Mark Gotham joins King’s College London as Senior Lecturer in Cultural Computation in June 2024. His research specialises in computational methods for music theory, analysis, and composition.

Mark holds the rare distinction of having been appointed to faculty positions in the humanities (Professor of Music Theory at T. U. Dortmund), in STEM (in Computer Science at Durham) and ‘in between’ (now in the Digital Humanities Department at King’s). Mark holds a PhD from Cambridge, MMus from the RNCM, and a BA from Oxford (where he graduated at the top of his cohort).

Beyond research, Mark’s work spans commercial contracts, musical composition, and more. Commercial contracts have included the ‘Beethoven X’ project for Deutsche Telekom. Composition highlights include broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and national Chinese television, and the debut CD of Mark’s compositions (Utrumne est Ornatum, REGCD485) attracting 5-star critical reviews.

Earlier in his career, Mark was a highly active as a performer (singer, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor). Highlights included conducting contemporary music projects with principal players of the Philharmonia Orchestra and LSO.

Learn more about Mark at markgotham.github.io