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Leigh Landy is Professor of Contemporary Music and Director of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre (MTIRC) at De Montfort University (DMU), affiliated with the Leicester Media School within the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media. He is a leading figure in electroacoustic music, sonic creativity, and interdisciplinary new media arts, with a strong international presence through research, artistic practice, and academic leadership.
His research expertise lies in electroacoustic musicology, music dramaturgy, access to electroacoustic music creation, and composition in cross-arts contexts. He emphasizes pedagogy and public engagement, notably through the ElectroAcoustic Resource Site (EARS) and its successor EARS 2, a pedagogical initiative incorporating the Compose with Sounds software, supported by EU and AHRC grants. His recent book Making Music with Sounds (Routledge, 2012) underpins this educational mission.
The 15 most recent articles and creative works reflect a consistent focus on electroacoustic composition, sound art, radio art, and musicology, often exploring themes of cultural identity, political commentary, narrative structures, and technological transformation. His works integrate field recordings, media samples, and digital tools to create acousmatic and interdisciplinary pieces exhibited globally. He frequently engages with questions of legality, ethics, and listening experience in sound-based works.
- Editor, Organised Sound (Cambridge University Press), since 1995
- Editor, Journal of Music, Technology and Education, since 2006
- Editor, Avant-Garde, since ca. 1988
- Editor, EPOS, since ca. 1996
- Reviewer for Irish, Austrian, Canadian, Australian research councils and EU panels
Landy supervises multiple PhD students and has secured significant external funding, including an EU Culture grant (€3.8M) for the Interfaces project and AHRC grants for electroacoustic analysis tools. He has been Visiting Professor at Ulster University (2021–present) and Bournemouth University (2019–present), and has held visiting positions in China, Mexico, Brazil, and the US. His artistic works have been broadcast internationally and performed at major festivals in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
He leads the Music, Technology and Innovation – Institute for Sonic Creativity research group and is involved in global curriculum development, including advising the Cyprus Government on integrating Compose with Sounds into national education. His work bridges academic research, artistic innovation, and public impact in the field of sound-based arts.
