Thomas Hodgson
Assistant Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Music and Data, Global Music Industry)

Thomas Hodgson is an ethnomusicologist whose research explores algorithms, AI, and digital technologies in global music cultures, with a particular focus on Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora. His book, Journeys of Love: Kashmiris, Music, and the Poetics of Migration (University of Chicago Press), examines the role of music and poetry in shaping memories of migration, intimacy, and belonging among musicians in Azad Kashmir, the UK, and the Persian Gulf. He is also the co-editor and founder of Music and Data, a new peer-reviewed journal published by University of California Press. Music and Data, which explores the humanistic study of data, algorithms, and technological infrastructures in music and sound cultures. His work has also appeared in journals including Popular Music, Sound Studies, Music & Letters, Culture, Theory and Critique, and Les Cahiers d’Ethnomusicologie, as well as numerous edited volumes.

Outside academia, Thomas co-founded the music technology platform Tigmus (This is Good Music). The company, which came to represent over 900 venues and 4000 artists, made use of data from streaming and social media platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Facebook to tell artists optimally where and when they should perform. He is also a practicing musician and composer, playing the trumpet, keys and various other instruments in Stornoway, an indie folk band with three UK top-20 albums. Thomas recently collaborated with composer Edward Nesbit to produce an album in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The album – Aenigmata – was shortlisted for the 2019 RMA Tippett Medal.

Tom Hodgson Named Hellman Fellow for 2024-25
Tom Hodgson, assistant professor in musicology, has received the high honor of being named a Hellman Fellow. In early 2020, the Hellman Fellows Fund provided an endowment to UCLA to
Stornoway Releases a New Single
When musicology professor Thomas Hodgson isn’t founding new peer-reviewed journals devoted to exploring music and data (yes, that’s right), he’s recording with his band Stornoway. And they have just released
Stornoway Drops New Album
Dig the Mountain is the new LP by British Indie band Stornoway. Musicologist Thomas Hodgson plays trumpet with the band, which has sold tens of thousands of albums worldwide. The
Allison Wolfe
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Journalism, Audio Storytelling)
Natasha Pasternak
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Chyna Ellis
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Marc Cimino
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Publishing)
Kathryn Frazier
Lecturer - Music Industry
Lee John
Lecturer in Music Industry (Rock/Pop Ensemble)
Michelle Moreno
Lecturer - Music Industry (Finance and Accounting)
Monica Chieffo
Lecturer - Music Industry (Influence and Data Mining)
Don Franzen
Adjunct Professor - Music Industry (Music and Law, Forensic Musicology)
Lauren A. Spalding
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music and Activism, Artist Management)
Mark Tramo
Adjunct Associate Professor - Neuroscience and Music Industry (Music, Mind, and Brain)
David MacFadyen
Professor and Chair of Music Industry, Professor - Musicology and Comparative Literature
Jason Feinberg
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Jonathan Beard
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Hans Fjellestad
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Dawnyelle Addison
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Judith Finell
Adjunct Professor - Musicology and Music Industry (Forensic Musicology)
David Leaf
Adjunct Associate Professor - Music Industry and Musicology
Catherine Gregory
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Jeffery Jampol
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Ryan Svendsen
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Erik Madrid
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Stig Edgren
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Catherine Provenzano
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Robert Fink
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Tony Brancato
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Lauren Kop
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Adam Moseley
Lecturer - Music Industry (Studio Production)

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