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Selected publications, conference papers and presentations on composition, technology, authorship and creative education.

Publications

Distributed Authorship in Technologically Mediated Creativity

2026 · Journal article · Patrick Carroll

Imaginings: creative practice and inquiry, 2(1), Article 4. Examines authorship across creative practitioners, technologies and cultural influences.

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Presentations & conference papers

Abstracting the Creative Process

2026 · Presentation · Sydney Conservatorium of Music

An account of creative process through generating, processing, arranging, capturing and polishing, with examples from Fourth Cause and RAMA.

Creating with Industry: Integrating Industry Projects Within a Tertiary Music Curriculum

2025 · Conference paper · Sean Foran & Patrick Carroll · Presenter: Sean Foran

ASME XXV National Conference, Music Ahead. Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Brisbane, 26–29 September 2025.

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Rainbow Bop: Integrating a Multidisciplinary Industry Project within Tertiary Music Education

2025 · Conference paper · Sean Foran & Patrick Carroll · Presenter: Sean Foran

Association for Popular Music Education conference, Bring it on Home: History, Culture, and Society in Popular Music. University of Memphis, 4–7 June 2025.

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Repurposing an Acousmatic Skill Set for the Composition of Popular Electronic Music

2020 · Conference presentation · Patrick Carroll

Australasian Computer Music Conference, online, 3–11 July 2020. Explores the application of acousmatic composition techniques to popular electronic music.

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Doctoral research

Hybrid Approaches to Tensile Discourse in Post-Acousmatic Composition

2021 · PhD · Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney

A composition portfolio and exegesis exploring approaches to tension in post-acousmatic music.