Eugene Dairianathan

Lessons from Extreme Metal Musicians: a perspective from Singapore

Eugene Dairianathan is currently Associate Professor and Music Coordinator in the Visual and Performing Arts Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

His research interests are studies of musical practices in Singapore following the award, in 2002, of an NAC Research Grant: A Narrative History of Music in Singapore; 1819 to the Present. Since then, he has been active in promoting much of the NAC research data through local and international publications and conference presentations on interdisciplinary perspectives of music and their impact on music and education.

Eugene has also been active researching aspects of enabling non-music-specialist undergraduate learners through free improvisation.

He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Music Education Singapore.