Researcher
Simon’s primary research interests are the music industries, film and TV, digital audio, technology and jazz. Prior to joining the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research, Simon studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and worked for the BBC as a broadcast journalist. He holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool and is a practicing songwriter, composer and producer.
Contact: simon.barber@bcu.ac.uk
Journal articles
Barber, S., 2010. Smooth Jazz : A Case Study in the Relationships between Commercial Radio Formats, Audience Research and Music Production. Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, 8(1), pp.57-70. Available at: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=1884
Conference papers
‘CineTorrent: The Remediation of Cult Film in Online Filesharing Communities’, with Oliver Carter, Online Mainline, Birmingham City University, Thursday September 15, 2011.
‘The Agency of the Amateur Archivist in Online Communities’ with Oliver Carter, Transforming Audiences 3: Online & Mobile Media, Everyday Creativity and DIY Culture, University of Westminster, London, Thursday September 1, 2011.
‘CineTorrent: Remediating Cult Images in Online Communities’ with Oliver Carter, Cine-Excess V: The Politics and Aesthetics of Excess, Odeon Covent Garden, London, Thursday May 26, 2011.
‘Soundstream: The Introduction of Commercial Digital Recording in the United States’, The Art of Record Production Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, Friday December 3, 2010.
‘Creating British Jazz Archives: Experimenting With Online Media’ with Professor Tim Wall at MeCCSA Conference, London School of Economics, Thursday January 7, 2010.
‘Industrial Practices in Jazz Production: A Case Study of GRP Records’ at Mediating Jazz Conference, Popular Music Research Centre, University of Salford, Friday November 27, 2009.
PhD
Barber, S., 2009. Industrial Mediation in Jazz Production: A Case Study of GRP Records, The University of Liverpool.
Events
Jazz and the Media Seminar, Birmingham School of Art, October 15, 2010.