Rate My Professor Hugh Harlow

Hugh Harlow serves as Senior Professional Practice Fellow in Music Production within the Music programme at the University of Otago's School of Performing Arts, part of the Humanities Division. He brings over 20 years of professional experience as a music production practitioner specializing in studio recording and live production. Harlow has been an educator in music production and sound engineering since 2006, with teaching positions in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment at the University of Otago in 2016, he worked at Otago Polytechnic as a Learning and Teaching Specialist, where he taught sound engineering and music production for eight years and contributed to learning analytics and technology-enhanced learning initiatives. His academic qualifications include a Master of Professional Practice (MPP) from Otago Polytechnic, completed in 2018 with a thesis titled "How did I get here? A reflection on creativity and identity," and a Diploma in Audio Engineering from SAE Institute Auckland.

At the University of Otago, Harlow coordinates and teaches key courses in music production, including MUSI 132 Music Production 1, MUSI 232 Music Production 2, MUSI 334 Music Production Projects, and MUSI 332 Music Production 3. His scholarly work includes conference contributions such as "Sound and the city: A discussion of class by activists who #planfornoise" (2024, with D. Bennett and F. Gilmour), "#planfornoise" (2023, with F. Gilmour and M. Holland), and "Augmented reality in nursing" (2019 verbal presentation, with I. Crabtree and E. Collins). Harlow's extensive creative portfolio features engineering and production credits on numerous releases, including High Cross Society's self-titled album (2013, London), Hannah In The Wars' self-titled album (2015, London), In Violet's Amber album (2016, London), The Mentalist Collective's Mandala EP (2018, Dunedin) and Pieces of Home single (2021), One Day Sane's self-titled EP (2020), Call A Prophet single (2021), The Disappearance of Emily Jane single (2022), and Grey Nation single (2023), all in Dunedin; The Waxeyes' Won’t Come Back single (2022), Molly Devine's Sing single (2022), Dusty Duke's untitled EP (2022) and Stay With Me Here single (2023), Boaz Anema's History single (2022), Loose & Colourful's Breadfruit single (2023) and Breadfruit Live music video (2024), Hystera's friendship/combat single (2023), Before The Snooze's Just Like A Song single (2024), and OUSA/Radio One's Local Produce live streaming events (2023, 2024). These works highlight his ongoing influence in the Dunedin music community.