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Safak Ekmen

Part-Time Academic Staff

I’m an engineer who gets to engineer what he loves. I love sound waves and i'm obsessed with popular music. Currently teaching in Sound and Music Production and doing a PhD focused on spatial audio for popular music.

Biography

I grew up listening to popular music and playing guitar, obsessing over how they sound the way they sound. In my professional life, I’ve worked everywhere where there is something happening to a sound: I’ve been a roadie, live sound, produced radio programmes, edited for video and audiobooks, sound for films, produced podcasts, installed, and given consultation to composite artworks and engineered albums.

Currently I’m pursuing a PhD degree at University of Gloucestershire, which is mainly focused on spatial audio for popular music.

Qualifications

  • PGCert Research Methods, University of Gloucestershire, 2022
  • MSc Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2020
  • MA Music/Sound Engineering and Design, Istanbul Technical University, 2019
  • BSc Electrical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2016.