Doctor John Taylor

Doctor John Taylor

Postdoctoral Fellow in Interactive and Intelligent Systems,
MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development

Biography

John R. Taylor is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Music Cognition and Computation at the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development. John's current project involves developing a personalised music affect recommender system for unfamiliar music. John holds a PhD in Composition (University of Sydney), an MA in Sonic Arts (Middlesex, UK), a Graduate Certificate in Innovation & Enterprise (Sydney), and a BA (Hons) in Music Industry Management (BNU, UK). John's PhD research examined the imperfections in music performance that lead to micro-timbral and micro-temporal performance variation. His latest compositional software application, the PD-103, is an interactive percussive performance modeller designed using the physics of musical instruments, and uses biomechanical performance data from live performance. John’s compositions have been performed in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and has received recognition for his involvement in the design of interactive systems for large audiovisual installations (Tasmania International Arts Festival 2015; Tyalgum Music Festival, 2015; Vivid Sydney, 2016, 2017). John's hobbies include Scuba Diving with Sharks, Sci-Fi, Formula 1, and travel.

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Qualifications

  • PhD University of Sydney
  • GradCertInnEnt University of Sydney

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development

Contact

Email: J.Taylor@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9772 6816
Mobile:
Location: U.6.25
Westmead

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Taylor, J. and Rowley, J. (2017), 'Building professional capabilities : ePortfolios as developmental ecosystems', ePortfolios in Australian Universities, Springer 9789811017315.
  • Taylor, J. (2016), 'An ARTISAN perspective for software development, commercialisation and artistic co-creation : a case study', Information Systems and Management in Media and Entertainment Industries, Springer 9783319494050.

Journal Articles

  • Taylor, J., Milne, A. and MacRitchie, J. (2023), 'New musical interfaces for older adults in residential care : assessing a user-centred design approach', Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, vol 18, no 5 , pp 519 - 531.
  • MacRitchie, J., Chmiel, A., Radnan, M., Taylor, J. and Dean, R. (2023), 'Going online : successes and challenges in delivering group music instrument and aural learning for older adult novices during the COVID-19 pandemic', Musicae Scientiae, vol 27, no 3 , pp 596 - 615.
  • Macritchie, J., Breaden, M., Taylor, J. and Milne, A. (2022), 'Exploring older adult needs and preferences for technology-assisted group music-making. A qualitative analysis of data collected during the participatory user-centred design process', Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, .
  • Dean, R., Chmiel, A., Radnan, M., Taylor, J. and MacRitchie, J. (2022), 'AMMRI : a computational assessment tool for music novices' replication and improvisation tasks', Journal of New Music Research, vol 51, no 4-5 , pp 262 - 277.
  • Taylor, J. and Dean, R. (2021), 'Influence of a continuous affect ratings task on listening time for unfamiliar art music', Journal of New Music Research, vol 50, no 3 , pp 242 - 258.
  • Taylor, J. and Milne, A. (2019), 'The Rhythmotron', Leonardo Music Journal, vol 29 , pp 67 - 72.
  • Taylor, J. and Dean, R. (2019), 'Encouraging attention and exploration in a hybrid recommender system for libraries of unfamiliar music', Music and Science, vol 2 , pp 1 - 20.
  • Taylor, J. (2017), 'Designing a computer model of drumming : the biomechanics of percussive performance', Journal of Human Technology, vol 13, no 1 , pp 109 - 141.
  • Taylor, J., Dunbar-Hall, P. and Rowley, J. (2012), 'The e-Portfolio continuum : discovering variables for e-portfolio adoption within music education', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol 28, no 8 , pp 1362 - 1381.

Conference Papers

  • Taylor, J. (2024), 'Deep net classification of drum strike location with non-uniform membrane tension', Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America , Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Acar, Y., Taylor, J. and Stanton, C. (2021), 'Expressions of robot confidence and their effect on trust and acceptance of recommendations', Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, Online.
  • Trainer, T., Taylor, J. and Stanton, C. (2020), 'Choosing the best robot for the job : affinity bias in human-robot interaction', International Conference on Social Robotics, Golden, Colo..
  • Sharif-Heravi, M., Taylor, J., Stanton, C., Lambeth, S. and Shanahan, C. (2020), 'It's a disaster! : factors affecting trust development and repair following agent task failure', Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, Brisbane, Qld..
  • Carey, B., Taylor, J. and Barbeler, D. (2015), 'An interactive multimodal installation using real-time spectral analysis', Australasian Computer Music Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
  • Humberstone, J. and Taylor, J. (2015), 'Making music learning fun : designing an interactive ibook for informal learning', Australasian Computer Music Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..

Exhibitions

  • 2017, 'Music Orchard'
  • 2017, 'Sound Bubble and Sound Bubble Sound Party'
  • 2017, 'Rhythmotron'

Previous Projects

Title: Interactive Music-making for older adults in aged care
Funder:
  • Department of Family and Community Services
Western Researchers: Jennifer Macritchie, Andrew Milne and John Taylor
Years: 2018-06-01 - 2019-08-31
ID: P00024635

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