Biography
Research associate at the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Center for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-MD). He is a doctoral candidate in Ethnomusicology, focusing on sound recording practices in Portugal. Holds a degree in Music from the University of Aveiro, and in Musicology from the NOVA University of Lisbon, where he also completed his Master's in Ethnomusicology. He taught in the Postgraduate Studies in Popular Music at the NOVA University of Lisbon (2011-12). Since 2006, he has been teaching and is a board member at the Sintra Music Conservatory, where he is involved in both scientific and technical-artistic educational activities. He was a scholarship holder at INET-MD, serving as a writer, scientific reviewer, and member of the Editorial Team of the Encyclopedia of Music in Portugal in the 20th Century. Miguel has conducted research on the emergence and dissemination of musical genres and their role in repertoire production, which he has presented in his thesis and conferences. He was a Choir Director at the Sintra Coral Association (2004-10) and has been active as a musician since 1999, working as an instrumentalist, arranger, and teacher. His scientific interests focus on the transmission of knowledge about music and sound among those involved in its production and fruition.
Doctoral Project
Title
José Fortes as a Mediator Between New Technologies and Recording Practices
Advisor
Abstract
This research focuses on the impact of recording techniques on shaping the sound of a part of recorded music in Portugal. The research extrapolates from the activity of one of the most important Portuguese sound technicians, José Fortes (b. 1943) whose career spanned over six decades (1958 - present). Acknowledged as a pivotal figure in the Portuguese recording industry, I aim to elucidate the subtleties of the methodologies he and others with whom he interacted devised, using different technologies. Each career phase raises distinct questions: the distinction between the acquisition of sonic knowledge, music, and the uses of technology; the emphasis on human action over technological influence; the tension between systematic and intuition-driven approaches; and the ways in which sound conceptualizations yield distinct recording practices.
Keywords: Sound, Tacit Knowledge, Transduction, Propagation
Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UI/BD/151087/2021)
