Dr Simon Poole
Course Leader, Music Business BA(Hons) and Music Business MA
Dr Simon Poole is a senior lecturer in the Music dept at the Academy of Music & Theatre Arts (AMATA). He is a researcher publishing in music studies, management studies and exploring intersections of the music industry and sustainability. Simon currently leads the MA in Music Business and BA (Hons) Music Business as well as teaching across the undergraduate music programmes with a focus on identity, genre, subcultures, performance and creativity.
Simon has been making, selling, collecting, managing and writing about music for 30 years. During this time he has recorded radio sessions for Radio One and Six Music, toured Europe, Japan, Australia and America, released albums, film soundtracks and singles on independent and major record labels, appeared in film, written for magazines, produced music videos, worked as a freelance in A&R and set up an independent record label. His entertainment company organises vinyl based events and he co-hosts a weekly radio show which is broadcast in the U.K. and America.
A vinyl enthusiast, Simon has spoken at conferences in Canada, America and Europe about the nostalgic draw and material culture of record collecting in an increasingly digital age. Having studied cultural and critical theory at Falmouth and undertaken his PhD in record collecting at Brunel University, Simon's research is currently focused on the relationship between the underground and the mainstream, and the importance of fan cultures and practices to the successful production and management of popular musics with particular focus on sustainability.
Previous research projects include the study of crowd safety and behaviour at European festivals, the results of which were delivered to festival organisers and security companies at Roskilde festival, Denmark. He has been involved with the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, serving for four years on the executive committee. Upcoming publications include studies on virtuosity in rock drumming and explorations of genre in the age of the playlist.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | PhD | Brunel University |
| 2002 | MA | Falmouth College of Arts |
| 2002 | PGCE | Plymouth University |
| 2000 | BA (Hons) | Falmouth College of Arts |
Honors and awards
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Inspirational Lecturer Award - Buckinghamshire New University |
| 2012 | Inspirational Lecturer Award - Buckinghamshire New University |
| 2011 | Inspirational Lecturer Award - Buckinghamshire New University |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
Current research interests and supervisory capacity include sustainability and music business practices, particularly in relation to vinyl. Fan cultures, including record collecting and fan's relationships with material objects. DIY publishing of physical goods - from vinyl to zines and their relationship to nostalgia. Extreme musics and the vulgar, the spiritual and the esoteric.
Areas of teaching
Teaching includes cultural and critical theory, marketing and branding, performance theory, management practice.
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
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Poole, Simon
(2018), I'm No Genre Nazi but these guys are the least black metal doom band ever, In: Crosstown Traffic, September 2018, Huddersfield University, (Unpublished) -
Poole, Simon
(2014), Very Good Plus, Unniversity of Sussex -
Poole, Simon
(2014), The Vinyl Frontier, University of Northampton
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Poole, Simon
(2016), Retro Rock & Heavy History, In: Global Metal Music and Culture: Current Directions in Metal Studies, Routledge, London, pp. 297-310, ISBN: 9781315742816
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Waite, Simon
(2023), Audiovisual Music Production: Influence of the Natural World on Process and Works, In: N/A, N/A, Penryn, Cornwall
Research Students
Research degrees examined
One PhD examined at Leeds
