 | Marcus O’Dair is a Lecturer in Popular Music at Middlesex University. He is also one half of the act Grasscut, who have released two albums on Ninja Tune; before that he was a member and manager of Bellows (Cake/Candid) and, as a session musician, on retainer with IE Music. As a music journalist, he has written for publications including the Guardian and the Independent, and presented music podcasts for the Independent, Music Week and The Barbican. He is a regular studio guest on The Freakzone (BBC 6 Music) and Jazz On 3 (Radio 3) and is currently writing the authorised biography of Robert Wyatt, to be published by Serpent’s Tail in 2014. |
Remaking citizens for the ‘Big Society’
"Who would choose to go to a session on free will at 10:30 on a Sunday morning? A few hundred of the most engaged, passionate and discursive participants I have encountered. As a neuroscientist on the panel I felt my science was aired and challenged in exemplary fashion. As a passionate believer in engagement I couldn’t have been more delighted."
Daniel Glaser, head, special projects, public engagement, Wellcome Trust
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