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Biography
Dr. Pat O’Grady is a music researcher, educator, and artist. He is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Music at the Australian National University, where he serves as Education Lead and convenor of the Contemporary Music Production and Honours programs.
His research focuses on how people make songs in recording studio environments. He explores the creative use of recording technologies, with a particular interest in how tools contribute to musical outcomes in ways that may remain latent – or inaudible – in the final work. His work also investigates how value becomes attached to specific studio technologies—especially those associated with historically significant studios and iconic artists.
Pat is committed to developing more inclusive approaches to music production. He is the academic lead at Addi Sounds, a community recording studio in Marrickville, Sydney (est. 2025), designed to expand access to recording for underrepresented groups.
His first book, Bee Gees, Process and Latent Elements in Music Production, was published in 2025 by Routledge in the Ashgate Popular and Folk Music series. It was awarded a Certificate of Merit in the category of Best Historical Research in Recorded Popular Music at the ARSC Awards (2025).
Pat serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Music Production Research, the peer review board of Creativity Industries Journal and is the Secretary of the Society for Music Production Research. He was Treasurer of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (ANZ) from 2019 to 2024. As a music artist and producer with over 25 years of professional experience, he has released several albums, produced music for a range of artists, and performed widely.
Qualifications
PhD, MRecordArts, BMus, AdvDipMus
Research Interests
Popular Music
Music Production
Popular Musicology
Songwriting
Recording
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Secretary, Society for Music Production Research
Feb 2026 → …
Member, Peer Review Board, Creative Industries Journal
2025 → …
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Music Production Research
2025 → …
Treasurer, IASPM-ANZ
2019 → 2024
External Advisory Committee Member, Bachelor of Music, Western Sydney University
2019 → 2021
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Back to the Future: The Music Production Imagination, Songwriting and Exploring the Past
O'Grady, P., 15 May 2026, In: IASPM Journal. 16, 1, p. 133-150 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Redefined and streamlined’: SSL SiX and masstige music production technologies
O'Grady, P., 2026, In: Creative Industries Journal . p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“YOUR SONG,” MY CHORDS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ELLIE GOULDING’S COVER: Elton John, “Your Song” (1970); Ellie Goulding (2010)
O’Grady, P. & Chilvers, A., 2026, The Routledge Handbook to the Popular Music Cover Song: Vivid Versions and Musical Subjectivities. Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 154-165 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Bee Gees, Process and Latent Elements in Music Production
O'Grady, P., 2025, 1st ed. Routledge. 152 p. (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Popular Music Production: Rethinking Recording Studio Labels
O'Grady, P., Jun 2025, The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies . Dines, M., Rambarren, S. & Dylan Smith, G. (eds.). Intellect Books, p. 488-504Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review