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Ivan M

@specwrites.bsky.social

Music & music research, and other stuff I used to use Twitter for

Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Great new read on the current Slop moment in popular music and cultural consumption by @robinjames.bsky.social : itsherfactory.substack.com/p/slop-doom-...

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

en route to deptford to run a pilot workshop about how musicians and music platform coops can build things, coordinate, and learn together with @mirlo.space and @jam.coop - an exciting experiment in grounding online cooperation & distribution in real offline relationships

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Writing opportunity: The DJ Set. Special issue of the journal Dancecult This call aims to move forward how we understand DJ sets as the musical and social centre of gravity of most electronic dance music scenes. Deadline 1 June: dj.dancecult.net/index.php/da...

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

What makes an ideal DJ set? While continuity is key for a techno set, an artist influenced by dub or hip-hop may instead relish in rupture: the MC might demand they rewind the track when a bass line is so strong it simply has to be heard again from the top.

Screenshot of the first page of the published article in PDF format

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Job opp - full-time Project Officer at U of Huddersfield. Support the admin needs of research staff and PGRs on the Amplification Project. Grade 6 (£32,363 - £39,132 per annum), fixed-term ending Jan 2030. Apply by 1st Oct here: vacancies.hud.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Fender amplifier-shaped shop front of the Guitar Store, Southampton, UK

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I'm giving a short talk in a few weeks with my new team about our work where we want the Amplification Project to go, or think it could/should go. It's a weekday morning on campus but come along if you can, we'd love to hear from you. #MusicSky #AcWri #Musicology #MusicStudies #Yorkshire

Seminar poster, stack of amps on blue background.

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I'm excited to announce I'm joining the University of Huddersfield as a Research Fellow on the Leverhulme Amplification Project (2025-30) led by Prof. Steve Waksman. We have *12* fully funded PhD scholarships available with the deadline approaching soon, please RT and send to your masters students!

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

"Squirty Cream" instead of whipped cream is even worse!

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