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Robert Sazdov

Associate Professor

SoCSS Discipline of Media

BIO

Robert Sazdov is a composer, music producer, and academic. His compositions and productions have received notable prizes and awards from various organizations and institutions, including:  International Composition Competition Città di Udine, 'Pierre Schaeffer' Competition, Musica Nova Competition, Sonic Arts Awards, Bourges International Competition, Just Plain Folks Music Awards, and the Audio Engineering Society. His music has been released by Capstone Records, Vox Novus, Accademia Musicale Pescarese, Society for Electroacoustic Music, Australasian Computer Music Association, Sonic Arts Awards and SoundLab Channel. Sazdov has undertaken residencies at the Erich-Thienhaus-Institue, Detmold University (2012), The Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen Mary University (2007), and at SPIRAL – University of Huddersfield (2023). He was a Visiting Research Fellow at Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory – University of Huddersfield (2023), Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics – Graz (2023), and The Sonic Lab, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen Mary University (2023).

Sazdov's recent performances include: ICMC (2012; 2013), NIME (2009; 2010) International Conference on Spatial Audio - Erlangen (2014), New York City Electronic Music Festival - NYC (2014), MK-NL II Concert, STEIM - Amsterdam (2014), MK-NL II Concert, Konzerthaus Gaudeamus - Utrecht (2014) Pure Ambisonics - Graz (2015), and Insonic 2015, ZKM - Karlsruhe (2015). Sazdov's music has also been featured on various electroacoustic and new music radio programs in Mexico, the US, New Zealand, and Australia. Sazdov established and is currently the curator of Sonic Immersion - Festival of Media Arts (2014-). In 2008, Robert was invited to curate the critically acclaimed CD release for the Australasian Computer Music Association of Australian composers entitled 'Unfenced'. Between 2009-2010 Sazdov was the curator of Soundings Festival, Ireland and was the coordinator and jury member of the 'Diffusion' Prize - International Composition Competition 2010 for RTe Ireland. He recently curated the first Vox Novus (NYC) 60x60 Europe Mix (2012).

He was faculty member (2008 – 2013) and Director of the Spatial Audio Research Group at the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (DMARC) - University of Limerick. He was also the co-founding member of the Film Academy, University of Goce Delchev - Shtip (2013), serving as the Film Academy's Associate Dean and was an Associate Professor of Sound and Music. Prior to taking on a position as Head of Music and Sound Design at UTS, he was a Scientific Researcher and Associate Professor in 3D Sound at the Fraunhofer Institute (IIS), International Auditory Laboratories – Erlangen, where he was also Project Coordinator (Chief Investigator) of the European Commission 'Horizon 2020' funded ORPHEUS Project which investigated the production chain of object-based audio. He is currently Investigator for the Dolby funded research project ‘Immersive sound in game engines’ (2021-2024).




 

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor, Music and Sound Design
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. University of Technology, Australia9 Jan 2023 - present
  • Head of Discipline: Music and Sound Design
    University of Technology Sydney, Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2018 - 9 Sep 2024
  • Deputy Director of Learning
    University of Technology Sydney, School of Communication, Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, AustraliaJan 2019 - 1 Feb 2021
  • Acting Teaching and Learning Director
    University of Technology Sydney, School of Communication, Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney, AustraliaAug 2018 - Jan 2019

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Scientific Researcher / Associate Professor
    Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), Erlangen, International Audio Laboratories, Germany16 Mar 2015 - 30 Jan 2017
  • Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Sound and Music for Film
    Film Academy - Goce Delchev University, Shtip, Republic of Macedonia16 Sep 2013 - 13 Mar 2015
  • Lecturer in Music Technology
    Digital Media and Arts Research Centre - Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland1 Sep 2008 - 6 Sep 2013
  • Lecturer in Music Technology
    Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia10 Jul 2006 - 29 Aug 2008
  • Lecturer in Sonic Arts
    School of Communication, University of Western Sydney, Australia23 Feb 2004 - 30 Jun 2006
  • Coordinator, Lecturer in Music Technology
    Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) - Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia28 Jan 2002 - 30 Jan 2004

DEGREES

  • PhD, Psychology
    MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney, Australia2005 - 2008
  • Master of Music, Music Education
    Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Australia1992 - 1993
  • Bachelor of Music Education
    Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia1988 - 1991

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Diploma of Audio Engineering
    SAE Institute, Australia
  • Associate of Music, Australia
    Australian Music Examination Board, Australia

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Macedonian
    Can read, write, speak and understand

PROFILE TYPE

  • Academic

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

DISCIPLINES