Jenn Kirby

University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a University Teacher in Music Technology - Grade 7 on jobs.ac.uk!

Come work with me in Liverpool!
Part-time Music Tech teaching job:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT479/u...
about a week left to apply

This year’s NAWR Festival is on 08/11/25 in Ty Tawe, Swansea. Tickets are just £15 in advance for the day here: shorturl.at/mGEpa (£20 on the door) Or £20 to see @aniglass.bsky.social on the 7th too! With @miazabelka.bsky.social @sydhowells.bsky.social and more!!! We can't wait to see you again!! x

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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Calling all disabled, D/deaf and neurodivergent artists, inclusive arts organisations and disability arts freelancers! Did you know that we’ve relaunched our Directories?

Join now to promote your work and be part of the DAO community - it’s free to use.
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We're hiring for a Digital Artist in Residence with
@artscouncilireland.bsky.social at Digital Humanities @ucc.ie.
Applications are open right now.
Please drop me a line if you're interested or have any questions.

Music tech job at Liverpool.

Loraine James, Nadine Shah, Kelela and Black Country, New Road are among the early supporters of the No Music For Genocide initiative

More than 400 artists and record labels, based around the world, have signed up to a new boycott campaign aimed at musicians geo-blocking their work on streaming platforms in Israel

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The Journal of Music Publishes Irish and UK Music Media Directories Directories are online and free to readers.

// The Journal of Music Publishes Irish and UK Music Media Directories // bit.ly/42hLZ71

Directories are online and free to readers.

www.diasporasnow.com/open-call-2025

Now listening to: “Six New Works for Violin”, Larissa O’Grady, farpoint recordings with music by David Bremner, Jenn Kirby, Judith Ring, Anselm McDonnell, Robert Coleman, Fiona Linnane #IrishComposers #contemporarymusic

@cmcireland.bsky.social
@jennkirbym.bsky.social

(Un) Silencing: A Symposium on Sonic Practice & Research

Just a reminder that on Friday September 5th we @radhumslab.bsky.social will be running our sound symposium(Un)Silencing here at @ucc.ie with an excellent lineup of talks:

journalofmusic.com/listing/21-0...

www.zhdk.ch/forschung/ic...

Join the @radhumslab.bsky.social on Friday September 5th at @ucc.ie for (Un)Silencing, our one-day symposium exploring exciting work from the fields of sound studies and sound art, in collaboration with Resonance: the Journal of Sound & Culture.

Great letter in today's Irish Times. We have watched politicians and media enable apartheid Israel's genocide of Palestinians for almost two years. #GazaGenocide

In Ireland, we should:

Again and again, we are shocked by the treatment of learning-disabled people. Yet we never learn from the past | John Harris A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Critical Read of the National Scandal we all keep ignoring...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Liverpool. Makefest July 5th Banner

Because my Bluesky is new profile, you might not know I run the largest #Maker event in the UK free at Liverpool Central Library. It's on next Sat. So here's some info. I'll be tweeting about it. This will be our 10th Anniversary Year 🥳🎉⬇️

NIME 2026 is coming to London! 23-26 June 2026. General chairs Courtney Reed (Loughborough University London, Augmented Instruments Lab alum) and me. More details soon!

Funded PhD Studentship in AI for Wearable Music Interfaces at UWE, Bristol Explore a Funded PhD Studentship in AI for Wearable Music Interfaces. Apply today and discover more PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

Fully funded PhD in the lab, looking at detecting/classifying gestures and tactile interactions with wearable technology. Come and join the lab.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNL898/f...

Learnopt - Bespoke Cloud-Based Managed Software Solutions Bespoke Cloud-Based Managed Software Solutions, Web Development, and Technical Project Management & Consultancy.

Friends, I'm looking for new projects. I've created a new Learnopt website to promote the bespoke cloud-based managed #software solutions that I offer: learnopt.com

If you need a system to capture & display data, upgrade from Excel, self assess against a model, or something else, please reach out.

Lecturer in Composition Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is seeking to appoint an outstanding Lecturer in Composition to join our dynamic and internationally respected department. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute ...

Job going in my old institution:

jobs.bcu.ac.uk/en/sites/CX_...

Tell MPs: Show up for people in Gaza!

The UK parliament on Monday is holding a debate on arms sales to Isreal. Join me in writing to your MP to call for a stop to this country profiting from the slaughter of innocent people. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

// History Repeats Itself as British Authorities Get to Decide Who the Terrorists Are // bit.ly/43GKpwg

A member of Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offence, but those in power continue to look away from the deeper crisis, writes Toner Quinn.

Open Call | Soundscape for People's Park from Limerick City and County Council

Limerick City and County Council would like to commission an artist to create two audio islands for the public to sit, rest, and enjoy commissioned sounds in noise polluted areas of
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One week until the deadline! Full details and how to apply 👉 www.cafeoto.co.uk/job-vacancy-...

In the third and final episode of our NMDX / New Music Dublin Exchange Showcases, saxophonist Robert Finegan performs Jenn Kirby's 'Tripping'. Presented by Jonathan Grimes.

🎧 Listen: loom.ly/1fcvyDg

#amplify #NewMusicPodcast

Hand holding a single board computer with connected boards and wires

New instrument prototype. Using a #Teensy, #BNO055 for motion sensing, #MPR121 for touch input.
Processing audio files from the SD card. Mostly been learning what I can do with the CPU and RAM available. Going to work on making it all smaller now and making it wearable.

Our 3rd international workshop on #Explainable #AI for the #Arts #XAIxArts is open for submissions!
Deadline: 24th April 2025
Workshop: 23rd June, 2025
Online at the ACM Creativity and Cognition conference 2025
#HCAI #RAI #HCI #InteractionDesign #AI #XAI #DigitalArts

xaixarts.github.io/2025

Mark O’Connell: The little boy lost his entire family. He just sits staring at the wall Those of us who are willing to see what is under our noses know very well that what is happening now in Gaza is an ongoing project of ethnic cleansing

Should be read…

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Signal Flow – A One Day Festival of Experimental and Electronic Music

FULL DETAILS COMING SOON!