Dean Merlino 

Australia

Federation University of Australia 

Músico y compositor. Ha realizado exposiciones en Australia y Nueva Zelanda empleando diversos géneros musicales.

Su música se basa en nociones ampliadas del contrapunto, tejiendo múltiples líneas melódicas independientes para formar un todo sonoro coherente. Su investigación sobre el sonido se centra en el papel del sonido en los rituales, en especial, en la arqueoacústica. Ha publicado sobre las prácticas de sonido y de arte en comunidades. Dean enseña en el Centro de Arte y Diseño de Gippsland de la Federation University y es miembro de la Drawing Open. Profesor titular, Universidad Federation, Australia.

Dean Merlino is a musician and composer and has performed and exhibited extensively in Australia and New Zealand across a number of musical genres. His music is based around extended notions of counterpoint – weaving multiple independent melodic lines together to form a coherent sonic whole. Dean’s research into sound focuses on the role of sound in ritual, particularly as is it understood in archaeoacoustics.  He has published extensively on both sound and community arts practices.  Dean lectures at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design, Federation University, Australia and is a member of the research community Drawing Open. Lecturer, Federation University Australia