Andrew Bourbon

Andrew Bourbon is the Subject Area Leader in Performing Arts at the University of Huddersfield, affiliated with the Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts within the School of Computing and Engineering. He is also a member of the Centre for Audio and Psychoacoustic Engineering and the Centre for Research in Music and its Technologies. His research focuses on acoustics, music production, immersive audio technologies, and sound design. Key interests include spatial audio techniques, distortion in creative recording, and the cognitive aspects of audio mixing.

He has published extensively on topics such as Dolby Atmos implementation, immersive music mixing practices, and the pedagogy of sound engineering. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to innovation and cultural development. With an h-index of 4 from 41 citations, he actively supervises PhD students in his research subject area.

Recent collaborations involve analyzing contemporary popular music mixing trends and advancing visualization tools for microphone placement. Bourbon’s academic leadership and technical expertise position him at the intersection of theory and practice in modern audio engineering.