Monty Adkins is a composer, performer, and Professor of Experimental Electronic Music at the University of Huddersfield. He has written and edited books on the relationship between art and music, ambient music, the work of Roberto Gerhard as well as journal articles on the aesthetics of digital music for Organised Sound and the Journal of Music Technology and Education, book chapters on music education, mixed music, and the electronic music of Christopher Fox. Adkins is also active as a composer and sound designer.
Rachel E. Mann is an Assistant Professor of music theory at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and has held appointments at the University of Illinois, University of North Texas, and University at Albany. Her research interests include music theory pedagogy, educational technology, and the music and writings of Roberto Gerhard. She is a reader for the AP Music Theory Exam and Senior Content Developer for the software app Harmonia by Illiac Software, which has received major funding from the National Science Foundation. Her research is published by Ashgate, Cambridge Scholars Press, Routledge, and the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy.