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Milton Mermikides (born 26 May 1971) is a British composer, guitarist and academic of Greek heritage. His diverse output includes compositions, academic papers,[1] talks (TED (conference))[2] and musical performances. He has worked with a number of artists including Tim Minchin, Pat Martino, John Williams, Tod Machover, Steve Winwood and Brian Eno and research bodies such as the Wellcome Trust,[3] UCL Neuroscience, British Library, Science Museum, Aldeburgh Music and the Smithsonian Institution. Mermikides is widely recognised as a leading figure in data sonification. His 2004 work Bloodlines, written with his sister Dr Alex Mermikides, received critical acclaim.[4] Bloodlines was created by translating his daily blood results, whilst suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, into each second of a musical composition.
He is the 37th Gresham Professor of Music[5] and currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Music at the University of Surrey.[6] He is also a professor of Jazz Guitar at the Royal College of Music[7] in London and previously held the post of Head of Music Technology and Lecturer in Music at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2014 Mermikides co-founded the International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC) with Stephen Goss and John Williams.[8]
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- ^ "TEDxGroningen". Ted.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Sanguine (9 October 2010). "BIOMAB: 15–17 Oct 2010 Art Researches Science at Studio Villanella". BIOMAB. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Transplant inspires siblings' Bloodlines project". Times Higher Education (THE). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Milton Mermikides appointed as Gresham Professor of Music | Gresham College". Gresham.ac.uk. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Dr Milton Mermikides". Surrey.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Dr Milton Mermikides". rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "International Guitar Research Centre | University of Surrey". Surrey.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.