BA(Hons) (2.1)             Middlesex University                            1993

LLCM (TD)                    London College of Music                      1994

PhD                             Hertfordshire University                        2004

1985 – 1990                Cardinal Manning boys school (2 days pw)

1986 – 1987                Lilian Baylis College (Half day pw)

1986 – 1988                Morley College (Music Lecturer - Half day pw)

1990 - 1991                 The Musicians Institute (Music Lecturer - One day pw)

1990 – 1994                Sion Manning girls’ school (2 days pw)

1991 - 1993                 St Clements and St James primary school (Half day pw)

1992 - 1993                 Salesian College (Half day pw)

1993 – 1994                Whitgift School (Half day pw)

1993 – 1994                Warlingham School (1.5 days pw)

1994 - 2003                 Bournemouth College (Head of Popular Music)

2002 - 2003                 Bournemouth University (P/T lecturer)

2003 – 2007                Glamorgan University – Principal Lecturer Popular Music

2007 – Present             Glamorgan University – Head of The Music Academy

Performing Rights Society

Mechanical Copyright Protection Society

Phonographic Performance Ltd

International Society for Jazz Research

International Association for the Study of Popular Music

Carr, P. and Hand, R. (2006) An Experiment in Interdisciplinary Teaching: The Music Theatre of Frank Zappa. Palatine, http://www.lancs.ac.uk/palatine/dev-awards/carr-hand-report.pdf

 Carr, P and Hand, R.J. (2007) ‘Frank Zappa and musical Theatre: ugly ugly o’phan Annie and  really deep intense, thought-provoking Broadway symbolism’. Studies in Musical Theatre 1:1, pp.41 – 56, dol: 10.1386/smt.1.1.41/1

 Carr, P and Hand, R.J. (2008)’Twist n’ frugg in an arrogant gesture: Frank Zappa and the musical-theatrical gesture’ Popular Musicology Online (March 2008). http://www.popular-musicology-online.com/issues/05/carr.html

 Carr, P (2009) ‘An analysis of post 1970’s electric guitarists who have fused the jazz aesthetic with other music forms’. Book chapter in De – Canonizing Music History. Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming December 2009

 Carr, P (2009) ‘The Interface of Higher Education and Industry: A Partnership Between Glamorgan University and Roland UK. The Higher Education Academy. Forthcoming November 2009

 Carr, P (2009) ‘An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The means through which Frank Zappa translated and adapted both his own and other composers’ music’. Encontros de Investigação em Performance. Universidade de Aveiro. ISBN: 978-972-789-209-7 (Conference Proceedings)

 Carr, P (2010) ‘Researching the Development of a Foundation Degree in Musical Instrument Retail Management: A Case Study Partnership between Glamorgan University and Roland UK’ Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. Forthcoming Jan 2010

 Carr, P (2010) An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The potential negative impacts of restrictive rights on a composers legacy – The case of the Zappa Family Trust. Contemporary Theatre Review. Forthcoming 2010

 The Best of Fleetwood Mac Chord Songbook, Wise Publications, 2004, ISBN 0711998817

 The Classic Rock Songbook (Wise Publications, 2004, 1-84449-477-2)

 The Essential Acoustic Album, Wise Publications, 2004, ISBN 0711934010

 The Big Guitar Chord Songbook – The Fifties, Wise Publications, 2005, ISBN 0-7119-4050-9

 The Big Guitar Chord Songbook – More Seventies Hits, Wise Publications, 2006, ISBN 0-7119-4048-7

 50 Reggae Hits For Buskers, Wise Publications, 2007, IBSN 978-1-84609-742-3

The Big Brit Pop Chord Songbook, Wise Publications, 2004, ISBN 1844490920

James Taylor Quartet (1988) Get Organised. Verve 839405-2

The Jazz Renegades (1989) Freedom Samba. Polydor Records 839 651-1

James Taylor Quartet (1989) It Doesn’t Matter. Urban Urbx 43

James Taylor Quartet (1989) Acid Jazz and Other Illicit Grooves. Urban 837925-2

James Taylor Quartet (1989) Breakout. Urban Urbcd 38

Various Artists (1989) A Certain Kind Of Freedom. Polydor 841 923-2

James Taylor Quartet (1995) The BBC Sessions. Nighttracks CDNT010

Paul Carr (2000) Transformation. Independent Release

James Taylor Quartet (2002) Hamondology:. Sanctuary Records SANDD099

Paul Carr (2005) Walking Distance. Independent Release

The Big Note: The Ultimate Gesture: The incorporation of time and space in performing, composing, arranging and producing Frank Zappa’s music. The Fifth Annual Art of Record Production Conference. University of Glamorgan, Cardiff. November 2009

Make a Sex Noise Here”: Frank Zappa, Sex and Popular Music. Sex und populäre Musik. Halle an der Saale, Germany.  September 2009

An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The means through which Frank Zappa translated and adapted both his own and other composers’ music. Performa 09 Encontros de Investigação em Performance. University of Evora, Portugal. May 2009

No one had ever heard a guitar played like that before: The assimilation of jazz aesthetics in the work of post 1970’s electric guitarist composers.  De-Canonizing Music History: International Symposium For Histories of Popular Music, Jazz,  and Folk Music. Helsinki Sibelius Academy. November 2007

Piaculum. Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines. Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries. April 2007

 Stuff That Is Not Normal: Frank Zappa, Halloween and Horror. Halloween: An International Conference. Glasgow Caledonian University. October-November 2006

 Twist n’ frugg in an arrogant gesture: Frank Zappa and the musical-theatrical gesture. Second International Conference on Music and Gesture. Royal Northern College of Music and Drama, July 2006

 Ugly Orphan Annie and Really Deep, Intense, Thought-Provoking Broadway Symbolism. Song, Stage & Screen – Interdisciplinary approaches to the stage and Screen. University of Portsmouth, April 2006

 An analysis of post 1970’s electric guitarists who have fused the jazz aesthetic with other music forms. Inscriptions in the Sand: The Eighth Literature and Humanities Conference. Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus, May, 2005

Frank Zappa: Researching a Musical Legend, The 20^th Zappanale Music Festival, Bad Doberan, Germany, August 2009

 A Case for Work Based Learning: An FD In Music Retail Management, Roland Music Academies Annual Conference, Birmingham, June 2009

 Popular Music Performance Assessment. Palatine Starting Out in Assessing Performance Conference. Swansea University, Swansea, December 2008

Music Foundation Degrees: New Levels of Construction, Roland Music Academies Annual Conference, St Pierre, Chepstow, October 2008

 Assessing Popular Music Performance: Assessment Methodologies in Practice, Welsh Music Education Conference, City Hall, Cardiff, October 2008

 The Implementation Of Digital Presentations And CMS Into The Popular Music Curriculum – Two Case Studies, University Of Glamorgan, Cardiff, June 2008

 The Roland Music Academy – an HE Perspective, Walsall College, May 2008

 Locating Frank Zappa in a Multidisciplinary Context: An Introduction. Aalborg University, Denmark, March 2008

 Frank Zappa: A Case Study in Musical Research. Trinity College, Carmarthen, October 2007

‘The A to Z of Food’. Dark Horse Media, 2004

‘Ionclean’ Soundtrack composed for ‘Art station’ advertising company 2006

 ‘The Horse Whisperer’. Dark Horse Media, 2006

Selected compositions for world premier of Victor Hugo’s ‘Lucretia Borgia’, Highgate, London, 2007

 ‘Piaculum’. Improvisation Continuums: theorising practice across disciplines. Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries. April 2007

Well I Never, Compositions for interdisciplinary art instillation, Pontypridd, August 2007 (http://www.wellinever.org/)

Carr, P. Review of Satchmo: The Lewis Armstrong Encyclopaedia, by Michael Meckna. Popular Music, Volume 24, Issue 02, May 2005, pp 304-305

Carr, P. Review of The Sound of Stevie Wonder:His Words and Music, by James E. Perone, Popular Music, Volume 27, Issue 02, May 2008, pp 335 – 336

Carr, P. The Encyclopaedia of Popular Music, by Colin Larkin, Popular Music, Volume 28, Issue 02, May 2009, pp 263 - 265

Sunderland University (2004 – 2008)

University of Highlands and Islands (2004 – 2008)

Leeds University (2006 – Present)

Bath Spa University (2008 – Present)

Liverpool Hope University (2009 – Present)

De Montfort University (FD degree expert consultation, July 2009)