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)
