Associate Professor Luke Harrald

Head of Creative Practice

Elder Conservatorium of Music

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My research investigates ways that we interact with digital media and how technology influences our experience of place and culture. I create a variety of work ranging from traditional concert performances through to immersive sound installation works for galleries, museums and other public spaces that offer unique experiences and use cutting edge technologies to tell historical and contemporary stories.

Works that demonstrate the breadth of my creative practice: In 2021 I collaborated with Grayson Rotumah on a commission for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, “Bula Yabru Banam” that responded to the story of the Three Brothers; a creation story of the Bundjalung people. The work featured boomerangs, water percussion and didgeridoo, with Kuarna man Robert Taylor performing the didgeridoo part for the premiere on Kuarna Country at the Festival of Orchestra, November 2021 to an audience of over 4000. In 2020, I collaborated with Steven Cook on a Virtual Reality project “Sound Escape” that focussed on movement rehabilitation and pain management for patients at the Northern Pain Rehabilitation Clinic. The system was designed to give audible feedback on therapy movements, while simultaneously providing relief from clinical settings. In 2015 I designed and built a permanent sound installation at Adelaide Oval in collaboration with designer James Coulter, the South Australian Cricket Association and Cricket Australia. This work has been experienced by an audience of over 100,000 and was updated and upgraded in 2023 to continue indefinitely into the future.

I welcome inquiries from Masters and PhD candidates interested in: Composition / Sound Art, Installation, Immersive technologies – VR, AR and surround audio, Algorithmic Composition / Computer Music, and AI or Alife and music.

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Other previous projects:

Macau Days

Is a trilingual project that incorporated a book, art exhibition and sound installation, Macau Days comprised of images, stories and reflections on Macau and its rich transcultural history as Asia’s oldest European settlement. A collaboration between Brian Castro (Poet), John Young (Visual Artist) and Luke Harrald (Sound Artist), the installation sat at the intersection of media, incorporating an exhibition of paintings with a new approach to immersive audio where beams of sound were used to presented poems in three languages simultaneously while syncronised with a surround soundscape.

RealTime review of Macau Days

Way of the Warrior

Is an experiential public sound art work that is permanently installed at Adelaide Oval, which aims to give audiences a sense of what it is like for elite sports people as they walk out onto the iconic ground in front of an audience of 50,000 fans. Making use of a unique approach to audio spatialisation using an array of 16 speakers, the majority of which are hidden, the work explores the suspension of disbelief, and how experiences can be custom built into spaces that blur the real and installed environments for audiences.

Mini-documentary showcasing the experience of Way of the Warrior

Emergency in the Sim Ward

A collaboration with simulation researcher, and dramaturg Teresa Crea, this work was an immersive radio play commissioned by ABC Radio National. This work is a creative narrative based on clinical simulations and interviews with anaesthesists talking about their reactions and thought processes in dealing with emergencies in operating theatres. Based on field recordings of simulated and real hospital environments, the work aims to give the audience an impression of what it’s like when simulated and real environments potentially blur in our memories.

Listen to Emergency in the Sim Ward at ABC Radio National

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Head of Creative Practice	University of Adelaide
2011 - 2023	Head of Studies - Popular Music & Creative Technologies	University of Adelaide
2005 - 2011	Lecturer in Music Technology	University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2013	Award	Excellence in Experimental Music	Australian Performing Rights Association	Australia	-
2013	Award	Excellence in a Regional Area	Australian Performing Rights Association	Australia	-

Postgraduate Training

Date Title Institution Country

2006 - 2006 Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis Electronic Music Summer Intensive Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis (CCMIX) France
Certifications

Date Title Institution name Country

2014 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment Professional Development Training -
Research Interests

Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics Music Music Composition Music Performance Virtual Reality and Related Simulation

Date	Title	Institution	Country
2006 - 2006	Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis Electronic Music Summer Intensive	Centre de Creation Musicale Iannis Xenakis (CCMIX)	France

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
2014	Certificate IV in Training and Assessment	Professional Development Training	-

Journals

Year	Citation
2018	Barkley, E., Mollison, N., Brown, P., Harrald, L., & Crea, T. (2018). Staging The Bomb. Unlikely: Journal for Creative Arts, (05), 11 pages.

Live Performance of Creative Works

Year	Citation
2022	Barratt, V., Boylan, J., Dement, L., Harrald, L., & Fry, G. (2022). Rupture: all the stars unshining (No. Of Pieces: 30 minutes) [Live performance and digital art installation]. Sydney, NSW: Performance Space.
2012	Harrald, L. (2012). Distant Front (No. Of Pieces: 15 minutes) [Instrumentation: String Quartet and Interactive Electronics]. Art Gallery of South Australia: Art Gallery of South Australia.
2012	Harrald, L. (2012). Resonant Ghosts (No. Of Pieces: 15 minutes) [Instrumentation: Site-specific Electro-Acoustic work for performance on a Steam Train.]. Currency Creek, South Australia: Country Arts SA / Wired Lab.
2011	Harrald, L. (2011). You Can Change The World By Shopping (No. Of Pieces: 6 minutes) [Instrumentation: Video, Piano and Electronics]. Art Gallery of South Australia.
2011	Harrald, L. (2011). The Sound Of Tau (A New Manifesto) (No. Of Pieces: 8 Minutes) [Instrumentation: Video, Electronics]. Royal Institution Australia.
2008	Harrald, L., Pascoe, D., Sutter, L., Tomczak, S., Whittington, S., De Nardi, K., . . . Tulloch, E. (2008). The imaginary menagerie (No. Of Pieces: 1 hour) [Performance]. Adelaide.
2008	Whittington, S., Pascoe, D., Martin, C., Harrald, L., Green, F., & Dixon, I. (2008). Strike : musical performance to accompany the silent movie by Sergei Eisenstein (No. Of Pieces: 81 mins.) [Musical performance with improvisation]. Adelaide, South Australia.
2007	Harrald, L. (2007). Hidden city (No. Of Pieces: 42 mins.) [Audience mediated concert]. Adelaide, SA.

Original Creative Works

Year	Citation
2023	Authors: Rotumah G, Harrald L, Dollman L. Title: Creation-Performance. Description: N/A. Extent: 50 mins.
2023	Authors: Rotumah G, Harrald L. Title: Creation. Description: N/A. Extent: 55 minutes.
2023	Authors: Harrald L, Boylan J, Dement L, Barratt V, Fry G. Title: Rupture: at the seams. Description: Rupture: at the seams was premiered at The Lab Adelaide to two sell out performances. The work featured an inter-media performance that combined live music, surround electronics, poetry and immersive projection, blurring the line between performance and digital media art practice.. Extent: 30 minutes.
2021	Authors: Rotumah G, Harrald L. Title: Bula Yabru Banam. Description: N/A. Extent: 13 minutes.
2019	Authors: Harrald LA. Title: A New Race to the Moon (Sea of Tranquility 2). Description: "A New Race to the Moon" is a work for virtual multi-agent orchestra and saxophone. First performance by Luke Harrald (electronics) and Derek Pascoe (saxophone).. Extent: 19 minutes 30 seconds.
2018	Authors: Harrald LA. Title: The Intensity of Light. Description: Work for piano, electronics (7.1 surround) and 360 degree video projection.. Extent: 8 minutes.
2017	Authors: Harrald LA, Castro B. Title: Macau Days Sound Installation. Description: Immersive sound installation, incorporating quadraphonic surround sound with injected beams of sound that incorporate 6 poems in three languages.. Extent: 21 minutes.
2016	Authors: Crea T, Harrald L. Title: Emergency in the Sim Ward. Description: Emergency in the Sim Ward is a radio play by Teresa Crea and Luke Harrald. It was commissioned by the Sound Proof program for ABC Radio National.. Extent: 38 minutes.
2015	Authors: Harrald L, Crea T, Mollison N, Dement L. Title: Ten Minutes to Midnight. Description: 10 Minutes to Midnight is an immersive video and sound installation by:. Extent: 24 minutes, 360 degree video projections & 7.1 surround, electronic work.
2015	Authors: Harrald L, Dement L, Boylan J, Brown P. Title: Sound Track to Ngurini. Description: Luke Harrald: Composer / Sound Designer. Extent: 21 minutes, 7.1 surround soundtrack..
2015	Authors: Harrald L. Title: Way of the Warrrior. Description: N/A. Extent: 3 minutes.
2013	Authors: Harrald L, Coulter J. Title: Stories of the Sturt River. Description: Stories of the Sturt River is an interpretive audio trail where you can listen to the history of the Sturt River at six state-of-the-art signs along a 3km stretch of the Sturt River Linear Park walking and cycling trail from Warriparinga to Oaklands Reserve.. Extent: 18 Minutes.
2010	Authors: Harrald L, Heydrich P. Title: The Heritage Blinman Mine Experience. Description: Luke Harrald (software, hardware and acoustic design) Instruments : Electro-acoustic composition + Software and Hardware design incorporating a custom 32 channel speaker array. Premiere 28 June 2010. Permanently installed in the abandoned Blinman Copper Mine. Blinman, SA. 5434. Extent : 60 mins. There is 30 minutes of music in the soundtrack for this work. Guided tours run for one hour, as the music is not continuous, and there are other aspects to experiencing the installation in its entirety. This installation was an interdisciplinary, collaborative work. Other contributors were Teresa Crea (director), Peter Heydrich (photographer & technician), James Coulter (visual artist) and Malcolm Walker (writer). Since it’s installation there have been more than 500 tours of the work, involving more than 3000 people.. Extent: 60 mins..
2008	Authors: Whittington S, Harrald L. Title: Strike : musical score for the silent movie by Sergei Eisenstein. Description: Type of work : Musical score incorporating elements of improvisation Extent : 81 mins. Extent: 81 mins.
2008	Authors: Harrald L. Title: EndGame. Description: This work was commissioned by the Zephyr String Quartet, and premiered on the 12th of December, 2008 at Rocket Bar, Hindley Street, Adelaide, Australia as part of the Zephyr Electro Acoustic Project. Subsequently the work was performed for Creative Original Music Adelaide, at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, Australia on the 15th of June 2009. Performed by Luke Harrald (electronics) and Zephyr String Quartet: Belinda Gehlert and Emily Tulloch (violins), Anna Webb (viola), Hilary Kleinig (cello) Extent: 21 minutes Instruments: String Quartet and Electronics. Extent: 21 mins..
2007	Authors: Harrald L. Title: fr@gm3nT (fragment). Description: Instruments: Saxophone and interactive electronics Extent: 11 minutes This piece premiered as a performance on 19 June, 2007 at ACMC07 in Canberra, Australia. It was performed again, on the 26 July, 2007 at Tyndall Assembly, Adelaide, Australia. Performed by Derek Pascoe and Luke Harrald.. Extent: 11 minutes.
2006	Authors: Harrald L. Title: Monuments. Description: Performed by Luke Harrald. Instruments: Sound and Video installation. Extent: 6 minutes (loop).
2006	Authors: Harrald L. Title: Music for the Film The 9:13. Description: Screening Venues 05/2007 DeReel Independent Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia 04/2007 Short Film Today: Award-Winning Short Films from Australia, NY,USA 02/2007 Adelaide Film Festival, Australia 01/2007 Flickerfest, Sydney Australia 11/2006 High Falls Film Festival, Rochester, New York, USA 10/2006 Australian International Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia 10/2006 Shorts Film Festival, Adelaide, Australia 09/2006 Venice International Short Film Festival, Italy 09/2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, USA 09/2006 Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, Japan 09/2006 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Festival of Film, Australia 06/2006 St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia 04/2006 South Australian Short Screen Award Best Ofs, Australia Performing forces: electronics Extent: c. 15 minutes Commissioned by Sacred Cow Films. Commission funding from South Australian Film Corporation. Date of Premiere 10th April 2006. Extent: c. 15 minutes.
2005	Authors: Harrald L. Title: Surroundings. Description: Trio Typology & Luke Harrald. Repeat performance at ACMC in July 2005 by new music ensemble Topology & Luke Harrald. Instruments: Piano Trio and electronics Commissioned by Sight Specific Music (Greenaway Gallery) Sponsored by Arts SA. South Australia. Extent: c. 14 minutes.
2004	Authors: Harrald L. Title: CONflict. Description: Instruments: video and sound (installation) Extent: regenerating loop This piece premiered as a performance in October, 2004 at the This Is Not Art Festival in Newcastle, Australia. Subsequent performances of the composition followed in March, 2005 as part of Project 2 in Adelaide, Australia and in March, 2006 as part of Street Cinema at the 2006 Adelaide Festival. Performed by Luke Harrald.. Extent: Regenerating loop.

Recorded/Rendered Creative Works

Year	Citation
2013	Authors: Harrald L, Coulter J. Title: Stories of the Sturt River. Description: The Sturt River ‘Warripari’ was a meandering stream, winding its way through Marion for thousands of years and supporting an abundance of life. Discover the stories about the river and the people who have relied on it and built Marion into the place you see today.. Extent: 18 minutes.
2013	Authors: Harrald L. Title: Sound Lamp. Description: N/A. Extent: 3 minute audio loop.

Curated or Produced Public Exhibition or Events

Year	Citation
2023	Dale, A., Pethrick, D., Harrald, L., Rotumah, G., & Crismani, D. (2023). Let Our Songs Speak For Us (No. Of Pieces: 60 minutes) [Intermedia exhibition incorporating artefacts, photographs, sound & video]. Adelaide: University of Adelaide.
2022	Crismani, D., Rotumah, G., & Harrald, L. (2022). On The Terrace (No. Of Pieces: 45 minutes) [Curated concert]. Adelaide, SA: Chamber Music Adelaide.
2015	Crea, T., Dement, L., Boylan, J., Mollison, N., Harrald, L., Marwick, D., . . . Barkley, E. (2015). 10 Minutes to Midnight: Survival in the atomic age (No. Of Pieces: 2 videos 45 minutes and Photomedia Exhibition) [Photomedia & Immersive Installation Exhibition]. Brisbane, Australia.: Alphaville (Nuclear Futures) & QUT Precincts.

Theses

Year	Citation
2021	Pitman, D. (2021). Sounds in Space: A portfolio of spatial music works for VR. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
2015	Pitman, D. (2015). Developing Methods for Predicting Affect in Algorithmic Music. (University of Adelaide).

Date	Course Title	Course Level / Code
2012	Song Writing and Performance 1A / 1B	Level 1, MUSPMACT 1202 / MUSPMACT 1202
2012	Contemporary Music in Practice 1	Level 1, MUSPMACT 1100
2012	Contemporary Musicianship 1A / 1B	Level 1, MUSPOP 1003 / MUSPOP 1004
2012	Song Writing and Performance 2A / 2B	Level 2, MUSPMACT 2201 / MUSPMACT 2202
2012	Contemporary Music in Practice 2	Level 2, MUSPMACT 2100
2007	Sound Design for Film 2	Level 2, MUSONIC 2820
2007	Computer Music Composition 2	Level 2, MUSONIC 2310
2012	Song Writing and Performance 3	Level 3, MUSPMACT 3201
2012	Contemporary Music in Practice 3	Level 3, MUSPMACT 3100
2014 -2015	Music Industry Studies 3	Level 3, MUSPMACT 3310
2007	Sound Design for Film 3	Level 3, MUSONIC 3820
2007	Computer Music Composition 3	Level 3, MUSONIC 3310
2014	Honours Music Final Performance Popular Music	Honours, MUSHONS 4008

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Principal Supervisor	International Best Practice in the Teaching and Training of Young Composers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Lauren Angelique McCormick
2023	Principal Supervisor	Sonic Transition: Exploring Anthrophonic Interaction Through Interdisciplinary Soundscape Composition.	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Alan Stephen Cook
2023	Principal Supervisor	Sonic Transition: Exploring Anthropophonic Interaction Through Interdisciplinary Soundscape Composition	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Alan Stephen Cook
2023	Principal Supervisor	Rebooting the Muse: Cultural precincts and new ways Australian performing artists are engaging with audiences	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Adam Gardnir
2023	Principal Supervisor	Bundjalung Culture, Language, and Song: portfolio of compositions and exegesis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Grayson Rotumah

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2021 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Make a Change: The experience, identity and culture of pub rock music in Adelaide, South Australia (1962–1994).	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Robert John Boundy
2018 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	A Methodology For Analysing Improvised Jazz: A Computer-Aided Approach	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr David James Blackwell
2018 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Visions of Water in Lower Murray Country	Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Camille Marie Eugenie Rouliere
2018 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Virtual Music: Developing a System of Music Notation and Performance for Virtual Reality	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Nathan Cummins
2018 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Group Song Writing and Music Making Opening Social, Education and Career Pathways for Low Socio-Economic Status Youth in Adelaide's North	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Hannah Yates
2016 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Ecotonality, or Adapting Soundscape Ecology to Creative Practice: Ecological Sound Art Responses to Four South Australian Ecosystems	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jesse Henk Nicolaas Budel
2016 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Making the Virtual Actual: A Research Model to Understand Music of Contemporary Open-World Video Games	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Barnabas Gregory Smith
2016 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Sounds in Space: A Portfolio of Spatial Music Works for VR	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Daniel James Pitman
2013 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Developing Methods for Predicting Affect in Algorithmic Composition	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel James Pitman
2011 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Declarative Computer Music Programming: using Prolog to generate rule-based musical counterpoints	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Robert Pawel Wolf

Position: Head of Creative Practice
Phone: 83133402
Email: luke.harrald@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Schulz, floor 9
Org Unit: Elder Conservatorium of Music

Associate Professor Luke Harrald

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