Experience

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  Gresham College

  • Gresham Professor of Music

    • Jun 2023 - Present

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  University of Surrey

  • United Kingdom
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Professor

    • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Associate Professor

    • Jan 2019 - Present

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  The Royal College of Music

  • United Kingdom
  • Music
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Professor of Jazz Guitar

    • Oct 2003 - Present

    digital performance in BMus programmes. Compostional (Jazz, electroacoustic, soundart) supervision at MMus and PhD level, including PhD student Bill Bruford (of progrock fame).ResearchElectroacoustic composition and performance, sub-notational expression in rhythm,pitch and timbre. Improvisational models and practice in jazz and electronic music.Deputy Director of the International Guitar Research Centre which was launched in2014. Label manager of the n01z.org label which includes collaboration with Moog andits lab hosted at Surrey.; Course design and tuition of BMus and MMus students in Jazz Guitar.Improvisation, theory, arranging, ensemble performance and fretboard harmony.Auditioning and technical examination of classical guitar, electric guitar and lute forBMus and MMus programmes and Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA)undergraduate exchange programme.PhD ExaminerPhD Mark McKnight - Jazz Guitar Performance November 2011External examiner of performance PhD of Mark McKnight at the University of Ulster,Belfast. Supervisor Professor Frank Lyons. Internal examiner Dr. Shaun BlackKeywords: contemporary jazz guitar, improvisational strategy, creative practicePhD Sukjin Chang - Composition July 2011Internal examiner of composition PhD of Sukjin Chang at the University of Surrey.Supervisor Professor Stephen Goss. External examiner Dr. Miguel MeraKeywords: Electronic composition, Takemitsu, Korean and Japanese influencesPhD Nicholas Elia - DJ Creative Practice October 2012Internal examiner of PhD of Nicholas Elia at the University of Surrey. Supervisor Dr.Matthew Sansom External examiner Dr. Rupert TillKeywords: DJ practice, studio composition, EDM practice, music technologyMilton Mermikides : Curriculum Vitae

  • Consultant

    • Sep 2008 - Jun 2023

    Validation, grade certification, examination & curriculum review of BMus, CertHEand Foundation Diploma programmes.Magazine Columnist, Music Writer and EducatorSeptember 2011-Guitar Techniques columnist (73 articles) Total Guitar (19 articles), contributor toComputer Music (3 articles) and 4 Educational DVDs produced for FuturePublishing.The blog miltonline.com and supporting music educational materials has receivedhundreds of thousands of views and wide engagement.

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  Royal Academy of Music

  • Head of Music Technology

    • Feb 2002 - Feb 2008

    Syllabus design for the forthcoming ABRSM Electric Guitar syllabus. This involvesdesigning entire structure and material for grades 1-8.