My Research

More on the way. My university profile is available at the following link: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/study/postgraduate-research/pgr-students/stephen-jackson-banks/

MRes work

Here is my previous composition MRes thesis. It refers to my two masters compositions available at the following links: https://soundcloud.com/vllax/progression and https://soundcloud.com/vllax/integration

I can freely provide project audio files, score, and Max projects by email, or they are purchasable for individual works at vllax.com/news

PhD work

Working title: Practice-based research into new methods of working with timbre.

Currently investigating the extent to which timbre modulations can manipulate pitch relationships both harmonically (i.e. dissonance manipulation), and melodically/structurally (memory).

Conferences

• The International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology – SysMus23 (University of Sheffield, available at: https://journal.wrocah.ac.uk/sysmus23-proceedings-2/)
• BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2024 (Cardiff University, “Integration” performed)
• Society for Music Production Research Inaugural Conference (September 14, 2024, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK)