Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1899-8222
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Personal profile

Qualifications

  • BA in Music - Lancaster University
  • MusM in Electroacoustic Music Composition - University of Manchester
  • PhD in Music Composition - University of Manchester

Research interests

I am interested in using (biometric) data from music performers to stimulate, interact with and drive musical systems (e.g,. VR). To do this, I am using wearable sensors (gestural interfaces) which measure how the arms move and how the muscles within them behave. Machine learning is used to pair this biometric data with digital music systems. I have recently begun to investigate how to use AI to drive new forms of music composition. 

Prizes and awards

Teaching

Modules Taught:

2018-2019

MUSC30542 - Composition for Film and Interactive Media (Semester 2, 2018-2019).

2019-2020

MUSC10312 - Sonic Invention B (Semester 2, 2019-2020). 

MUSC20072 - Interactive Media Composition Environments (Semester 2, 2019-2020). 

2020-2021

MUSC10311 - Sonic Invention A (Semester 1, 2020-2021) 

MUSC10312 - Sonic Invention B (Semester 2, 2020-2021)

MUSC20060 - Fixed Media and Interactive Composition (Semesters 1 & 2, 2020-2021)

MUSC30300 - Composition Portfolio (Semesters 1 & 2, 2020-2021)

2021-2022

MUSC30300 - Composition Portfolio (Semesters 1 & 2, 2021-2022)

MUSC20061 - Fixed and Electroacoustic Composition (Semester 1, 2021-2022)

MUSC20072 - Interactive Media Composition (Semester 2, 2021-2022)

MUSC30542 - Game Audio (Semester 2, 2021-2022)

 

Impact

Further information

Email: Chris.rhodes@manchester.ac.uk

 

Media contributions and coverage

Biography

My research seeks to provoke the line between science and the sonic arts. It navigates this by investigating how biometric datasets, taken from wearable sensors, can allow us to engage with digital technologies (e.g. VR) in novel ways. If successful, innovative forms of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in musical composition can emerge. I am also a Fellow of AdvanceHE (formerly the Higher Education Academy). 

External positions

Visiting Academic (Research Fellow), University of Manchester (UOM)

1 Jul 2022 → 1 Jul 2023

Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University College London (UCL)

Jan 2022 → …

Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Manchester (UOM)

Jan 2019 → Jun 2021

Research Assistant, University of Manchester (UOM)

1 May 2017 → 28 Jul 2017

Areas of expertise

  • M Music
  • Composition
  • Interactive Composition
  • MaxMSP
  • Audio Programming
  • Game-Engine Composition
  • Game-Engines
  • Sound Design
  • Electroacoustic Music Composition
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Gestural Interfaces
  • Machine learning

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  • EPSRC Doctoral Prize

    Rhodes, Christopher (Recipient), 2022

    Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

  • Best Student Paper Award

    Rhodes, Christopher (Recipient), 15 Nov 2019

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  • Associate Fellow of AdvanceHE

    Rhodes, Christopher (Recipient), 15 Sep 2020

    Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

  • EPSRC PhD Grant

    Rhodes, Christopher (Recipient), 2018

    Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

  • Fellow of AdvanceHE

    Rhodes, Christopher (Recipient), 8 Feb 2021

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