James Gabrillo’s work examines contemporary music, sound, and cultural life, with particular interests in the Philippines and Asian diasporas. He is the author of Pop Convergence: Musical Multimedia in Manila (Oxford University Press), and his current research spans sound art, recording, and notation. At UT Austin, he teaches popular music, Asian American music, experimental media, and ethnographic methods. Before joining UT, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and taught at The New School. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge and previously worked as a journalist and editor.