My research examines contemporary music, sound, and cultural life, with particular interests in Asian diasporas. I’m the author of Pop Convergence: Musical Multimedia in Manila (Oxford University Press), and my current work spans sound art, recording, and notation. At UT Austin, I teach popular music, Asian American music, experimental media, and ethnographic methods. Before joining UT, I was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and taught at The New School. I earned my PhD from the University of Cambridge and previously worked as a journalist and editor for The National, The Japan Times, and others. I’m currently writing a book on digital music machines in Japan from the 1970s through the 1990s and the ways musical decisions persist across formats.