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MUSICSTREAM Team

Professor David Hesmondhalgh (he/him) is Professor of Media, Music and Culture in the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. He is the Principal Investigator of the MUSICSTREAM project, and has been researching music culture and music industries for over 30 years.

Dr Shuwe n Qu (she/her) is an Associate Professor at Jinan University and Co-Investigator on MUSICSTREAM, responsible for various aspects of the project related to music culture and music industries in China. She gained her PhD in Cultural Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2015.

Dr Raquel Campos Valverde (she/her) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project, focusing mainly on aspects related to music users, experiences, emotions, and pleasures. Raquel obtained her PhD from London South Bank University in 2019 and before joining MUSICSTREAM, was Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at King’s College London.

Dr D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye (he/they) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project, focusing mainly on aspects related to the music industries, music creators, and public policy. Kaye completed a PhD in Creative Industries in 2021 at Queensland University of Technology (Australia).

Dr Zhongwei (Mabu) Li (he/him) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project, focusing mainly on the relationship between music streaming in China, and the longer-term history of music, technology and culture in that country. He gained his PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2019.

Dr Chris Lawrence (he/him) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow on the MUSICSTREAM project, focusing mainly on the longitudinal changes of music streaming. He gained his PhD from Lancaster University in 2025.

Further details about the core MUSICSTREAM team, including their publications, can be found by clicking on the links above, which will take you to their university webpages