Mr Ali Kiresci
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Creative Industries
- Department of Performing Arts
- School of Creative and Cultural Industries
- School of Arts
Hourly Paid Lecturer
- Email:
- a.kiresci@kingston.ac.uk
About
I am an HPL and music business professional with over fourteen years of experience in the recorded and live music industries. I previously received my MA in Music and The Creative Economy and my M.Res in Small Business and Management Research from Kingston Business School. I deliver lectures to postgraduate students at the School of Music on Self-Employment, Freelancing, Entrepreneurship and Marketing in the Music Industries.
I am also working towards my PhD focusing on immigrant musicians' cultural labour market experiences in London. As a researcher, I am enthusiastic about exploring cultural entrepreneurship, self-employment-freelancing, creativity and innovation in the cultural industries.
I am a member of the societies and organisations below;
I am a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
I am a member of the Creative Industries Federation.
I am a member of the International Music Business Research Association.
I am a member of Disability Rights UK.
Qualifications
- AFHEA
- FRSA
- M.Res in Small Business and Management
- MA in Music and the Creative Economy
- B.Mus in Music
Domains
Entrepreneurship in the Music Industries
Self-Employment and Freelancing in the Music Industries
Artistic Labour Markets
Music Marketing
Qualitative Research Methods
Courses taught
My research interests lie at the intersection of music industries, economics and the sociology of work.
Specialisms
- Cultural Entrepreneurship
- Artistic Labour Markets
- Self-Employment and Freelancing in the Cultural Industries
- Qualitative Research Methods