Music Technology Staff

 

 

COURSE LEADER – NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Mark Roberts
BMus (Hons), Cert Ed, Dip ABRSM

Mark Roberts

Mark is a graduate of Goldsmiths College London. Mark’s experience comes from both record production/engineering and performance side of music being an active musician involved in performance of orchestral, jazz and popular music.

COURSE LEADER – BTEC FIRST DIPLOMAS IN MUSIC TECHNOLOGY/POPULAR MUSIC

Rhett Moir
BA (Hons), PGCE

Mark Roberts

Rhett is a graduate of Colchester Institute. He is also a producer working with both signed and unsigned acts from various genres. His main interests include MIDI sequencing and remixing. He teaches on a wide range of music and music technology courses at Colchester Institute.

LECTURER IN DJ SKILLS

A.gee (Rapshack)

A Gee

A.gee started off his vinyl addiction and love for Hip Hop and basically anything with a good rhythm! Using his broad knowledge in music he has worked in two acclaimed independent record shops in Essex: Time Records and Sound Proof records. Late 2005 saw A.gee start up his own internet record shop www.rapshack.co.uk.  This website won an award in the summer of 2006 from The Prince's Trust for Enterprising and beat many other competitors. Selected work history: Blak Twang (MOBO award winner), C2C (four times World DMC Champions), DJ Blakey (DMC UK Winner, BBC1Xtra), DMC UK Team Finalist (2003), Lush FM Resident (2004), Manny Norte & Shortee Blitz (Kiss FM), Master Stepz (Capital FM), Nicky Smood (Capitol FM), Prince's Trust Charity Lunch, radio work along side Dev (BBC 1XTRA), residency @ Club 22, Cambridge, residency @ The What? Bar, residency at the University Of Essex, Sway (MOBO award winner), The Throw Down (Club Route), Tim Westwood (BBC Radio 1), Tsunami Appeal ( Club Herbal, London).

LECTURER IN MUSIC TECHNOLOGY

Tim Haigh
Cert Ed

Tim Haigh

Tim qualified with distinction after completing an apprenticeship in piano technology and stringed instrument design. A special interest in synthesizers led him to becoming a synthesizer/sampler demonstrator and programmer for various companies including Ensoniq (GB) synthesizers and Hohner UK, (Kawai synthesizers division) demonstrating at numerous trade shows including the British Music Fair and MIDI ’95 @ Olympia. He has composed for professional videos, computer games and recently two professional theatre productions. He has been gigging in professional bands for over twenty years, and is still active as a working keyboardist, currently playing, composing and programming for a busy local rock band.

COURSE LEADER – NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MUSIC (POPULAR MUSIC)

Dan Merrill
BA (Hons)

Dan Merrill

Dan Merrill is a composer and performer of electro-acoustic and experimental music, touring America and Europe with various ensembles. He releases solo CDs and albums with his main ensemble, The Dead Rat Orchestra, whose focus is the combining of folk, free improvisation and a DIY approach to technology. Dan is also the founder of the musical collective Mutebox for the promotion and furtherance of experimental musical activities in the Colchester area.  His technical expertise has involved found him working as a sound and lighting engineer for various national and international performance arts companies such as Isabelle Rocamora and The Pacitti Company. Dan began teaching at Colchester Institute in 2004 as lecturer in music technology, and now works both in Further and Higher Education.

 

 

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