Jamie Birkett

Jamie Birkett is a Lecturer in Sound Recording, Engineering & Mixing and Programme Leader for Music and Sound Design at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester Metropolitan University. His teaching integrates theoretical and contextual understanding of sound with hands-on music/sound-making in studio environments.

• Background in record production and studio engineering since 2016, collaborating with artists like Dutch Uncles and Manchester Collective
• Experience in sound design for major projects (Manchester International Festival, Venice Biennale, The Earth Asleep film)

His research focuses on the musicology of record production and intertextuality in music, with a 2025 publication analyzing Alex G's album God Save The Animals as a case study for digital aesthetics transcending lo-fi conventions.