School of Music Collaboration
The School of Music Collaboration was founded in 2021 in Australia by Dr Martin K. Koszolko. The School offers workshops and produces various research resources focused on collaborative music-making. We aim to empower artists to use music collaboration tools and strategies for creative crowdsourcing, co-writing, remixing, production, and networked music creation.
The School also produces the international Collaborative Music Contest – a non-profit event launched in 2021 that attracts musicians from around the world to create music collaboratively.
VIDEO INTERVIEWS & TALKS
Join us for a talks and live streamed interviews with leading software developers and practitioners of the collaborative music industry
In conversation with Rebekah Wilson (Source Elements)
Interview
In conversation with Jesse Chappell (SonoBus)
Interview
Communication tools, group structures and practices of remote music collaborators
Innovation in Music 2022 – Conference Presentation
Research resources
Our research papers on collaborative music making
| Author / Date | Title | Outlet | Access links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin K. Koszolko & Kristal Spreadborough, 2025 | ‘Whose D(art)a is it Anyway?: Repositioning Data and Digital Ethics in Remote Music Collaboration Software’ | Innovation in Music: Innovation Pathways. Routledge. | – Publisher link (DOI) – accessible via libraries |
| Martin K. Koszolko & Paul Egglestone, 2025 | ‘Navigating the Realm of Online Music Creation: Insights from Collaborative Music Contests’ | The Elephant’s Leg II: Creativity in Action | – Publisher link (DOI) – Open access – Academia |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2024 | ‘Connecting across borders: Communication tools and group practices of remote music collaborators’ | Innovation in Music: Cultures and Contexts, Routledge, London 247-263. | – Publisher link (DOI) – accessible via libraries |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2022 | ‘The Virtual Studio’ | The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music, Space and Place. | – Publisher link – accessible via libraries – ResearchGate |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2017 | ‘The Giver: A Case Study of The Impact of Remote Music Collaboration Software on Music Production Process’ | IASPM Journal 7 (2) | – Publisher link (DOI) – accessible via libraries |
| Martin K. Koszolko & Ed Montano, 2016 | ‘Cloud Connectivity and Contemporary Electronic Dance Music Production’ | Kinephanos, Journal of Media Studies and Popular Culture 6 (1) | – ResearchGate |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2015 | ‘Crowdsourcing, Jamming and Remixing: A Qualitative Study of Contemporary Music Production Practices in the Cloud’ | Journal on the Art of Record Production 10 | – Publisher link (Open access) – ResearchGate |
Our conference presentations on collaborative music making
| Author | Title | Conference | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2025 | ‘Crowdsourced Recording Practices in Browser-Based DAWs’ | 23rd IASPM Biennial Conference. | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. Paris, France |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2024 | ‘Navigating Ethical Challenges in Remote Music Collaboration: Data Practices and User Rights in Digital Platforms’ | IASPM-ANZ Conference. | Massey and Victoria Universities. Wellington, New Zealand |
| Martin K. Koszolko, 2024 | ‘Sustaining Global Music Collaboration from Home: Insights from the Ohm Studio Community’ | Home, Work and Music: Musical Practices in Domestic Spaces Conference, | University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria. |
| Martin K. Koszolko & Kristal Spreadborough, 2023 | ‘Whose d(art)a is it anyway? Repositioning Data and Digital Ethics in Remote Music Collaboration Software’ | Innovation in Music Conference | Edinburgh Napier University, UK. |
| Martin K. Koszolko & Kristal Spreadborough, 2022 | ‘Remote Music Collaboration on phones and tablets: exploring digital social practice between musicians, companies, and technologies’ | Mobile Studies Congress | the University of Nottingham, China. |
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Collaborative Music Contest
We produce the international Collaborative Music Contest – a non-profit event launched in 2021 that attracts musicians from around the world to create music collaboratively. The contest brings together various stakeholders, including industry sponsors, judges (established artists and music industry practitioners), and music makers (contest participants). To our knowledge, this is the world’s first and only contest promoting collaborative music-making, with a particular emphasis on online tools.
Click below to listen to the winners of 2021 & 2022 editions of the contest.
