Research exploring music, creativity, participation, and human experience.
Alongside my work as a performer, producer, and educator, I hold a Doctorate in Music and degrees in Psychology and Sound Design. My research has been presented through conferences, publications, public talks, and creative projects in Australia and internationally.
At the centre of this work is a simple question: how does music shape human experience?
Through traditional and contemporary contexts, I explore the relationship between rhythm, participation, creativity, meaning, and transformation, and how these ideas can be applied through performance, workshops, and creative practice.
FEATURED RESEARCH
A practice-led investigation into music, ritual, participation, and human experience through Afro-Cuban traditions and contemporary creative practice.
DOCTORAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA, (2017-2025)
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, UK
“Neo-Santería and the Global Recontextualization of Afro-Cuban Spiritual Music: Music, Ritual, and Creative Practice.”
Presented at the Sacred Arts Conference, University of Oxford, UK.
PRESENTATION (2026)
RESEARCH PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS
Research presentation exploring music, ritual, and contemporary electronic culture.
University of Huddersfield, England.
PRESENTATION (2025)
DANCEcult
SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION & ARTISTIC INNOVATION
Public presentation exploring the relationship between personal experience, creativity, and artistic practice.
PRESENTATION (2022)
ELEPHANT'S LEG II: Creativity in Action
“Exploring the Evolution of Neo-Santeria Electronic Music”. Examines creativity through practice-led research.
BOOK CHAPTER (2025)
XOOK PROJECT
City of Sydney research project exploring music, culture, and community through a series of artist interviews.
ARTIST INTERVIEWS (2021)
PULSE
Practice-led creative research project investigating participation through music and dance.
EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE (2024)
The Melody of Humanity
A collaborative composition exploring intercultural collaboration through music, bringing together 25 musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds in a single work.
SSI & INNER WEST COUNCIL (2020)
OYOBI
An ongoing performance and recording project exploring the translation of Latin rhythmic traditions into contemporary electronic music
MUSIC PROJECT (ONGOING)
Music, Mind & Transformation
An ongoing exploration of the relationship between music, psychology, and human experience.
It brings together different ways of investigating what music does to us, why it matters, and what it can reveal about the way we experience the world.
Every creative project has two journeys. One is visible: the path from idea to finished work. The other unfolds within us as we navigate doubt, discovery, growth and change.
This talk explores how the creative process shapes not only the music we make, but the people we become.
This visual essay explores the idea that patterns in music mirror the trajectories of life.
Using research in psychology, neuroscience, and initiation rituals, it explores how music makes us aware of the things that connect us, bringing meaning and purpose.
ANDRE Unchained — Live Performance
A live exploration of rhythm, electronic machines, and percussion, demonstrating how structure, repetition, and human interaction shape musical energy in real time.
RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
This research continues to inform my performances, workshops, writing, and creative projects.
Explore Performance, Experiences, and Essays to see how these ideas are translated into practice.
