Pedro Portela, born in Braga in 1970, had a taste for music from an early age, reflected in an extensive record collection and his involvement in his hometown's radio activity: still a ‘pirate’ at Rádio Clube do Minho and then at Rádio Universitária do Minho, where he worked from the experimental broadcasts that preceded its foundation until 2019, producing and presenting the programme ‘O domínio dos deuses’. He was also a journalist and music critic for the newspaper Blitz (now a monthly magazine) from 1987 to 1993. He has a PhD from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho, where he teaches in the Department of Communication Sciences, in areas that cross sound, video, technology and art. [Automatic Generated Resume below] Completed the Doutoramento in Ciências da Comunicação in 2015/01/27 by Universidade do Minho, Mestrado in Mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação in 2006/12/22 by Universidade do Minho Instituto de Ciências Sociais and Licenciatura in Licenciatura em Engenharia de Sistemas e Informática in 1995 by Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia. Is Assistant Professor in Universidade do Minho. Published 5 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books and 9 book(s). Organized 22 event(s). Participated in 6 event(s). Supervised 9 MSc dissertation(s). Participates and/or participated as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 4 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Media and Communications.