Peter Tschmuck is professor of Culture Institutions Studies at the Institute of Culture Management and Culture Studies (IKM) of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His main research fields are: music industry research, the economics of copyright, the research on cultural institutions and cultural policy evaluation.

Professor Philip Pearce supervises doctoral students, conducts research and teaches at all levels in the tourism field. He is particularly interested in components of the experience economy as a way of developing sustainable tourism.

Dr Steven Campbell lectures in music and sound at James Cook University, Australia. As a musician/composer his creative practice is primarily in music technologies within sound art installations, while his scholarly pursuits include topics such as sound art, sound in television and experimental film sound.