Speaking

Invited Talks and Keynote Presentations (Select)

“Bob Dylan, Storytelling, and the ‘Authentic Celebrity.’” Let’s Celebrate the 2016 Nobel Prize: Bob Dylan. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. 14 March 2017.

“Canadian Campus Radio History: Caucus on College, Campus, and Educational Radio.” Radio Preservation Task Force. Saving America’s Radio Heritage: Radio Preservation, Access, and Education. Library of Congress and The University of Maryland. 26 – 27 February, 2016.

“Exhibiting Sound for Research, Teaching, and Outreach.” Roundtable Presentation. Exhibiting Sound, University of Alberta. 1 November 2015.

“Satellite Radio and Cultural Lifelines.” Colloquium Presentation in the Department of Communication Arts, Media & Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 21 November 2013.

“Re-evaluating Copyright, Value, and Listener-Artist Relationships in Digital Music Exchange.” Invited Talk (with honourarium) in MDIA 201: Introduction to Media Studies, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

“Campus Radio and Alternative Media.” Invited Talk in Media Literacy: Sex, Gender and Race, Dawson College, New School, Montreal, QC. 22 February, 2011.

Public Policy and Government Relations

Submission and Presentation before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage: Renumeration Models for Artists and Creative Industries in the Context of Copyright. Presented on behalf of The Cultural Capital Project with Brianne Selman, University of Winnipeg. House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada. 27 September, 2018.

Conferences and Symposiums

“SiriusXM and the Value and Disposability of Music.” The Radio Conference. Monash University, Prato, Italy. 10 – 13 July, 2018.

“SiriusXM and the Value and Disposability of Music in the Digital Age.” Canadian Communication Association. University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. 30 May – 1 June, 2018.

“Hearing Tradition on Satellite Radio: Bob Dylan, Storytelling, and the ‘Authentic Celebrity.’” International Association for the Study of Popular Music – Canada. University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan. 27 – 29 May, 2018.

“Curating Tradition on Satellite Radio: Bob Dylan, Storytelling, and the ‘Authentic’ Voice.” Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Toronto, Ontario. 14 – 18 March 2018.

“‘Good Music’ and ‘Uplifting’ Taste: CKUA Radio’s Educational Mandate and the Mediation of Popular Music.” Music – Sound – Radio: Theorizing Music Radio: International Research Seminar. University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 25 – 27 May 2017.

“‘Good Music’ and ‘Uplifting’ Taste: CKUA Radio’s Educational Mandate in Popular Music Programming.” Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Fairmont Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois. 22 – 26 March 2017.

“Public Radio Across Borders: ‘Songs You Need to Hear’ and the Mobility of National Music.” Canadian Communication Association. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. 28 – 31 May 2016.

“‘Good Music’ and CKUA’s Cultural Network: Tracing and Educational Mandate in Music Programming.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music – Canada and US. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. 27 – 30 May 2016.

“Piloted Listening: Community and Control in the Digital Age.” What is Media? Experience, Exploration, Emergence. University of Oregon, Portland, Oregon. 14 – 16 April, 2016.

“‘Songs You Need to Hear:’ Public Radio Partnerships and the Mobility of National Music.” Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia. 30 March – 3 April, 2016.

“Shaping Signals: Music Analytics, Listening Habits, And Satellite Radio.” Canadian Communication Association, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario. 1 – 3 June 2015.

“Satellite Radio, Blog Radio, and the Aesthetics of Podcasting.” International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 21 – 25 May 2015.

“Blog Radio: Satellite Radio and the Aesthetics of Podcasting.” Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Montreal, Quebec. 25 - 29 March 2015.

“Popular Music and Authenticity in AMC’s Mad Men.” Flow, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas. 11-13 September 2014.

“Satellite Radio as New and Old Media.” Canadian Communication Association, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario. 28 - 30 May 2014.

“Localities and Independent Music in Satellite Radio Programming.” Society for Cinema and Media Studies, Seattle, Washington. 19 - 23 March 2014.

“The Cultural Capital Project: Designing a Stewardship Platform for Digital Music.” Co-authored with Ian Dahlman and Andrew deWaard. International Association for the Study of Popular Music - U.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 13 - 15 March 2014.

“The Cultural Capital Project: Towards Digital Music Monetization Based on Shared Culture.” Co-authored with Ian Dahlman and Andrew deWaard. International Association for the Study of Popular Music: 17th Biennial Conference. Plenary Panel. Gijon, Spain. 24 - 28 June 2013.

“Satellite Sounds and the Transnational Circulation of ‘Local’ Music.” Canadian Communication Association, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia. 5 - 7 June 2013.

“The Future of Canadian Campus Radio.” What is Radio? Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Radio, University of Oregon, Portland, Oregon. 25 - 27 April 2013.

“Satellite Sounds and the Transnational Circulation of Music.” Society for Cinema & Media Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 6 - 10 March 2013.

“Canadian Campus Radio and Local, Independent Music.” Workshop: Critical Approaches to Studying the Radio Industries. Society for Cinema & Media Studies, Chicago, Illinois. 6 - 10 March 2013.

“Cultural Institutions and Community: Weird Punk and Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.” Canadian Communication Association, Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario. 30 May - 1 June 2012.

“Canadian Campus Radio and Local Musical Activity.” Society for Cinema & Media Studies, Boston, Massachusetts. 21 - 25 March 2012.

“Pre-FM Broadcasting at Three Canadian Campus Radio Stations.” Cultural Historiography: Emergent Theories and Methods, University of Guelph, TransCanada Institute. Guelph, Ontario. 1 - 3 March 2012.

“The Representation of Music-Making Philosophies and Practices through Collaboration in Documentary Film.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music – Canada, Montréal, Québec. 16 - 19 June 2011.

“‘Cultural Capital’ and the Radical Monetization of the Music Industry.” Canadian Communication Association, University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University. Fredericton, NB. 1 - 3 June 2011.

“Locating Canadian Campus Radio Histories.”  International Association for the Study of Popular Music – U.S., Cincinnati, Ohio. 9 - 13 March 2011.

“Sounds, Scenes, and Structure: The Space and Place of Canadian Campus Radio.” Intersections: Theories, Methodologies and Topics in the Joint PhD Program in Communication. Concordia University, Université de Montréal and Université de Québec à Montréal. Montréal, Quebec. 4 – 6 November 2010.

“From Closed-Circuit to the Internet: The Development of Campus Radio Broadcasting in Canada.” On Archives! Wisconsin Center for Film & Theatre Research. University of Wisconsin – Madison. Madison, Wisconsin. 6 – 9 July 2010.

“Geographic and Conceptual Sites in Campus/Community Radio Policy Review.” Canadian Communication Association, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. 1 – 3 June 2010.

“’New Noise’ versus the Old Sound: Manifesto and Counter-Hegemonic Music-Making.” International Association for the Study of Popular Music – U.S., New Orleans, Louisiana. 9 - 11 April 2010.

“Canadian Campus Radio: Tensions and Questions Concerning the ‘Independent’ and Market Logic.” The Radio Conference: A Transnational Forum, York University, Toronto, Ontario. 27 - 30 July 2009.

“The ‘Scene’ Documentary: Form, Content and Process in Kill Your Idols and What is Indie?” Film Studies Association of Canada, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. 28 - 31 May, 2009.

“Listening Locally?: The Local, the Global, and Canadian Campus Radio.” Canadian Communications Association, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. 28 – 30 May, 2009.

“Campus Frequencies: A Pilot Study Exploring the ‘Alternativeness’ of Underground Sounds.” Canadian Communication Association, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. 4 – 6 June, 2008.

“Campus Frequencies: Campus-Community Broadcasting and the Theory and Practice of ‘Alternative.’” International Association for the Study of Popular Music – Canada, Brock University, St. Catherine’s, Ontario. 9 – 11 May, 2008.

“Community Radio and Canada: The Rise of Alternative Broadcasting in a National-Public versus Local-Private System.” Making Waves: A Graduate Symposium on Sound Scholarship, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. 30 March, 2007.

“Competing for Free: MP3, P2P, and The Music Industry.” Panel Discussion: UWO Intellectual Property Association, Faculty of Law. University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. October 2005.

Interviews and Media Relations (Select)

“CTV News Channel: Elton John Retiring from Touring.” CTV News. Television. 24 January 2018.

“CTV News Channel: ‘Maintaining their commitment’” (Tragically Hip awarded Order of Canada). CTV News. Television. 18 June 2017.

“CTV News Channel: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017.” CTV News. Television. 8 April 2017.21 July 2017

“CTV News Channel: Remembering Chuck Berry.” CTV News. Television. 19 March 2017.

“Five in 5: Dr. Brian Fauteux on the Legacy of Leonard Cohen.” Sound Studies Initiative. Web. 7 March 2017.

“Remembering Canada’s Noble Laureate” by Geoff McMaster, News and Events, University of Alberta. Web. 14 November 2016.

“Tangled up in Bob” by Geoff McMaster, News and Events, University of Alberta. Web. 19 October 2016.

“Shape the Sonic Space.” Aca Media, Episode 31. Podcast. July 2016.

“This is what it sounds like…” by Bridget Stirling, News and Events, University of Alberta. Web. 22 April 2016.

“Calling in Bowie” by Bridget Stirling, News and Events, University of Alberta. Web. 13 January 2016.

“The Role of Campus Radio in 2014,” Trent Radio Special: 50 Years of Trent, Trent Radio. 8 August 2014.

“CKUT Celebrates 25 Years on the FM Dial,” McGill Alumni Series. Video. 6 December 2012.