Dr. Sebastien Darchen has studied the electronica music scene in Brisbane. This research has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the full story in the Sydney Morning Herald This project will expand to an edited book to be published with Palgrave Publishing. The book will analyse the development of underground electronica scenes in … Continue reading
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Underground in Brisvegas: can an electronic dance music artist thrive outside the city?
Dr. Sebastien Darchen published an article in the Conversation on the electronic dance music scene in Brisbane. Full article in the Conversation here: https://theconversation.com/underground-in-brisvegas-can-an-electronic-dance-music-artist-thrive-outside-the-city-84705 Electronic dance music (EDM) is an increasingly popular music genre. Electronic music can be defined as a sound dominated by electronic instruments and digitally generated sounds and also by digital samples … Continue reading
UQ planning group wins Myer Foundation project on placemaking
The UQ Planning group is part of the wining project PLACEMAKING SANDBOX: A collaborative and living laboratory approach to create inclusive, engaging and resilient cities awarded by the Myer Foundation. Dr. Sébastien Darchen, Professor Neil Sipe (team leaders), Laurel Johnson, Warren Rowe and Michael Dickson (UQ Architecture) are part of the winning project “PLACEMAKING SANDBOX: … Continue reading
Upcoming book on urban sustainability by Sebastien Darchen and Glen Searle
Upcoming book edited by Dr. Sébastien Darchen (UQ planning) and Associate Professor Glen Searle (University of Queensland/University of Sydney): Planning Innovations for Urban Sustainability: A Global Outlook with Routledge, Routledge Studies in Sustainability, to be published in the second half of 2018. As the world becomes more and more urbanised, it is urgent to propose … Continue reading
SEES Seminar June 2nd on the built environment and music scenes
Dr. John Willsteed (QUT) will be presenting his current research at UQ on the built environment and the punk and post-punk music scenes in Brisbane. Dr. Willsteed is a musician and academic, he has been a member of famous Brisbane bands such as the Go-Betweens, Zero and currently Halfway. The title of the seminar “More … Continue reading
Keeble Lecture 2017 (open for registration)
The annual lecture organised by the PIA (QLD) is now open for registration (free of charge) it is sponsored by the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) (University of Queensland) Speaker: David Hinchliffe on the “Art of Planning” More details here Continue reading
Call for participation in research on local independent music scenes (electronic dance music, Brisbane)
Dr. Sebastien Darchen is looking for participants to be interviewed – The research aims to analyse the emergence and evolution of the Electronic Dance Music scene in Brisbane from the early 1990s until now. Informants could be musicians, owner of record labels, owners of venues, local radio stations such as 4zzz, etc. Later on comparison … Continue reading