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Frederico Macedo
Frederico Macedo is a Brazilian composer and lecturer (B.Mus., M.Mus., Ph.D.), at the moment living in Brazil, who did his Ph.D. at Lancaster University, UK (2008–2012). He is a lecturer at UDESC (University of the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil), where he teaches music technology, electroacoustic music and history of popular music, having also worked as a part-time tutor at Lancaster University (2011–2012). His research work has focused on the compositional uses of space in electroacoustic music, the effects of technology on the notions of authenticity and authorship in popular music and the different uses of sound in theatrical spectacles. This article represents partial results of his Ph.D. research, funded by ORSAS Award, Peel Studentship and Lancaster University, and has been conceived when attending the Supporting Learning Programme at Lancaster University, which led to the membership in the Higher Education Academy (United Kingdom) as a fellow associate.