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Dr. Thomas MacMillan
Research Institute Assistant
Higher education
2019–2022
PhD at the University of Arts Berlin
Dissertation: „I Might Be Wrong: Modal Fluctuation in the Music of Radiohead“
2009–2014
Studies in musicology and composition (Bachelor and Master degrees)
Newcastle University, England
Work experience
Since October 2023
Research institute assistant
at the Musikinstrumenten-Museum des Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin
Since October 2022
Lecturer in musicology at the University of Arts Berlin
2022–2023
Guitar teacher at Tonkunst Musikschule, Berlin
2018–2021
Catalogue editor at GetYourGuide (an online Berlin-based travel agency)
2017–2018
Account Manager at iProtect GmbH (a Berlin-based smartphone accessory company)
2016–2017
Music teacher at Berlin Cosmopolitan School
2015–2016
Music teacher at Samuel King's School, England
2014–2016
Freelance musician in England
2007–2009
Young Music Leader at BlueJam Arts (a non-profit music and arts organization)
Publications
“I Might Be Wrong: Modal Fluctuation in the Music of Radiohead”. dissertation, musiconn 2024, https://doi.org/10.25366/2023.226
“Adventures in Clubland” – an article in which I describe my experiences with a band in British working mens’ clubs and examine them from a critical-theoretical perspective. Will appear in Stories from the Field – a collection of stories and anecdotes from working musicians (forthcoming).
Lectures
22.06.2022: disputation, “I Might Be Wrong: Modal Fluctuation in the Music of Radiohead”, the University of Arts Berlin.
“Modal Fluctuation in the Music of Radiohead”:
- 17.06.2022: Musikwissenschaftliches Forschungskolloquium, the University of Arts Berlin
- 13.11.2021: IASPM D-A-CH Collegium Musicum Populare, Department of Music, University of Innsbruck
- 29.05.2020: Musikwissenschaftliches Forschungskolloquium, the University of Arts Berlin
13.07.2018: “The Antiestablishmentarianism and Subversive Power of The National Anthem by Radiohead”, Musikwissenschaftliches Forschungskolloquium, the University of Arts Berlin
08.12.2017: “The Lydian Chromatic Concept and Popular Music: An Analysis of the Music of Radiohead”, Musikwissenschaftliches Forschungskolloquium, the University of Arts Berlin
Seminars
Since October 2022: “Music Optimised for Abandoned Malls: Understanding Vaporwave” (the University of Arts Berlin)
2021-2022: Popular Music Analysis (the University of Arts Berlin)
Achievements
The Elsa Neumann Scholarship, 2021 (funded the third year of my PhD)
The Sager Family Scholarship for Working Musicians (funded by the English musician, Sting), Newcastle University, 2013
The Helen Ferriby Prize for best performance during second year of Bachelor studies, Newcastle University, 2011
Memberships
IASPM D-A-CH (deutschsprachiger Zweig der International Association for the Study of Popular Music)
