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AI, Dark Creativity and Popular Music

Other

Boon, H. 2025. AI, Dark Creativity and Popular Music.

AI Music Arts and Creativity - [PRESENTATION] - 2024

Digital or visual media

Boon, H. 2024. AI Music Arts and Creativity - [PRESENTATION] - 2024.

An introduction to neo-Riemannian operations and their application in music production

Book chapter

Boon, H. 2024. An introduction to neo-Riemannian operations and their application in music production. in: Chapkanov, B. (ed.) Transformational analysis in practice: Music-analytical studies on composers and musicians from around the world Delaware, United States Vernon Press. pp. 301-320

Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem

Book review

Boon, H. 2023. Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem. Pulse: the Journal of Science and Culture. 10, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12600925

Artists, Creator Tools and the Dichotomy of AI as Assistant and as Competitor

Book chapter

Boon, H. Forthcoming. Artists, Creator Tools and the Dichotomy of AI as Assistant and as Competitor. in: Chris Anderton and Sergio Pisfil (ed.) The Intellect Handbook of Global Music Industries Bristol Intellect Books.

As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes

Other

Boon, H. 2025. As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes. The Conversation.

Bass Culture

Portfolio

Riley, M. 2014. Bass Culture. University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/qqvqz

Bass Culture 70/50

Exhibition

Riley, M. 2018. Bass Culture 70/50. Ambika P3 25 Oct - 22 Nov 2018

Bass Culture: an alternative sound track to Britishness

Book chapter

Riley, M. 2014. Bass Culture: an alternative sound track to Britishness. in: Stratton, J. and Zuberi, N. (ed.) Black Popular Music in Britain since 1945 Farnham Ashgate. pp. 101-114

Basscultureduk.com

Website

Riley, M. 2017. Basscultureduk.com. Westminster School of Arts - DCDI.

Bass Culture film

Digital or visual media

Riley, M. and Fully Focused 2019. Bass Culture film.

Bridging Gaps in Black Music Research: A Conversation on Experimental Sound by the BMRU

Journal article

Boon, H., Christodoulou, C., Toppin, J. and Riley, M. 2025. Bridging Gaps in Black Music Research: A Conversation on Experimental Sound by the BMRU. Organised Sound. 30 (1), pp. 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771825000032

Cyborg Composers: AI as Collaborative Assistant, as Creator and as Competitor

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2022. Cyborg Composers: AI as Collaborative Assistant, as Creator and as Competitor. Library Music in Audiovisual Media - RMA. University of Leeds 15 - 16 Sep 2022

Cyborg Composers: AI as Collaborative Assistant, as Creator and as Competitor

Digital or visual media

Boon, H. 2022. Cyborg Composers: AI as Collaborative Assistant, as Creator and as Competitor. London

Deliberate Practice and Unintended Consequences in Music Production as Practice and Pedagogy

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2023. Deliberate Practice and Unintended Consequences in Music Production as Practice and Pedagogy. Innovation In Music Conference 2023. Edinburgh Napier University 30 Jun - 02 Jul 2023

Electronic Music Production: Kate Bush Running up that Hill

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2024. Electronic Music Production: Kate Bush Running up that Hill. Change and Continuity: Traditions, Tensions and Transformations in Music Production - SMPR Conference 2024. Leeds Beckett University, Leeds School of Arts 12 - 14 Sep 2024

Exploring Art Schema and their Relevance to DAW Teaching and Pedagogy – Examples of Artistic Practice in the Field of Music Production

Journal article

Boon, H. 2023. Exploring Art Schema and their Relevance to DAW Teaching and Pedagogy – Examples of Artistic Practice in the Field of Music Production. Journal of Popular Music Education. 7 (3), pp. 285-302. https://doi.org/10.1386/jpme_00126_1

In The Future

Performance

Boon, H. 2023. In The Future.

In The Future

Journal article

Boon, H. 2022. In The Future . RIFFS Journal. Special Issue – Riffs ft. IASPM Canada.

Jazz Jamaica All Stars: The Trojan Story - Live Event

Exhibition

Riley, M. 2021. Jazz Jamaica All Stars: The Trojan Story - Live Event. Royal Festival Hall, London

Learning and Designing Sound Based Music: Enhancing Music Production Pedagogy in HE

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2022. Learning and Designing Sound Based Music: Enhancing Music Production Pedagogy in HE . Equalise. The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London 08 Sep 2022

Learning and Designing Sound Based Music: Enhancing Music Production Pedagogy in HE - Video

Digital or visual media

Boon, H. 2022. Learning and Designing Sound Based Music: Enhancing Music Production Pedagogy in HE - Video. London

Live Coding and Music Production as Hybrid Practice

Journal article

Boon, H. 2023. Live Coding and Music Production as Hybrid Practice. Organised Sound. 28 (2), pp. 253-263. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355771823000419

Music Income, Self Authoring and the Digitally Mediated Career

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2022. Music Income, Self Authoring and the Digitally Mediated Career. Music and the University - History, Models, Prospects. City University 07 - 09 Jul 2022

Music Income, Self Authoring and the Digitally Mediated Career - Video

Digital or visual media

Boon, H. 2022. Music Income, Self Authoring and the Digitally Mediated Career - Video. London

Not From Round Here – Racial Framing and the Paradox of Choice

Journal article

Boon, H. 2025. Not From Round Here – Racial Framing and the Paradox of Choice. National Identities . Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2025.2497405

Rude Songs and Artificial Intelligence

Other

Boon, H. 2025. Rude Songs and Artificial Intelligence.

Single Tonality Chord Songwriting

Conference item

Boon, H. 2024. Single Tonality Chord Songwriting. Innovation in Music Conference 2024. Kristiania University College, Oslo 21 - 23 Jun 2024

Solving What Problem: AI’s Reconfiguring Music Production Practices

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2024. Solving What Problem: AI’s Reconfiguring Music Production Practices. Critical & Creative Digital Dynamics: A Symposium on AI & Digital Innovations for Inter-art Chamber Music Practices. Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU 24 Jun 2024

Sonic Futures: Short Fiction Storytelling: Artificial Intelligence in Popular Music Studies

Conference paper

Boon, H. 2023. Sonic Futures: Short Fiction Storytelling: Artificial Intelligence in Popular Music Studies . Westminster Annual learning and Teaching Symposium 2023. Marylebone 04 Sep 2023

Student and Tutor Life Worlds and Impossible Standards in Higher Popular Music Education

Book chapter

Boon, H. 2022. Student and Tutor Life Worlds and Impossible Standards in Higher Popular Music Education. in: Powell, B. and Smith, G.D. (ed.) Places and Purposes of Popular Music Education: Perspectives from the Field Bristol Intellect. pp. 261-266

Suzanne Ciani – The Diva of the Diode

Journal article

Boon, H. 2023. Suzanne Ciani – The Diva of the Diode. Technoetic Arts: A Journal of Speculative Research. Volume 21 (Issue 2, Women in Art and Science), pp. 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1386/tear_00116_1

The Conferralist Framework: Method and Application in Popular Music Studies

Book chapter

Boon, H. 2025. The Conferralist Framework: Method and Application in Popular Music Studies. in: Mike Dines, Shara Rambarran and Gareth Dylan Smith (ed.) The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies Bristol Intellect Books.

The Hidden Risk of Royalty Free Sample Libraries

Other

Boon, H. 2025. The Hidden Risk of Royalty Free Sample Libraries.

The Implications of Loraine James’s Production Approach as Real-time Production Performance Practice

Conference item

Boon, H. 2023. The Implications of Loraine James’s Production Approach as Real-time Production Performance Practice. Practice Research in 21st Century Music. University of West London 20 May 2023

The Old, The New, And The Dangerous

Conference item

Boon, H. 2024. The Old, The New, And The Dangerous. Commercial Electronic Musical Instruments in 21st Century Music Practice. University of West London 09 - 10 Sep 2024

The Old, The New, And The Dangerous - [PRESENTATION] - 2024

Digital or visual media

Boon, H. 2024. The Old, The New, And The Dangerous - [PRESENTATION] - 2024. London

The Sweeney – Library Music Use, Re-use and Cultural Association in the British TV Police Procedural

Book chapter

Boon, H. 2025. The Sweeney – Library Music Use, Re-use and Cultural Association in the British TV Police Procedural. in: Nessa Johnston, Jamie Sexton and Elodie A. Roy (ed.) Anonymous Sounds: Library Music and Screen Cultures in the 1960s and 1970s London Bloomsbury Academic.

The ten best albums of 2025 – according to music experts

Other

Boon, H. 2025. The ten best albums of 2025 – according to music experts. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AB.a6y3p934q

Ticket Master State of Play Grime Report

Project report

Riley, M. 2017. Ticket Master State of Play Grime Report. Online Ticket Master.


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Boon, Hussein

Principal Lecturer


Bowes, Lizzie

Research Associate


Raman, Evren

Lecturer


Toppin, Julia

Senior Lecturer