Mr Neil McDermott
- Resource Development Officer in Music (Music)
- Senior Adviser of Studies (Arts & Humanities Academic & Student Administration)
telephone:
+44(0)1413302067
email:
Neil.McDermott@glasgow.ac.uk
R206 Level 2, Music, 14 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QH
Research interests
I support musical applications of ICT in the School of Culture and Creative Arts and contribute to teaching in both Culture and Creative Arts and the School of Humanities. I also provide technical support to two AHRC funded research projects, Bass Culture in Scottish Musical Traditions, The Musicians' Union: A Social History and the Political Song Collection.
Office Hours: Thursdays 11am - 12noon
Teaching
I contribute to teaching and assessment on the following undergraduate courses both within Music in the School of Culture and Creative Arts and HATII in the School of Humanities.
Additional information
I provide technical and data management support to researchers in the College of Arts. Current projects include The Musicians’ Union: A Social History, Bass Culture in Scottish Musical Traditions and the Political Song Collection.
External activities include:
- performance with:-
- National Theatre of Scotland
- acclaimed singer/songwriter Alasdair Roberts
- Glasgow-based Breton band Askolenn
- bluegrass band The Levee Strollers
- The Cathedral of the Isles Choir
- a number of local ceilidh bands and on the vibrant Glasgow traditional music scene
- National Theatre of Scotland
- music production and technical consultancy for a variety of clients including
- Scottish Opera Education Department
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- Glasgow University Chapel Choir
- Celtic Connections
- Channel 4 drama Skins
- numerous independent musicians and producers
- community music work with
- Saint Andrew's in the Square fiddlers
- the St James the Great branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
- Live at the Star
More details about my external activities can be found on my personal website.