Personal profile
Overview
Research areas
- Music / Music Technology- Music composition, production.
Area of research expertise.
Paul McGeechan is an artist and researcher investigating the relationship of music and technology. Paul’s expertise is based on his practice as a widely pubished writer / composer, engineer, producer and as a music technologist. Paul’s creative practice output includes many published albums and high-profile performances.
Paul’s research expertise resides primarily in the following areas:
- Music Composition
- Music Production
- Music Technology
Current research activities.
Paul’s current practice-based research continues with new works in the area of electroacoustic composition and a large scale curated collaborative music project culminating in the release of an ambitious collection of music.
This work will be collection of songs / compositions, a combination of new works and new interpretations of traditional Scottish Gaelic song. The music will be augmented by the manipulation of field recordings, electronic sound textures and orchestration. Investigating how music technology can be used to negotiate the juxtaposition of the individual collected elements and as a form communication between the artists and performers in a virtual recording environment.
Paul’s composition of ambient drone music “iRresolute” was presented at CCA Glasgow and Tokyo Metropolitan University as part of the Azimuth project in 2016.
Other areas of Expertise available for knowledge exchange.
- Music composition.
- Audio Mastering.
- Audio production.
- Audio engineering.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Single Output Portfolio: Earthbound
McGeechan, P. (Artist), Pollock, E. (Performer), Thomson, C. (Performer), Lindsay, S. (Performer), Skinner, G. (Performer), Fowlis, J. (Performer) & Burns, J. (Performer), 26 May 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
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Azimuth: sound/image
Kosmala, K. (Curator), Kushiyama, K. (Curator), Bell, A. (Artist), Clifford, A. (Artist), Truslove, G. (Artist), Flynn, R. (Artist), Grace, A. (Artist), Holmes, P. (Artist), McGeechan, P. (Artist), McMeekin, R. (Artist), Scott, D. (Artist), Sherlock, S. (Artist), Baba, T. (Artist), Kanai, T. (Artist), Kikukawa, Y. (Artist), Suzuki, T. (Artist), Yoshiike, T. (Artist), Suda, H. (Artist), Adams, V. (Artist) & Jamieson, G., Apr 2016Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Azimuth: Sound/Image: Scottish version
Kosmala, K. (Curator), Clifford, A. (Artist), Truslove, G. (Artist), Bell, A. (Artist), Grace, A. (Artist), McGeechan, P. (Artist), Scott, D. (Artist), Jamieson, G., Holmes, P. (Artist), Baba, T. (Artist), McMeekin, R. (Artist), Sherlock, S. (Artist), Haimes, P. (Artist), Kushiyama, K. (Curator), Kanai, T. (Artist), Kikukawa, Y. (Artist), Kotegawa, T. (Artist), Suda, H. (Artist), Suzuki, T. (Artist) & Yoshiike, T. (Artist) & 1 others, , 7 Dec 2016Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Combined Output Portfolio: Fields of Green: Jo Mango and Friends
Scott, J. (Composer), Abbott, L. (Composer), Sermanni, R. (Composer), Hubbert, R. (Composer), Lynch, J. (Composer) & McGeechan, P. (Other), 15 Jan 2016Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
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Fields of Green - Portfolio Submission
Scott, J. (Artist), Brennan, M., Connelly, A., Lawrence, G., Abbott, L. (Artist), Hubbert, R. (Artist), Lynch, J. (Artist), Sermanni, R. (Artist), Ilhan, A. (Artist), Beaton, C. (Artist) & McGeechan, P. (Contributor), Jan 2016Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Prizes
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Creative Scotland Open Project Funding
McGeechan, P. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Creative Scotland Open Project Funding
McGeechan, P. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Longlist SAY Award (Scottish Album of the Year award)
McGeechan, P. (Recipient), 2017
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Music Producer Guild Awards
McGeechan, P. (Recipient), 21 Feb 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Nordoff Robbins Song Writing Award
McGeechan, P. (Recipient), 14 Nov 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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CCA hosted symposium and screenings: Out of the Past, Into the Present: Reframing Heritage through Art Practice
Kosmala, K. (Chair), Scott, D. (Member of programme committee), Grace, A. (Speaker), McGeechan, P. (Speaker), Jeffery, G. (Speaker), Koscieja, I. (Invited speaker), Henron , C. (Invited speaker), McGeechan , J. (Speaker) & Doherty, G. (Speaker)
6 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Question Session 02 | Music Conference & Networking Event
McGeechan, P. (Speaker)
Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Being Human: Digital and Analogue. Symposium. 23.11.2017 CCA Glasgow
Kosmala, K. (Chair), Kosmala, K. (Speaker), Grace, A. (Speaker), McGeechan, P. (Speaker), Zanki, J. (Invited speaker), Motyka, R. (Invited speaker), Firth, S. (Speaker), Padfield , J. (Speaker), Motyka, R. (Invited speaker), McCabe Collective, S. (Invited speaker) & Kirk, K. (Invited speaker)
23 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Azimuth: Sound/Image. Exhibition and Symposium. CCA, Glasgow 7-11 December 2016
Kosmala, K. (Organiser), Grace, A. (Speaker), Scott, D. (Participant), Clifford, A. (Participant), Bell, A. (Speaker), McGeechan, P. (Participant) & Truslove, G. (Participant)
7 Dec 2016 → 10 Dec 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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"So you want to run a recording studio?”
McGeechan, P. (Speaker)
18 Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Being Human: Digital and Analogue
Kosmala, K., Grace, A., McGeechan, P., Firth, S., Scott, D., Zanki , J. & Padfield , J.
15/11/17 → 21/11/17
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Creative Scotland Interview, Paul McGeechan on Starless
21/07/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Glasgow Herald Interview. Paul McGeechan on Love & Money and solo projects.
20/05/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other