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Dr. Michael L. Austin is a Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound at Edge Hill University, serving as Programme Leader in Music Production since January 2023. He previously held academic roles at Louisiana Tech University, Howard University, and others. His research focuses on sound and music in interactive media, including video games, social media, and smart devices. He is Executive Director of the Society for the Study of Sound and Music in Games and a Research Associate at the Library of Congress's Radio Preservation Task Force.
Education: PhD in Humanities (Aesthetic Studies) from the University of Texas at Dallas (2011), MA in Music Theory from UT Austin (2007), and BA in Music Composition from UT San Antonio (2005).
Research interests include ludomusicology, cultural representation in media, sound design for UX, and algorithmic bias in emerging technologies. His 2024 monograph Audiovisual Alterity explores identity representation in music videos, while earlier works like Music Video Games: Performance, Politics, and Play (2016) analyze music's role in digital games.
Publications span video game music analysis, algorithmic bias, and sound art. His talks include topics like 'Sounding Drag Identities in Video Games' and 'Algorithmic Bias in Emerging Media.' As a sound artist, his work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian and Dallas Museum of Art.
