Author Bio
David Sanjek (1952-2011) was Professor of Popular Music and Director of the Music Research Centre at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. He was considered to be a world expert in this field. Professor Sanjek received his B.A. in English and Philosophy from Connecticut College and his MA and PhD in Literature from Washington University in St Louis. He was an enthusiastic scholar and much-loved teacher who published widely on popular music, film, media studies, copyright law and popular culture. Alongside his father, Russell Sanjek, David produced the first comprehensive written history of the American music industry, American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years (OUP, 1988). Between 1991 and 2007, David was Director of the Archives at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). He was also the President, Vice-President and Secretary of the U.S. Branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). Professor Sanjek also served as an advisor to many organisations, including The Library of Congress, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, The Blues Foundation, The Center for Black Music Research, The Experience Music Project Museum, The National Endowment for the Humanities and on several committees for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Professor Sanjek's legacy continues to inform popular music scholarship. The David Sanjek Memorial Graduate Student Paper Prize is offered annually by IASPM-US. At the time of writing, the David Sanjek Archive, which consists of many thousands of books, journals, papers, records and assorted audio and visual media artefacts, is in preparation at University of Salford. It is hoped that this archive will form a valuable resource for current and future scholars in the fields of popular music, film, literature and theatre. Dr Benjamin Halligan is the outgoing Director of Postgraduate Research Studies for the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Salford, and incoming Director of the Graduate College, University of Wolverhampton (from November 2015). Publications include Michael Reeves (Manchester University Press, 2003) and Desires for Reality: Radicalism and Revolution in Western European Film (Berghahn Books, 2016). Co-edited collections include Mark E. Smith and The Fall: Art, Music and Politics (Ashgate, 2010), Reverberations: The Philosophy, Aesthetics and Politics of Noise (Continuum, 2012), Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music (Bloomsbury, 2013), The Music Documentary: Acid Rock to Electropop (Routledge, 2013) and The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015). Dr. Mark Duffett is Reader in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Chester. His research interest is primarily in fandom and the dynamics of popular music audiences. Mark is the author of Understanding Fandom (Bloomsbury, 2013), has recently edited two special editions of the journal Popular Music and Society, and is currently writing a book on Elvis Presley for Equinox Press. Thomas Attah MA is Associate Lecturer in Popular Music at University of Salford and British Institute of Modern Music (BIMM). His research interest is ethnomusicology with a particular focus on blues music and blues culture. Tom's journalistic writing is regularly featured in specialist music publications, including Blues In Britain magazine, and his original research papers and book reviews are published in several international peer-reviewed journals. Tom has additionally contributed illustrations to The Music Documentary: Acid Rock to Electropop (Routledge, 2013). As a guitarist and singer, Tom has performed at major music festivals around Europe, including major stages at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, and Blues Autour Du Zinc. Tom's multiple national radio appearances include performances and documentaries for BBC Radio 4.
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