Joe Bennett PhD

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Timeline
Jan 1994 - Jan 1998
Total Guitar - Music editor
Future Publishing
Jan 1998 - Jan 2009
Author of music books
The Music Sales Group
Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
Head of Music
Bath College
Jan 2001 - Jun 2015
Dean of School of Music & Performing Arts / Professor of Popular Music
Bath Spa University
Bath, UK
Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
Director and Founder
UK Songwriting Festival
Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Composer, music consultant and audio producer
RSL Awards
Current Company
Jan 2007 - now
Forensic Musicologist / Expert Witness Consultant
Joe Bennett Music Services LLC
Jul 2015 - now
Professor
Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
BBC broadcaster
BBC
About me
Forensic Musicologist at Joe Bennett Music Services LLC / Professor at Berklee College of Music / BBC broadcaster
Education
- University of surrey
  2009 - 2014
  Doctor of philosophy (phd) constraint, creativity, copyright and collaboration in popular songwriting teams
  Activities and Societies: Research forum presentations (music, musicology) ABSTRACTThis PhD study starts with a single question: ‘how do songwriters collaborate to write effective songs?’ I will test several hypotheses, including ‘amateur and professional songwriters demonstrate different behaviours’, ‘songwriting represents the collision of existing ideas’, ‘song form is market-driven’, ‘songwriters learn by hearing extant songs’ and ‘process and product are interrelated and it is possible to change the latter by consciously manipulating the former’. In testing… Show more ABSTRACTThis PhD study starts with a single question: ‘how do songwriters collaborate to write effective songs?’ I will test several hypotheses, including ‘amateur and professional songwriters demonstrate different behaviours’, ‘songwriting represents the collision of existing ideas’, ‘song form is market-driven’, ‘songwriters learn by hearing extant songs’ and ‘process and product are interrelated and it is possible to change the latter by consciously manipulating the former’. In testing the hypotheses, I will discuss the titular ‘Four Cs’ – Constraint, Creativity, Copyright and Collaboration [...] Show less
- Harvard business school
  2018 - 2018
  Hbx certificate program strategy execution cert. of participation
  Activities and Societies: Study with Bharat N Anana Henry R Byers Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School This certificate program immerses participants in the process of strategy formulation and execution, with the goal of empowering them to craft and implement actionable strategic plans.
- Northumbria university
  1988 - 1991
  Ba (hons) creative arts (music)
  Composition, performance, songwriting, studio skills, musicology, community music, arts in context.
Experience
- Future publishing
  Jan 1994 - Jan 1998
  Total guitar - music editor
  Music editor. Duties included managing a team of music transcribers, reviewers and writers, interviewing artists, reviewing equipment, and transcribing/recording music. Wrote music for 40 of the magazine's cover CDs.
- The music sales group
  Jan 1998 - Jan 2009
  Author of music books
  Over 40 guitar and music-related books published - mainly through Music Sales, but also with Artemis and others. Google/Amazon search for more.
- Bath college
  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
  Head of music
  Leader of a music team, teaching popular music and music production courses to degree level.
- Bath spa university
  Jan 2001 - Jun 2015
  Leadership responsibility for the School of Music & Performing Arts – 100 faculty, 900 students.Research-active academic specialising in music and copyright, plagiarism, musical similarity and creativity in songwriting. Moved from this post to take up Dean post in November 2008.
  - Dean of School of Music & Performing Arts / Professor of Popular Music
    Nov 2008 - Jun 2015
  - Head of Dept of Music
    Jan 2001 - Oct 2008
- Uk songwriting festival
  Jan 2004 - Apr 2015
  Director and founder
  Annual Summer School and related songwriting events based at Bath Spa University, UK.
- Rsl awards
  Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
  Composer, music consultant and audio producer
  Consultant for Popular Music Theory grade syllabus 2015-2020. Co-author of syllabus guides and composer of exam pieces and musical examples.Composer for works from Rockschool instrumental grades (guitar/bass/drums) for 2012-2018 syllabus.Composer for works from Rockschool instrumental grades (guitarbass/drums) for 2006-2011 syllabus.Audio production/guitar for various Rockschool projects.
- Joe bennett music services llc
  Jan 2007 - now
  Forensic musicologist / expert witness consultant
  I work with various music industry and legal clients providing musicological advice regarding the similarity of musical works relating to copyright disputes. Member of the Music Publishers' Association register of Expert Witness Musicologists and the American Musicological Society's register of Forensic Musicologists. Associate member of the American Bar Association. More at joebennett.net
- Berklee college of music
  Jul 2015 - now
  Professor in Professional Music, Songwriting and Liberal Arts, teaching forensic musicology, music history, and music entrepreneurship classes. Continuing to publish academic research in music creativity and copyright. VIce-President of Academic Affairs with responsibility for strategic projects relating to curriculum-based research, academic student systems, curricular VR & AR and campus climate leadership. Leadership of a faculty of music, dance and theater professionals, providing Higher Education and training in music and the performing arts at Bachelor and Masters level - 200 faculty, 800 students. VP of Academic Affairs at the Conservatory, with oversight of hiring, policy, budget, curriculum and curriculum strategy.
  - Professor
    Dec 2019 - now
  - Vice-President for Academic Affairs: Strategic Initiatives
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
  - Vice President for Academic Affairs: Boston Conservatory at Berklee
    Jul 2015 - Dec 2017
- Bbc
  Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
  Bbc broadcaster
  Resident Musicologist on BBC 5 Live weekly - 'Dr Beat' on The Gordon Smart show. Song analysis, copyright commentary, live guitar parts, and audio mashups. Shows and playlists at joebennett.net/5live
Licenses & Certifications
- National teaching fellowship
  Advance he
  Oct 2004
  View certificate
- Professor of popular music
  Bath spa university
  Jul 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Joe Bennett PhD
  Professor of Popular Music Bath Spa University Jun 2014 Professorship awarded by Bath Spa University in recognition of contribution to music education and songwriting research and curriculum.
- Awarded to Joe Bennett PhD
  National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) UK Higher Education Academy Oct 2004 Awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of contribution to the teaching of music in UK Higher Education. Grant award £50,000, which was used to fund curriculum development and further research, including the UK Songwriting Festival.