I am currently working as a Data Careers Development Specialist at Ofcom, the communications regulator in the UK. Operating under the Data Culture pillar of Ofcom’s wider Data Strategy, I am defining data skill sets, capabilities, and career pathways across a variety of roles in the data profession, as well as working with Ofcom’s Learning & Development functions to identify, curate and source appropriate development solutions.

The position above builds on 2 years at Multiverse as a Data Coach. My role involved leading interactive learning sessions on softwares and languages such as SQL, Python, Excel and Power Query/BI, along with 1:1 coaching on the practical, real-world application of data skills.

Prior to that I was a Research Fellow in the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research at Birmingham City University. My research explored contemporary popular music reception practices and the role of digital, data and internet technologies on the business and cultural environments of music consumption. In the main this research was built around the development of The Harkive Project, an online, crowd-sourced method of generating data from music consumers about their everyday relationships with music and technology. I was also the co-Managing Editor of Riffs: Experimental Writing on Popular Music, a member of the PEC-funded Live Music Research team, and the Project Coordinator for the AHRC-funded Songwriting Studies Network.

Outside of work, I continue to build on my 20+ years of working in the business of popular music, working as digital catalogue manager for Static Caravan Recordings and as a musician and recording artist with Independent Country. My music industries experience comprised roles in music retail, the live sector, in digital distribution, and label management.

I live in Birmingham, England, with my wife and sons and two unruly dogs. When I’m not working I enjoy collecting records, following Aston Villa, coaching kids football, and developing skills related to data science.

This website pulls together all of my personal and professional interests and projects. The views represented here are my own.

If you would like to discuss potential projects or collaborations around popular music, technology and data analytics, drop me a line