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Alexandra Urbano is a doctoral candidate at FCSH Nova LISBOA of Musical Sciences-Ethnomusicology, supervised by Professora São José Côrte-Real. She is currently researching psychedelic trance and studying terminological aspects to understand relation between audible characteristics of melodic and rhythmic samples of psychedelic trance and fandom dynamics, involving fan behaviour in different parts of the world through a collaborative ethnography developed in festivals in India, Israel, Brazil, Mexico, USA, Europe, South Africa and Australia, where she performs as a Psytrance DJ and producer. Choosing to embark on this research, for being scientifically innovative within the transnational academic and social framework. From 2019-2021 Alexandra gained an internship from the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) - USA, with her co-advisor Professor Bernardo Attias, with whom Alexandra has worked assiduously in the organisation of the annual conference Curated Sound: DJ Culture on the edge. She has also contributed to the project "DJ Culture as Curation". At present this project is also co-supervised by Prof Hillegonda Rietveld, in which Alexandra is collaborating as a Visiting Scholar Research in the context of the Sonic Research Group at London South Bank University to support an investigation of psytrance in a technocultural context. Alexandra received her master degree from the FCSH Nova LISBOA of Musical Sciences-Ethnomusicology about the use of music in the Portuguese Colonial War in Cabinda, Angola (1970-74). She also has a degree in piano and music therapy, domains in which she maintains activity.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Alexandra Urbano

Citation names

  • Urbano, Maria

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6A10-2066-A472
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4763-7466

Email addresses

  • m.alexiaurbano@gmail.com (Professional)
  • mariaurbano@fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)
  • maria.urbano@lsbu.ac.uk (Professional)

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2019
Ongoing
 Ciências Musicais (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Etnomusicologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Breaks and uplifts in (light and dark) psytrance: DJs’ and ravers’ views around me worldwide from 2018 to 2023" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017
Concluded
 Ciências Musicais (Mestrado)
Major in Área de especialização: Etnomusicologia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Música e memória do moral da Guerra: Cabinda (1970-74) e Portugal (2012-14)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/05/01 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) London South Bank University, United Kingdom
Sonic Research Group at London South Bank University, United Kingdom
2019/10/01 - Current Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
California State University Northridge, United States
2019/09/01 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) California State University of Northridge, United States
Department of Comunication Studies of California State University of Northridge, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/06/01 - 2022/05/31 Breaks and uplifts in (light and dark) psytrance: DJs’ and ravers’ views around me worldwide from 2018 to 2023
PD/BD/150370/2019
Instituto de Etnomusicologia Centro de Estudos em Música e Dança, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition
  1. Curated Sounds. 2019.
Audio recording
  1. Urbano, Maria; Psy Fiction (Producer). 2023. "Mad Carburettor". In Mad Carburettor - Psy Fiction, Psy Fiction.
  2. Urbano, Maria; OtherLife (Producer). 2021. "OtherLife, Deep Thoughts". In Deep Thoughts, Global Army.
  3. Urbano, Maria; OtherLife (Producer). 2021. "OtherLife". In Planets of the Future, Global Army.
Musical performance
  1. OtherLife, Psychedelic Fridays. 2021.
    Other
  2. OtherLife, Psychedelic Fridays. 2021.
    Other
  3. OtherLife @ Moksha forest. 2021.
    Other
  4. OtherLife @ Closing Summer. 2021.
    Other
  5. OtherLife@ Brunch Evolution. 2021.
    Other
  6. OtherLife @ Psygon, Cape Town. 2021.
    Other
  7. OtherLife @ Equilibrium @ Knysna, África do Sul. 2021.
    Other
  8. OtherLife@ White Rabbit 2021 @Joanesburgo, África do Sul. 2021.
    Other
  9. OtherLife @ Stone Town Kamboo fest. 2021.
    Other
  10. Otherlife @ Cocobello fest. 2021.
    Other
  11. OtherLife @ Kendra rocks Full Moon festival. 2021.
    Other
  12. OtherLife @ Electronic Sounds. 2021.
    Other
  13. OtherLife @sandbank festival. 2021.
    Other
  14. OtherLife@ B4festival. 2021.
    Other
  15. OtherLife @ Stone Town Music Fest. 2021.
    Other
  16. OtherLife@ Jungle Vibes. 2021.
    Other
  17. Space Garden Psy Xmas – Crytal Matrix. 2020.
    Other
  18. The Flying Mystic. 2020.
    Other
  19. Goanautika Open Air Halloween 2020. 2020.
  20. Tuga Natura - XSI Bionix 2020. 2020.
    Other
  21. Tuga Natura-South Evolution. 2020.
    Other
  22. The Flying Mystic ( Psylake Festival). 2020.
    Other
  23. Eudaimonia teaser party. 2020.
    Other
  24. After Lockdown - South Evolution. 2020.
    Other
  25. Omnix 2020. 2020.
    Other
  26. Darkarnival 2020. 2020.
    Other
  27. His Top Festival - India. 2020.
    Other
  28. Dreamscape 2020 - The Galactic Circus. 2020.
    Other
  29. Alteza Records Label Night. 2020.
    Other
  30. After Party The Experience (2020). 2020.
    Other
  31. NYE. The Experience Festival, Thailand. 2020.
    Other
  32. Progressive Psy Gon. 2019.
    Other
  33. Psychedelic Full Moon Party. 2019.
    Other
  34. Dreamstate SoCal. 2019.
    Other
  35. Teaser Party Universo Paralelo. 2019.
    Other
  36. Nahual. 2019.
    Other
  37. Psychedelic Vegas. 2019.
    Other
  38. Freedom Festival 2019. 2019.
    Other
Program / Show
  1. Urbano, Maria. 2021. "Ritual Trance". 2ª Temporada, Ritual.
  2. Urbano, Maria. 2021. "OtherLife @ Loops Radio". Trivedi Power. Cosmix presents.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/09/17 Twitch DJ Culture Dancecult conference 2021
Dancecult (Zurique, Switzerland)
2019/11/21 Listening Station, Psytrance around the world. DJ curated, CSUN,
CSUN (Los Angeles, United States)
2018/05/11 Música e Ação Psicológica do Poder Português I: na Guerra Colonial em Angola Guimarães, FCT, Portugal 2018, PHD
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2018/02/24 Moral and Trauma: music in the colonial war in Angola SEM 18, Pomona College
SEM (Pomona, United States)
2018/02/15 Psytrance and Transnational move Music and Nationalism, FCT, FCSH Nova- Lisboa, 2018, PHD)
FCSH (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/10/19 - 2021/11/30 Music & Body. Tradition and transgression. Doctoral Seminar 2021/2022. Moderador de Seminário de doutoramento. (2021/10/19 - 2021/11/30)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2019/11/21 - 2019/11/22 Conferencia Dj Curator Northridge (2019/11/21 - 2019/11/22)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 California State University Northridge, United States
2019/10/09 - 2019/10/11 TCPM 2019 (2019/10/09 - 2019/10/11)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/02/18 - 2021/06/22 Pesquisa de Campo Ciências Musicais (Licenciatura) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal