Associate Member: Culture & Heritage

Jez has been working with the Birmingham music industry for over twenty years.  He also teaches music enterprise within the School of Media

Jez is involved in a number of projects at Interactive Cultures.  He is leading on our culture and heritage project, Birmingham Popular Music Archive.  The project aims to create an online archive celebrating the achievements of music practitioners from Birmingham and the impact they have had on the local, national and global music industry.

The project aims to increase recognition and civic pride and will engage the community by asking them to provide the context in which the music was created and to share their memories, tell their stories and document their memorabilia to create an inclusive archive that places music in it’s social, cultural and economic context.

Prior to joining the team Jez worked in both the private and public sectors, with a focus on creative industries. He has sat on numerous music and creative industry policy groups and has an active interest in the cultural welfare of Birmingham.

Contact Jez: jez.collins@bcu.ac.uk