Adam Parkinson

I'm a Developer

Welcome

Adam Parkinson: Developer, Sound Artist and Creative Coder

I am a developer, sound artist and creative coder based in London. I also work as a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Creative Technologies at London South Bank University and do teaching and consultancy for other Higher Education Institutions. Previously, I was a researcher in the Department of Computing at Goldsmiths, with a research portfolio including haptics, interaction design, physical computing and music HCI.

I collaborate with artists to create immersive and interactive sound works. I've worked on high-profile, public-facing projects for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (with Nick Knight / A New Plane), Nike and MyTheresa. I make music under the name Dane Law, programming audio systems to create folk-like guitar patterns.

I've recently been strengthening my skills as a developer, undertaking a Full-Stack Developer Traineeship with IT Career Switch including courses in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python and React. I love building interactive web apps and I am looking for more work as a developer. You can find some of my portfolio pieces on this site.

My other passions include running ultra marathons, vegetarian cooking and being a dad.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Experience

Sound Designer and Audio Programmer

2012 - Present

Freelance

Sound design, editing and composition for the Metropolitan Museum (New York) Sleeping Beauties Exhibition 2024 (with Nick Knight / A New Plane).
Sound design and composition for Nike DN8 campaign (with Nick Knight / A New Plane).
Sound design for Serpentine Gallery Podcasts.
Audio programming for interactive sound installations in Gulbenkian Gallery, Bluecoat Gallery and Haymarket Gallery.
Audio programming for Lotus F1 & Linkin Park mobile app.

Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound Design

2017 - Present

Division of Creative Technologies, London South Bank University, London, UK

Teaching music production, sound design, studio recording, sound studies and professional practice.
Curriculum design & development.
Managing tutors & coordinating curriculum delivery.
Working as part of a team to deliver curriculum to music, games, photography and media students.
Head of Sonic Research Group; managing research budget and supporting junior academics.
Technology & innovation consultancy for SMEs working with immersive and interactive technology.
Supervising PhDs and postgraduate degrees on subjects including AI & Music and New Musical Instruments.

Researcher in Music Computing

2012 - 2017

Dept of Computing, Goldsmiths, London

Research in Music, haptics and interaction design on EU funded projects.
Applying Participatory and User-Centred Design Methodologies to develop prototypes for interactive sound tools.
Disseminating research through journal articles, book chapters & conferences.
Developing Machine Learning technologies for artists and musicians.
Working on international, cross-disciplinary teams with collaborators from the tech sector, arts and academia.

Education

PhD in Music

2007 - 2012

Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

Supervised by Professor Atau Tanaka, my PhD focused on music and human computer interaction, developing bespoke software for using mobile phones as a sensor-based musical instruments