Matthew Blackmar

Matthew Blackmar serves as an Assistant Professor of Music in the Musicology department at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, with his office located in the Simon Music Center (SM325E). He bridges musicology, media studies, and practical musicianship as both a classical and pop performer.

Educational background:

• Ph.D. in Musicology from UCLA (2025)
• A.M. in Historical Musicology from Harvard University (2016)
• M.A. in Musicology from California State University (2012)
• B.A. in Music History from Pitzer College (2008)

His research critically examines the musical amateur across historical and contemporary contexts, analyzing digital practices, recording engineering, and nineteenth-century print cultures through frameworks of technology construction, authorship, and intellectual property. Key projects investigate the pre-history of the "AI turn" in music (linking hip hop's digital practices to copyright administration) and nineteenth-century tensions between international copyright law and transnational music publishing.

While specific advised students and research grants are not detailed in the source text, Blackmar actively shapes discourse at the intersection of music, law, and technology. He engages the academic community via Jacobs School social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.