David Bessell

Dr David Bessell - ()

Job title: Lecturer in Music, School of Humanities and Performing Arts (Faculty of Arts)
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Email: david.bessell@plymouth.ac.uk

Role
Lecturer in Music, specialisms - composition, music theory, music technology, guitar.

Qualifications & background
Bmus 1st, Thames Valley University, first study composition, second study jazz guitar.

Mmus, Distinction, Royal College of Music, composition.

Phd, Kingston University, practice based Phd, nine compositions, The remodelling of elements of musical electronics with conventional acoustic instruments.

20 years experience in the popular music industry: song writing, arrangement, session guitar, international touring, music related programming.

Professional membership
ICCMR

Musical Acoustics Network

PRS

Teaching interests
Composition, software synthesis, guitar.

Research interests
Research areas -

Composition, physical modelling, new approaches to software synthesis.

UoP Research group membership

Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research

Conferences organised
After Hours - practice based symposium. University of Bedfordshire 2009.