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Aram Sinnreich, Ph.D. is an American professor, author and musician. He teaches in the department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information. He also publishes research and provides media commentary on topics including new media, the music industry, digital rights, and copyright.

Professional History Sinnreich began his research career as a market analyst at New York internet consultancy Jupiter Media Metrix, where he worked from 1997-2002, and managed the music and policy research divisions. After leaving to pursue his doctorate, he co-founded the consultancy Radar Research with former colleague Marissa Gluck. Since then, Sinnreich has held positions as Visiting Assistant Professor at New York University’s department of Media, Culture and Communication and Director at innovation lab OMD Ignition Factory. He has also served as an expert witness in several notable lawsuits, including MGM v. Grokster and Arista v. LimeWire.

In addition to his current role at Rutgers University, Sinnreich currently produces market research for GigaOM Research and writes journalism, cartoons and opinion for political blog Truthdig  and other media outlets.  Education •	2007, Ph.D., Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism •	2005, M.A., Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism •	2000, M.S., Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism •	1994, B.A., Wesleyan University •	Sinnreich also attended Bard College, the Mannes College of Music,  and Stuyvesant High School  in New York City.

Publications Aram Sinnreich has published extensively, both in academic and popular venues. His first book, Mashed Up: Music, Technology and the Rise of Configurable Culture, was published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2010. This book, which chronicled the rise of emerging “configurable” cultural forms like mashups and remixes, drew on interviews with dozens of DJs and media executives, as well as a survey of thousands of American adults, to illuminate the ways in which new cultural ideas may lead to new forms of social organization. The book received positive reviews in academic journals such as American Studies, Cultural Studies, and the Journal of Communication. It was also covered in mainstream media outlets including the Onion AV Club, music industry blog Hypebot,  and public radio’s To the Best of our Knowledge.

Sinnreich’s second book, The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry’s War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties, is due to be published in December, 2013 by University of Massachusetts Press, and was “pre-published” for open review on the MediaCommons website. The book, which critiques the music industry’s claims of market harm from “internet piracy,” as well as the laws and treaties promoted to counter this putative threat, will be published under a Creative Commons license, allowing readers to copy, edit and redistribute the text freely in a noncommercial capacity. The book has received positive advance notice; researcher Nancy Baym, in a cover blurb, writes that “This is a book that needed to be written and Sinnreich is the perfect author for it.”

In addition to his books, Sinnreich has published research in academic journals including The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; Information, Communication & Society; New Media & Society; The Information Society; American Quarterly; and The International Journal of Communication. He has also published news and opinion pieces in periodicals including Wired, Billboard, The New York Times, and MediaPost.

Musical Projects In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Sinnreich is an avid musician. He plays the electric bass, guitar and percussion, and composes songs in a variety of styles, ranging from jazz to reggae to bluegrass. He has performed with, composed for and recorded with musical acts including ska-punk pioneer Agent 99, Slits lead singer Ari-Up, acoustic folk band Annalivia, dub-and-bass band Dubistry, and New York neo-soul outfit Brave New Girl, which he co-founded with his wife, Dunia Best, in 1996. His songs have appeared on dozens of albums and compilations, and have been licensed for commercial use by television shows such as MTV’s Daria and the short film Life As You Know It, which won the 2005 Audi film festival.

Bibliography •	Sinnreich, A. & Gluck, M. (2006). Music and fashion: the balancing act between creativity and control. In D. Bollier and L. Racine (Eds.), Ready to Share: Fashion and the Ownership of Creativity. Los Angeles: Norman Lear Center Press; pp. 47-69. ISBN 0971401853

•	Sinnreich, A. (2010). Mashed Up: Music, Technology, and the Rise of Configurable Culture. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, ISBN 155849829X

•	Sinnreich, A. (2013). How bad is P2P, anyway? In R. Braga & G. Caruso (Eds.), The Piracy Effect. Cinergie Books, ISBN 8857517063

•	Sinnreich, A. (forthcoming, 2013). The Piracy Crusade: How the Music Industry’s War on Sharing Destroys Markets and Erodes Civil Liberties. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, ISBN 1625340524

•	Sinnreich, A. & Latonero, M. (forthcoming, 2014). Uncommon knowledge: Testing persistent beliefs about configurable culture and society. In L. Lievrouw (Ed.), ICA Theme Book, 2013. Peter Lang.

•	Sinnreich, A. (forthcoming, 2014). Music cartels and the dematerialization of power. In S. Waksman & A. Bennett (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Popular Music. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

•	Sinnreich, A. (forthcoming, 2014). The emerging ethics of networked culture. In E. Navas, O. Gallagher, & x. burrough (Eds.), The Remix Studies Reader. New York: Routledge.

External Links •	Personal site •	Twitter profile •	Academia.edu profile •	Interview with Aram Sinnreich by Henry Jenkins •	Interview with Aram Sinnreich by R. U. Serious •	Interview with Aram Sinnreich on Hypebot •	Interview with Aram Sinnreich on PRS’s To the Best of Our Knowledge •	The Next-Generation Internet: TEDxUSC talk by Aram Sinnreich  References http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/sinn/index.html http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://www.radarresearch.com/who-we-are http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://research.gigaom.com/analyst/aram-sinnreich/ http://www.truthdig.com/staff/aram_sinnreich http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://www.linkedin.com/in/aramsinnreich http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://www.linkedin.com/in/aramsinnreich http://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/mashed http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://www.avclub.com/articles/aram-sinnreich-mashed-up,45514/ http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/11/why-configurable-culture-is-a-new-form-of-art.html http://ttbook.org/book/aram-sinnreich-mashed http://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/piracy-crusade http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/mcpress/piracycrusade/ http://www.umass.edu/umpress/title/piracy-crusade http://rutgers.academia.edu/AramSinnreich/CurriculumVitae http://www.amazon.com/Aram-Sinnreich/e/B003CQH09S/