Kate Crawford
Encyclopedia
Kate Crawford is a writer
, composer
, producer
and academic
based in Sydney
, Australia
.
Crawford was previously part of Sydney electronic band B(if)tek
(along with Nicole Skeltys
. Crawford co-founded the Sydney based Deluxe Mood Recordings record label and is a member of the Clan Analogue
music collective.
As a writer Crawford has written for The Sydney Morning Herald
and the New York-based 451. In 2006 she won the individual category of the Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards for her book Adult Themes (released through Pan-MacMillan).
In March 2008 she was selected as one of 1000 Australians to attend the Australia 2020 Summit
in Canberra on 19–20 April 2008.
Crawford is an Associate Professor
in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales
and is also a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and academic
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Crawford was previously part of Sydney electronic band B(if)tek
B(if)tek
Btek was an Australian electronic music duo comprising Kate Crawford and Nicole Skeltys, originally from Canberra, who released three albums between 1998 and 2003. In 1999, Btek was nominated for an ARIA as "Best Dance Release" for the track "Bedrock" which appeared on their second album 2020...
(along with Nicole Skeltys
Nicole Skeltys
Nicole Skeltys is an Australian composer, writer and presenter, currently based in Pittsburgh, USA. From 1993 to 2003 she was part of Btek, an Australian electronica and dance act. Skeltys also released electronic music under the name Artificial during this period and was a member of Clan Analogue...
. Crawford co-founded the Sydney based Deluxe Mood Recordings record label and is a member of the Clan Analogue
Clan Analogue
-History:Clan Analogue was started in Sydney, Australia, in 1992 as a collective by founder Brendan J Palmer, and a small group of people who were interested and active in electronic sound...
music collective.
As a writer Crawford has written for The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
and the New York-based 451. In 2006 she won the individual category of the Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards for her book Adult Themes (released through Pan-MacMillan).
In March 2008 she was selected as one of 1000 Australians to attend the Australia 2020 Summit
Australia 2020 Summit
The Australia 2020 Summit was a convention, referred to in Australian media as a summit, which was held on 19-20 April 2008 in Canberra, Australia, aiming to "help shape a long term strategy for the nation's future"...
in Canberra on 19–20 April 2008.
Crawford is an Associate Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in the Journalism and Media Research Centre at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
and is also a Fellow of the Centre for Policy Development
Centre for Policy Development
The Centre for Policy Development is an Australian independent public interest think tank, founded in 2007. It was originally associated with the then magazine New Matilda-Fellows of the Centre :Fellows of the Centre include::*Fred Argy...
.