I cannot recommend more strongly what should be an amazing @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture this evening from m’colleague @miltonline.bsky.social : Music and Space. 6pm GMT. Online via www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/mus...

Happy birthday #JimiHendrix! 🎶 Have you ever wondered... why did he play his guitar upside-down? 🎸✨ In his lecture, 'Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix Unpicked', Prof Milton Mermikides demystifies Hendrix's music, revealing the range of his extraordinary invention... 👉 https://gres.hm/jimi-hendrix

From ancient Chinese zithers mimicking geese and butterflies to blues rhythms shaped by horses' gaits, this lecture details how music has long been inspired by the movements, calls, and characters of animals. Feat. @miltonline.bsky.social at @greshamcollege.bsky.social buff.ly/FWxfbUa

🎟️ Free in-person tickets now open! 👉 gres.hm/music-animals Do animals make music? From whale songs and birdsong to horse rhythms echoing the blues, @miltonline.bsky.social asks if music is uniquely human - or shared with our animal cousins. 📍 Held at LSO St Luke's @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

We've come to the end of this academic programme and we'd love to know... what was your favourite lecture this year? 🎓 💬 Share your thoughts here or via: https://gres.hm/survey We really appreciate your feedback! 🙌

Happy solstice everyone. The journey to the long nights of winter starts here…

Friday June 13th 4pm I'm giving a free 30min talk at the #londonfestivalofarchitecture at the NLA Centre, London. ‘Liquid Skylines’ explores the history and technological potential of translating architecture into music. www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/event/liquid...

Hidden Music - The Composer’s Guide to Sonification The craft of turning data to music. Free to read and download until Feb 13 www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Happy publication day to me! Gorgeous paperback copies of ‘Our Accidental Universe’ are now available so you can read about how astronomers stumble upon the truth but in softer covers! blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... (also the annoying mistake on p174 is corrected). Please buy! Tell your friends!

Free tickets still available for next Wednesday's @greshamcollege.bsky.social lecture, 'Touching the Sun': sign up here for tickets to be there in person or online: www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/tou...

Hello Blue Sky. Next free public lecture. How sound and music transform the cinematic experience. Jan 16, Rich Mix cinema and online. www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/sce...