HELLO, I'M DR KARLYN KING!
Dr. King of Vinyl | Music Biz Lecturer | Podcaster | Published PhD 🎓 UK | USA
Featured on: BBC Woman’s Hour, Stereo, VI4YL, Night Embassy, Running Back Up That Hill
As a popular music lead lecturer and course coordinator, I regularly speak at UK and USA institutions. I am also the host and producer of The Songs Are Spells Podcast, described as "the magickal version of Song Exploder" by Sony Music. Listen here
I have an MA Hons Psychology from University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Diploma in Music Innovation & Entrepreneurship from University of West of Scotland and a PhD from University of Birmingham exploring the enduring format of vinyl records in the digital era with published work in The Routledge Handbook of Women's Work in Music.
I have written for top tier academic journals Popular Music and Popular Music History which can be viewed below as well as being commissioned by agencies to write music business articles for clients such as Jagermeister/Night Embassy.
I regularly speak at events on vinyl culture, including Music Biz, Making Vinyl Nashville and curated panels with IDLES at BIMM London. I am a regular featured expert on BBC Woman’s Hour.
I also organised an international conference on vinyl culture at the University of Birmingham in year one of my studies, securing funding from the Royal Music Association. See MEDIA tab for documentaries, podcast and BBC media appearances.