Hello, I’m Gavin Starks. I’ve been combining technology, science, art, media, and business for over 20 years.

Commercial

• pioneered streaming media in the UK and Europe in 1995 helping to set up Richard Branson’s “Virgin Net“, and the International Webcasting Association (IWA) in Europe
• created the award-winning cross-media company, Tornado Productions, and sold it to a larger media group in 2003
• led Consolidated Independent to a market-leading position in digital content distribution in 3-years
• led projects with UK Govt, Channel Four, Rolls Royce, Tate Modern, Shell, Radiohead, and Christian Aid
• founder and Chairman of AMEE, raising $7.5m from leading Venture Capital funds

Academic / Research

• BSc (Astronomy)
• Masters of Music ( Computer-Music)
• Scientific Officer at Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory: Radio Astrophysics, Quasars and image processing
• Created and lectured new IEEE courses in Electronics and Music at Glasgow University

• Music performed and research published internationally (in 5 continents)
• Contributor with the AmbientTV collective, the Acoustic Space Lab in Latvia, and Nesta/PAL workshops.

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