QUT - Academic profiles - Emeritus Professor Andy Arthurs

Biography

Background
Born in Cheltenham, England, Andy Arthurs attended the University of Surrey (1970-1974) where he was the first person to gain a recording degree in the UK.
His professional career began at AIR studios, London (1971-1975) working with the production team who produced the Beatles and, in particular, producer and mentor George Martin.Arthurs spent 15 years from 1975 in the UK as:

a freelance recording producer

sound designer

composer

recording artist.

He was part of the recording team for many top artists including:

Tod Rungren

Paul McCartney

Bryan Ferry

Marc Bolan

Harry Nilsson

Cat Stevens

ELO

Waterboys

Tom Robinson

Noosha Fox

Stanley Holloway

Peter Sellars.

He also worked on numerous commercials and films including the Bond film Live and Let Die.
Career highlights
1984 - 1990
After working with John Cage and Merce Cunningham on the International Course for Choreographers and Composers in the UK, Arthurs was one of the first sample-based composers.
This culminated in his founding the multimedia group La Bouche with Philip Chambon and DV8 choreographer, Lloyd Newson. The group was signed to CBS/Sony.
He wrote the music for Kenneth Anger's classic movie Rabbit's Moon.1991- present
Arthurs' move to Australia heralded a change of career. He is currently on the management team of the Independent Music Project at QUT and Bid Leader for a proposed CRC for Arts and Entertainment Futures (chair Michael Lynch).
He was a major contributor to Sounds in Space, Sounds in Time with Richard Vella.
He is a regular composer for Theatre, Dance and TV. His most recent project The Deep Blue Orchestra emerges from his research with Darren Clark.
Research projects

2004 - present: Artistic producer of The Deep Blue Orchestra, an internationally travelled group which is part band, part orchestra and part movie.

2009 - 2011: 1st named Chief Investigator (CI) in ARC Linkage research project investigating the value of "Remote Musical Interactions".

2005 - 2007: 1st named CI in ARC linkage project, "The sustainable 21st Century Orchestra". Partners with QUT Creative Industries are Creative Media Warehouse, The Queensland Orchestra and The Brisbane Festival.

2002: Co-producer the REV Festival of international, experimental music at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

1997 - 2008: Composer of soundscapes for five Queensland Theatre Company's productions.

2005: Co-producer of The Ten Tenors CDs Larger Than Life and Tenology (Australia: platinum; USA: top ten.)

2004 - 2005: Chief Investigator/Sound Designer in ARC iCinema Project with Jeffery Shaw.

a.arthurs@qut.edu.au

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Personal details

Positions

Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Creative Arts,
Music

Keywords

Composing for film & TV, Music, Production of music events, Sound and music composition and recording, Sound media

Research field

Performing arts

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

BMusTonmeister(Hons) (University of Surrey)

Professional memberships and associations

2006 - present: Board member - Brisbane Powerhouse

2006 - 2010: Music board member - Australia Council

2007 - 2009: Member - Australian Federal Education Ministers Music Advisory Board

1998 - 2008: Music Council of Australia representing Experimental Music

2005: Steering Group for Australian National Review of School Music

2004 - 2005: Board member - The Queensland Orchestra

2000 - 2003: Chair - Arts Queensland Performance & Multimedia panel

2000 - 2002: Chair - National Council of Tertiary Music Schools.

Publications

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2018

Kelman, K., Loades, S. & Arthurs, A. (2018). Preparing students for meaningful entrepreneurial careers: Two Australian case studies. Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education (APJAE), 17(1), 1–39. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223504

2017

Whelan, M., Browning, Y. & Arthurs, A. (2017). Super Conductor and the Big Game Orchestra [Digital or Visual Product]. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/111125
other (2017). The travelling garden of life [Performance]. Robotronica. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112657

2016

Browning, Y., Arthurs, A., Kelman, K. & other (2016). Flow [Performance]. CreateX. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112628
Roberts, J. & other (2016). The garden of minuscule delights [Performance]. CreateX. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/112620

2015

Dezuanni, M., Arthurs, A. & Graham, P. (2015). Live from the Sydney Opera House: Remote musical interactions for teacher professional development. Australian Journal of Music Education, 2015(1), 29–41. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/82512
Graham, P., Dezuanni, M., Arthurs, A. & Hearn, G. (2015). A Deweyan experience economy for higher education: The case of the Australian Indie 100 Music Event. Cultural Politics, 11(1), 111–125. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/85126
Millard, B., Arthurs, A., Kelman, K., Graham, P., Willsteed, J., Browning, Y., Hewitt, D., Knowles, J., Luttrell, B., Howlett, M., Brader, A., Gaffney, K., Miller, A., Carfoot, G., Hunt, T., Kourtidis, J., Humphrys, A., McCullough, C., Smallman, M., Goold, L., Tuck, J. & other (2015). Portfolio 100 Songs [Portfolio].

2014

Browning, Y., Kourtidis, J. & Konstantine (2014). Indie 100 2014 [Digital or Visual Product]. Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76484

2013

Graham, P., Arthurs, A., Willsteed, J., Gaffney, K., Howlett, M., Carfoot, G., Luttrell, B., Quaife, A., Mackie, M., Browning, Y., Hunt, T., Kourtidis, J., Miller, A. & Tuck, J. (2013). Indie 100 2013 [Digital or Visual Product]. Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76437
(2013). DeepBlue India Stories [Performance]. (2013). Creative Media Warehouse Pty Ltd. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70073
(2013). Eleven: Best Of 100 Songs Project 2012 [Digital or Visual Product]. (2013). Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/76435
Arthurs, A. (2013). Music festivals are in trouble but the shows must go on. The Conversation, 1–4. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70141
Loades, S., Grantham, R. & Kelly, G. (2013). Electronic Show Programme (ESP) [Digital or Visual Product].
Arthurs, A., Loades, S., Clark, D., Gilfedder, E., Gilfedder-Cooney, I., Jennings, W., Kelly, G., Marshall, J., Byrom, D., Grantham, R., Setiawan, E. & Yadav, S. (2013). Deep Blue [Portfolio].

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/a.arthurs

Emeritus ProfessorAndy Arthurs