Maebh Cheasty-Murphy.

Musician and curator.

Currently pursuing a full time M.A. in Musik, Sound, Performance at the Freie Universität, Berlin (since WS 2024/25).

Research interests: listening and sound recording; social and political movements and collaborations; folk and popular music; text and embodiment, mediality.

Methodologies: grounded theory, literary analysis, practice research, collaborative practice.

Software:Ableton Live (advanced), Affinity (basic), inshot (proficient), Office365 (proficient), MAXQDA (basic), Wordpress and website design (advanced).

Languages:English (native), German (C2), Irish (C1), French (A1).

Work Experience:

2018 to present: freelance curator and consultant.

2010 to 2022: music pedagogue and director of (youth) music projects.

2006 to 2018: musician and sound artist.

Selected projects:

Musical director of TURNT UP! Musik Camp: KMA, Berlin, 2022.

Lead lecturer at BIMM University in Financing Creativity, Professional Portfolio and assistant lecturer for Creative Collaboration. 2021-5.

Team member of TURNT UP!, LMA, Berlin, 2019.

Director of Media Track and Group Leader, MEME Vol. 2, 2019.

Founding and board member of ATEM e.V., since 2018.

Co-chair of European Committee of Girls Rock Camp Alliance, 2016 to 2020. Initiated MEME (Music Empowerment Mobility Exchange) international project which took place in Germany, Serbia, Iceland and Norway.

Fundraiser at ACT e.V. - Führe Regie über dein Leben!, 2018/19.

Do It Together Musik Workshops at Young Arts Neukölln, 2019.

Camp director of MEME Vol. 1 Youth Camp with 100 participants from 10 countries, 2018.

Curator of Kidz Klang concert series for people aged 0 to 99 in Wagenburg Lohmühle, Berlin-Treptow, 2018.

Volunteer (building) at FLTQI Practice Space, Berlin-Neukölln, 2016-2018.

Vice chairperson of Ruby Tuesday e.V. 2014 to 2018.

Director of Listen Up! Festival (Musicboard Berlin funded), 2013.

Singer, songwriter and producer for band You're Only Massive: played over 400 shows in Europe and North America, releases include:

2015: Stop Talking Album (CD, digital)

2010: The Fourth Quarter (cassette, digital)

2009: Under the Neon (vinyl, digital)

2008: Dot-Dash Album (vinyl, digital)

Catalyst (associated artist) of Project Arts Centre, Dublin. Created 10 audio walking tours, including residencies in Edinburgh and Leitrim, commission at Model Arts Centre in Sligo, performances at Conflux Festival for Contemporary Pyschogeography in New York. Nominated for Jayne Snow Award at Dublin Fringe Festival, 2007.