Franziska Schroeder
Franziska Schroeder
I am a saxophonist and improviser, originally from Berlin, and work as a Professor of Music and Cultures at the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s University Belfast. My research interests are in digital performance, music improvisation, VR/AR/XR musical instruments and my passion is in accessible, inclusive music making.
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Inclusive Musicmaking Research
In 2015 I set up a research group at Queen’s, called , a group of PhDs, Post-Docs and Visiting Scholars who are keen to think through and to research more accessible and inclusive ways to designing music technologies for and with disabled musicians. The group’s agenda-setting research in designing virtual reality instruments was recognised by the Queen’s Vice Chancellor’s 2020 Prize for Research Innovation.
- Improvisation
As an improviser, I have recorded music on diverse labels (pfMentum, Creativesources, Bandcamp), and my research on ethnographies of (2013) and Portugal (2016) are published online.
- AI and Music
My current passion is , and I create and design my own immersive performance AI eco-systems, using #StableDiffusion techniques and specifically trained neural networks. On this latest AI endeavour I collaborate with live coder and improviser Federico Reuben. See
- Blog
My blog on is dedicated to free composition where I post publications, activities and presentations that address this topic
- Contact
Twitter: Franzschroeder
Email: f.schroeder@qub.ac.uk