Dr. Ben Green
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Department: School - Media & Communication
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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ben.green@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0002-3382-8707
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Industry Projects
- Collaborative projects
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Career advice
About
Dr Ben Green is a Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture in RMIT's School of Media and Communication. He is a cultural sociologist specialising in music and the arts, with sustained research in Australia's live music sector. Projects include Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Cultivating Digital Music-Making in Regional Australia, as well as partnerships with the Australian Festival Association, APRA AMCOS, Creative Australia, Green Music Australia, the Live Music Office, and local governments nationally. Ben's research and teaching draws on his experience as a writing, recording and touring musician.
Ben's books include Screamfeeder's Kitten Licks (2024, Bloomsbury 33&1/3); Popular Music Scenes: Regional and Rural Perspectives (2023, Palgrave), and Peak Music Experiences: A New Perspective on Popular Music, Identity and Scenes (2021, Routledge). He is a regular contributor to The Conversation, national media and industry events.
Academic roles:
• Convenor, Sociology of Music Thematic Group, The Australian Sociological Association
• Editorial Board member, DIY, Alternative Cultures and Society (SAGE journal)
Research fields
- 3603 Music
- 4702 Cultural studies
- 4410 Sociology
UN sustainable development goals
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
- 13 Climate Action
Academic positions
- Lecturer, Music Industry and Popular Culture
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 3 Feb 2025 – Present
- Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellow
- Griffith University
- Australia
- 1 Mar 2022 – 2 Feb 2025
- Sessional Lecturer, Course Coordinator, and Tutor
- Griffith University
- Australia
- 2016 – 2022
Research interests
Current projects
- Chief Investigator, Cultivating digital music-making in regional Australia (DP240100680), ARC Discovery Project
- Consultant, Live and Local Music Development Program 2024–25, APRA AMCOS and Griffith University
- Consultant, Design Services for Gold Coast Civic and Music Hall, ARM Architecture and the City of Gold Coast
Past projects (selected)
- Chief Investigator, Music Festivals and Climate Disruptions, Creative Australia (2024–25)
- Project Leader, Roaring Twenties: Crisis and reinvention for live music in Australia, Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022–25)
- Project Leader, Live and Local Music Development Program 2023, APRA AMCOS (2023–24)
- Research Fellow, Live and Local Tweed, Tweed Heads Shire Council (2022)
- Research Fellow, Gold Coast Cultural Infrastructure Research, Analysis and Forward Plan, City of Gold Coast (2021)
- Research Assistant, Gold Coast Contemporary Music Plan, City of Gold Coast (2015–17)
