Chris Corrigan

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I am an active audio engineer and producer with particular interests in recording techniques for contemporary immersive media formats. I work primarily in the field of contemporary acoustic and electro-acoustic music and my recordings have been released on the Mode, Delphian, Métier, Diatribe, Divine Art, Farpoint and RTÉ Lyric FM labels. My most recent recording, ‘Environments’ (Divine Art DDX 21131) was the first recording to present the Ulster Orchestra in the Dolby Atmos immersive music format, ‘Gerald Barry: In The Asylum’ (Mode 332) received a five star review for sound in BBC Music Magazine and my 2020 recording ‘Piers Hellawell: Up By The Roots’ (Delphian DCD34223) was listed in the Times / Sunday Times Top 10 Contemporary CDs of the Year. Additional engineering credits include National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Fidelio Trio, Yurodny, Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble, Mornington Singers, and Vanburgh Quartet.

I am also a composer and my work explores the intersection between contemporary compositional practice and traditional music forms, in particular the Irish and Scandinavian folk music traditions. My work has been broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM and BBC Radio 3 and has been performed at the International Computer Music Conference, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. My most recent work ‘Athfhuaimniú’ premiered at the 2024 Belfast International Arts Festival performed by acclaimed Swedish duo Väsen. My compositions have been performed by many wonderful artists including Liz Doherty, Ryan Molloy, Jack Talty and Baltic Crossing whose 2019 CD release ‘Carry On Crossing’ was nominated for Folk Album of the Year in the 2019 Danish Folk Music Awards.

In my 25+ years of teaching at Queen’s University, I have taught modules across a range of areas related to audio production and sound engineering practice including studio techniques, MIDI systems, musical acoustics, psychoacoustics, live production systems, digital audio principles, and ensemble performance. I currently convene and teaching the following modules:

MUS1030 Audio Mixing
MUS2038 Sound Recording and Production 2
MUS3004 Professional Practice
MUS3009 Audio Post Production
MUS3038 Sound Recording and Production 3

As an audio engineer, I am particularly interested in the development and acquisition of technical listening skills relevant to sound engineering practice. In 2013 I developed a six-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with support from Queen’s University’s Centre for Educational Development (CED). ‘Critical Listening for Studio Production’ was the first of four MOOCs developed by Queen’s University to run on the FutureLearn platform. Over two runs (January 2014 and September 2016) the MOOC attracted enrolments of over 10,000 students. Content developed for the MOOC was subsequently expanded and embedded into my teaching of sound engineering practice across all three stages our undergraduate programmes in music and sound. In 2024, my work in this area was shortlisted for a Learning Assessment Award at the 2024 QS Reimagine Education Awards and Conference and features in the QS 2024 Innovations Directory.

In addition to my curricula teaching commitments, I have been an Avid Certified Instructor since 2014. I offer extra-curricula instruction to my students enabling Avid ‘Professional’ certification in both the PT210M Pro Tools Production II (Music) and PT210P Pro Tools Production II (Post Production) routes.