Søren R. Frimodt-Møller

Søren R. Frimodt-Møller is an Associate Professor in Problem Based Learning and Engineering Education at the Department of Planning, Aalborg University Esbjerg, Denmark. He serves as the Managing Editor and Main Webmaster for The Journal of Music and Meaning (JMM), a multidisciplinary online journal focused on music and meaning studies.

Dr. Frimodt-Møller earned his cand.mag. degree (equivalent to MA) in philosophy and visual communication in 2005 from the University of Southern Denmark with a thesis titled How Society May Be Compared with the Music Ensemble: A Philosophical Investigation. His research focuses on the philosophical connections between music ensembles and societal structures, exploring how musical composition exerts normative influence on ensemble work. With a background spanning philosophy, visual communication, and music performance (having played violin for about 20 years), his interdisciplinary approach bridges the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

His scholarly output, including his 2007 review of 'Metallica and Philosophy,' demonstrates engagement with music's relationship to broader cultural, philosophical, and social contexts. His work examines how musical phenomena can illuminate fundamental questions about meaning, structure, and human interaction.

As Managing Editor of JMM, Dr. Frimodt-Møller oversees a journal that publishes interdisciplinary research from diverse fields including philosophy, musicology, psychology, computer science, and cultural studies. The journal features peer-reviewed papers examining the complex relationship between musical phenomena and meaning-making processes.

Dr. Frimodt-Møller is also active in the broader music community, serving as vice director of the Danish Network for Cross-disciplinary Studies of Music and Meaning (NTSMB) and contributing to the online genre magazine heavymetal.dk, where he combines academic expertise with passion for metal music culture.