Joanna Demers

  • Associate Professor and Chair of Musicology, Thornton School of Music
Office: (213) 740-3213

Expertise Summary

Expert in popular music, intellectual property and technology, and the aesthetics of post-1945 concert music

Expertise

  • intellectual property law and music
  • contemporary popular music
  • American music
  • 20th century and 21st century classical music
  • hip-hop
  • digital sampling
  • film music
  • flute performance of contemporary avant-garde repertoire
  • electronic music

Languages

  • French

Additional Information

  • Author of Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity (2006) and Listening Through the Noise: the Aesthetics of Experimental Electronic Music (2010)
  • Ph.D. in musicology from Princeton University (2002)
  • D.M.A. in flute performance from UC San Diego (2002)