVARS composers' research panel board
- Emeritus Professor John Casken, UK [Instrumental composition, opera, music theatre and mixed composition]
- Professor Philip Grange, UK [Instrumental composition, music theatre]
- Dr Kevin Malone, USA [Instrumental and experimental composition, film music and mixed composition]
- Prof Camden Reeves, UK [Instrumental composition and mixed composition]
- Dr Richard Whalley, UK [Instrumental composition, contemporary music performance]
- Dr Nina Whiteman, UK [Instrumental composition and mixed media composition]
Technical support
Music studios focus
Mr Jon Tipler - Music Tecnician
Email: jon.r.tipler@manchester.ac.uk (NOVARS and MHC)
Martin Harris Centre support
Mr Mark Woolstencroft - Martin Harris Centre Manager
Email: mark.woolstencroft@manchester.ac.uk
Mr Karl Spencer - Martin Harris Centre Technical Manager
Email: karl.a.spencer@manchester.ac.uk
Ms Alex Shaw - Martin Harris Centre Arts Administration Manager
(Alex is on maternity leave until May 2018, please contact amy.jones-2@manchester.ac.uk in her absence)