Thomas E Hodgson

Thomas Hodgson is an English musician and ethnomusicologist, who studies algorithms and AI in global contexts, with a particular focus on Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora. Previously a British Academy Fellow at King's College, London, Hodgson is currently Assistant Professor Of Musicology & Music Industry at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and performs trumpet & percussion with Stornoway (band), in addition to frequent collaborations with composer Edward Nesbit. Hodgson has taught at Lady Margaret Hall and Magdalen College, Oxford.

Writings Year Title Publication 2021 Quantifying Music: Imagined Metrics in Digital Startup Culture Culture, Theory and Critique 2021 Spotify and the Democratisation of Music Popular Music 2020 The Wood of the Flute: Stories from Kashmir The Nkoda Journal 2020 AI: More Than Human Sound Studies 2016 Music Festivals in Pakistan and England Islam and Popular Culture 2014 Le Mela de Bradford Le Cahier d’Ethnomusicologie, Festivalization(s) 2013 "Do what the Qur’an says and stay away from crack”: Mirpuri Muslims, Rap Music, and the City Rescripting Religion in the City: Migration and Religious Identity in the Modern Mertropolis 2013 South Asian Musics, Cultures and Communities in Newcastle Upon Tyne and the North East of England Newcastle University Report 2013 South Asian Musics, Multiculturalism and Communities: A Review of Literature and Key Concepts Newcastle University Report 2012 Interview with Raja (Radio DJ), Walsall, Birmingham Performing Islam 2012 Multicultural Harmony? Pakistani Muslims and Music in Bradford Music, Culture and Identity in the Muslim World: Performance, Politics and Piety

Discography

Bonxie (2015) Bonxie Unplucked (2015) The Farewell Show (2020) Dig the Mountain! (2023)