Dr Simon Barber is Associate Professor of Songwriting in the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research (BCMCR) at Birmingham City University. His work focuses on songwriting and the creative process, which he explores as co-lead of the BCMCR Popular Music Cluster. He convenes the Songwriting Studies Research Network and currently co-leads the AHRC/DFG-funded project Songwriting Camps in the 21st Century. Simon is also the producer and co-presenter of the popular Sodajerker podcast, which features interviews with some of the world’s most successful songwriters.
