Professor Adam Stanović is Dean of the Screen School at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, and Professor of Electroacoustic Music. An internationally recognised composer, researcher and academic leader, his career spans more than two decades at the intersection of artistic practice, technological innovation, research, and higher education.
As Dean of the Screen School, Adam provides strategic and academic leadership across one of the UK's most diverse creative education environments, encompassing film, television, animation, games, immersive media, sound arts and music production. His work brings together creative disciplines and emerging technologies, fostering an environment in which experimentation, critical enquiry, and creative practice flourish. He is particularly interested in the ways technology is transforming how stories are conceived, produced, experienced and shared, while preparing the next generation of creative practitioners to work confidently and critically within such an evolving landscape.
Alongside his leadership role, Adam maintains an active international career as a composer and researcher of electroacoustic music. His compositions have received prizes, distinctions, mentions and residencies at more than 50 international competitions and events across Europe, Asia, North and South America, including: Prix CIME (France); IMEB (France); Metamophoses (Belgium); Destellos (Argentina); Contemporanea (Italy); Computer Space (Bulgaria); Ise-Shima (Japan); SYNC (Russia); Musica Viva (Portugal); Musica Nova (Czech Republic); Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (Switzerland); KEAR (USA); MusicAcoustica (China); Prix Russolo (France), Red Jasper Award (USA); Uljus (Serbia).
Adam’s music is regularly performed, broadcast, and published; his works have been presented at over 600 international festivals and conferences, and released on 17 different albums, including solo albums on the Sargasso and empreintes DIGITALes labels. Adam’s most recent release, Hymnes sans Paroles, was described in the musical press as "Outstanding" (Silence and Sound), "Impressive" (Radiohoerer; Audio), and "Visionary and Moving" (Il Manifesto).
Over the course of his academic career, Adam has held a range of positions across UK and international higher education, including academic, researcher, external examiner, educational consultant and academic director. His leadership is informed by this combination of sustained creative practice, international research engagement and extensive experience of higher education.
In 2016, Adam co-founded the British ElectroAcoustic Network (BEAN), supporting the development, visibility and international profile of electroacoustic music in the UK. He remains a Director of BEAN and sits on the Board of Directors at the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (CIME/ICEM).