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Lecturer:
DCMS://STAFF/Guy_Morrow
(BCA, BA Hons - Macquarie, PhD Macquarie)

Telephone: (612) 9850-8310
Room: W6A 618
E-mail: guy.morrow@humn.mq.edu.au

Academic Profile

Summary CV
Current Teaching
Research Profile (PDF)
Downloadable Articles

Dr Guy Morrow lecturers in music business, artist management, rhythm and music theory. He is also an artist manager who has worked with numerous artists including his current client Cuthbert & the Night Walkers. He started DCMS Records and MQ Productions at Macquarie University and has worked closely with many music business entities including Warner Music, ABC Music, Mushroom Music Publishing, the Harbour Agency, Rough Cut Music Publishing and MGM Distribution. His PhD concerned artist management practices and his current research analyses the dramatic changes that are impacting ‘content’ and media companies due to the development of new technologies. He has recently published articles concerning Radiohead’s post EMI career strategy and the operation of Australian music management and production companies Engine Room and Eleven Music. He is also a member of the US based Six Finger Think Tank through which he is involved in consulting work concerning the emergence of the new online music business as well as the further development of e-learning and m-learning in the education sector.

Summary CV

Research Interests

Music Business; Arts management; Artist management.

Principal Publications

Morrow, G ‘Manager’s Voice: Creative Process as Strategic Alliance’, International Journal of Arts Management, Volume 11 - - N° 1 Fall 2008.

Morrow, G ‘The Macro/International Music Business: Australian Trajectories and Perspectives’ in Sickels, R (ed.) The Business of Entertainment Volume 2: Popular Music. Abingdon UK: Praeger Publishers International (2008).

Morrow, G ‘Radiohead’s Managerial Creativity’, Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies (accepted for publication 2008, currently in press and due out imminently).

Morrow, G ‘Testing ‘Music 2.0’: Building an International Network of Student-Run Music Companies to Assess New Music Business Models’, Media and Entertainment Industry Educators’ Association Journal (accepted for publication 2008, currently in press and due out imminently).

Morrow, G ‘Managerial Creativity: A study of Artist Management Practices in the Australian Popular Music Industry', Macquarie University, Sydney ( Australia) PhD thesis awarded 2006.

Morrow, G and Lee, A ‘Disabling Web-designers: Issues surrounding disabled people’s use of web related technology’, Convergence Spring 2005 v11n1, pp 19-24.

Morrow, G ‘Lee Kernaghan: Marketing the Boy from the Bush’ in M. Evans and G. Walden (eds) Markets and Margins: Australian Country Music Vol. 3, Gympie Qld: AICM Press (2005) pp. 54-90.

Morrow, G ‘Selling Out or Buying In?’ in Homan, S (ed.) Access All Eras: Tribute Bands and Global Pop Culture. Maidenhead: Open University Press (2006) pp. 182-197.

Principal Creative Works

Executive producer of, and/or performer on, the following:

2000: Assisted the production of the Music of The Opening Ceremony for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games CD – Sony/BMG.

2001: Tide Lines: Music of the Whitsundays. This project was funded by Macquarie University in conjunction with Arts Queensland and the Shire of The Whitsundays.

2001: (continuing): Studio interviewee on the following Australian radio stations: 2SER ( Sydney), FBi (Sydney), 3PBS (Melbourne) and RRR (Sydney).

2004: 2008: DCMS Records student compilation CD’s released each year since 2004.

2005: Dion Jones & the Filth debut album Velvet Fever released on Filth Productions (distributed nationally by MGM).

2007: Cuthbert & the Night Walkers debut album on ABC Music/Warner Music.

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Current Teaching

Convener and contributing lecturer to:

Arts100 ‘Contemporary Australian Arts’

Mus209 ‘Music Business’

Arts210 ‘Arts Practicuum I’

Arts310/311 ‘Arts Practicuum II’

Tutoring on:

Mus100 'Reading Contemporary Music'

Mus102 ‘Passion Rebellion and Identity in Popular Music’

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