Oli Wilson is a New Zealand ethnomusicologist and a member of

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Academic career

Wilson was raised in

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, the son of deer researcher Peter Wilson, who retired as Professor Emeritus at Massey University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the

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in 2007, and completed his PhD there in 2012 with a thesis entitled ''Ples and the production of Lokal music in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea''. His PhD work while based at the

University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...

studied the production of pop music (known as Lokal music) in

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. After working as a lecturer in Otago University's Music Department, Wilson joined Massey University's College of Creative Arts in 2015 as programme leader of the new

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-based commercial music degree. He is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Research at the College of Creative Arts.

Research

One of Wilson's research areas is the transformation of the music industry in Papua New Guinea with the increasing access to recording technology. He studies the way the music industry operates, both in New Zealand and overseas, from the viewpoint of a practising musician and a ethnographer. Wilson is currently the co-editor of the journal ''Perfect Beat: The Asia Pacific Journal of Contemporary Music and Popular Culture.''

Music

A classically-trained pianist, Wilson was a founder member of the four-piece Dunedin self-described "doom pop" band Knives at Noon, and played keyboards on their EP ''Glitter Guts''. Since 2010 Wilson has been a keyboard player for the iconic Dunedin band

. He toured Australia and New Zealand with both Knives at Noon and The Chills, and has toured Europe, Britain, and the USA with the latter.

Selected research

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References

External links

Massey University staff profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Oli Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of Massey University University of Otago alumni People from Palmerston North New Zealand musicians New Zealand musicologists