Dana Swarbrick

Guest researcher

Biography

Dana's research has occurred at the intersection of music, embodied cognition, and technology. Her PhD focused on how audience experiences at concerts are affected by technological mediation. During the coronavirus crisis, Dana's research focus shifted to the burgeoning field of "pandemusicology", examining the social and emotional effects of virtual concerts and other "coronamusicking". As the pandemic subsided, she was able to examine the entrainment and pleasure resulting from live concert experiences and contrast them with livestreamed concerts. Specifically, she was instrumental in examining the audience experience at the MusicLab Copenhagen: Danish String Quartet Concert where the research focus was on musical absorption, social connectedness, and kama muta (i.e. feeling moved or touched). Dana also led a concert experiment at the LIVELab (McMaster University) where she examined the effects of participation and liveness on motion, emotion, and social bonding, and contrasted the experiences of the live and livestreaming audiences. Specifically, the performer encouraged the audience to clap and sing along during two songs at the concert which promoted audience connectedness.

In her spare time, Dana is a passionate singer-songwriter-scientist having performed her original music with her band Dana & The Monsters since 2015 and her second EP is scheduled for release in autumn 2024. She also applies her nerdiness in her athletic endeavors as a climber. 

Academic interests

  • Music cognition, neuroscience, and psychology
  • Entrainment, pleasure, and social bonding 
  • Emotions (e.g., kama muta/feeling moved/touched, awe, connectedness)
  • Music and movement (motion capture and groove)
  • Music technology (technological mediation and music production)
  • Concert experiences (audience, performers, and fanship)
  • Performance science and creativity (in both music and sport)
  • Motor learning, exercise, and rehabilitation sciences 

Background

Awards

Research 

  • Theme: Entrainment & Pleasure
Tags: music, cognition, neuroscience, psychology, movement, entrainment, synchrony, pleasure

Publications

  • Swarbrick, Dana; Martin, Remy Richard; H?ffding, Simon; Nielsen, Nanette & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2024). Audience Musical Absorption: Exploring Attention and Affect in the Live Concert Setting. Music & Science. ISSN 2059-2043. 7. doi: 10.1177/20592043241263461.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2023). Collectively Classical: Connectedness, Awe, Feeling Moved, and Motion at a Live and Livestreamed Concert. Music & Science. ISSN 2059-2043. 6. doi: 10.1177/20592043231207595. Full text in Research Archive
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn; Erdem, Cagri; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2022). Measuring Virtual Audiences with The MusicLab App: Proof of Concept. In Michon, Romain; Pottier, Laurent & Orlarey, Yann (Ed.), Proceedings of the 19th Sound and Music Computing Conference. SMC Network. ISSN 9782958412609. p. 532–539. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6798290. Full text in Research Archive
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Seibt, Christa Beate; Grinspun, Noemi & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2021). Corona Concerts: The Effect of Virtual Concert Characteristics on Social Connection and Kama Muta. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648448.
  • Hansen, Niels Chr.; Treider, John Melvin Gudnyson; Swarbrick, Dana; Bamford, Joshua S.; Wilson, Johanna & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2021). A Crowd-Sourced Database of Coronamusic: Documenting Online Making and Sharing of Music During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.684083.
  • Onderdijk, Kelsey; Swarbrick, Dana; Van Kerrebroeck, Bavo; Mantei, Maximillian; Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina & Maes, Pieter-Jan [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Livestream Experiments: The Role of COVID-19, Agency, Presence, and Social Context in Facilitating Social Connectedness. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 12. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647929.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Kiss, Alex; Trehub, Sandra; Tremblay, Luc; Alter, David & Chen, Joyce (2020). HIIT the Road Jack: An Exploratory Study on the Effects of an Acute Bout of Cardiovascular High-Intensity Interval Training on Piano Learning. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 11(2154). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02154. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Oddekalv, Kjell Andreas & Swarbrick, Dana (2024). LAB.prat #1: Dr. Dana Swarbrick || Dana & The Monsters.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Moesgaard, Anna (2023). Selv n?r koncerter opleves gennem en sk?rm, m?rker vi musikerne. [Newspaper]. Kristeligt Dagblad.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Roach, Andrew (2023). What Are Concert Crowds Like? [Internet]. By the Barricade .
  • Lartillot, Olivier; Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn & Cancino-Chacón, Carlos Eduardo (2023). Video visualization of a string quartet performance of a Bach Fugue: Design and subjective evaluation.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2023). The Effects of Music on Climbing.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2023). Les Effets du Musique sur Grimper .
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2023). Being in Concert: Fostering Togetherness in Audiences.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Danielsen, Anne; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2023). The Effects of “Feeling Moved” and “Groove” On Standstill.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2023). Exploring the Relationship Between Experiences of Awe, Being Moved, and Social Connectedness in Concert Audiences.
  • Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina & Swarbrick, Dana (2023). Moving together: Exploring the relationship between emotions, connectedness, and motion in concert audiences.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Palmer, Caroline; Keller, Peter; Clayton, Martin; Henry, Molly & Toiviainen, Petri (2023). Entrainment Workshop Panel Discussion.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Bosnyak, Dan; Marsh Rollo, Susan; Fu, Nicole; Trainor, Laurel & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2023). Being in Concert: The Effects of Audience Participation on Motion, Emotion, and Connectedness.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2023). Song Talk Radio: Interview with Dana Swarbrick and Alex Whorms.
  • Fu, Nicole; Bosnyak, Dan; Marsh Rollo, Susan; Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina; Trainor, Laurel & Swarbrick, Dana (2022). Being in Concert: The effects of audience participation on engagement, kama muta, and connectedness.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2022). Being in Concert: Audience Motion, Emotion, and Bonding.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Whorms, Alex (2022). LIVELab Concert Experiment - Audience Motion and Emotion - Effects of Participation and Shared Presence on Motion, Emotion, and Bonding.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn; McAdams, Stephen; Trainor, Laurel & Merrill, Julia (2022). Concert Experiment Research - Reflections on Past and Future.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2022). Collectively Classical: Social Connectedness at a Classical Concert.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2022). Collectively Classical: Social connection at a classical concert.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2022). Collectively Classical: Social connection at a classical concert.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn; Erdem, Cagri; Jensenius, Alexander Refsum & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2022). Measuring Virtual Audiences with The MusicLab App: Proof of Concept.
  • Hermant, Louise & Swarbrick, Dana (2022). Les concerts dans le métavers, un nouveau monde ? (Concerts in the Metaverse, a new world?). [Newspaper]. La Libre Belgique.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Onderdijk, Kelsey (2021). Enhancing Digital Concerts: Social Connection, Presence, and Virtual Reality.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2021). Being in Concert: Audience Motion, Emotion, and Bonding.
  • Shortall, Emma; Swarbrick, Dana & Humiston, Molly (2021). Pandemic Streaming: A Documentary. [Internet]. YouTube Documentary.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Halvorsen, Bj?rn Egil (2021). Ny forskningsstudie: Musikk demper korona-fortvilelsen best. [Newspaper]. Aftenposten.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2021). Measuring the virtual concert experience: Social connection, emotion, and motion.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Onderdijk, Kelsey (2021). Livestream Experiments During the Pandemic.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2021). Researching Live and Virtual Concert Audiences.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn; Erdem, Cagri; Burnim, Kayla & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2021). The MusicLab App – Exploring the usage of mobile accelerometry to measure audience movement and respiration.
  • S?rb?, Solveig & Swarbrick, Dana (2021). Dana Swarbrick on pandemusicology and her own music - Solveigs Speisa Musikk. [Radio]. Radiorakel (and distributed to Spotify).
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2021). Queens Pub Concert.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Upham, Finn; Erdem, Cagri; Burnim, Kayla & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2021). MusicLab Algorave – An exploratory study examining the usage of mobile accelerometry to measure movements of a virtual concert audience.
  • Swarbrick, Dana & Onderdijk, Kelsey (2021). Livestream Experiments: The Role of COVID-19, Agency, Presence, and Social Context in Facilitating Social Connectedness.
  • Nordmark, Kristin Nagy & Swarbrick, Dana (2020). Karentenekonserter gir viktige sosiale opplevelser. Apollon : 澳门葡京手机版app下载smagasin for Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 0803-6926.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Grinspun, Noemi; Seibt, Beate & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2020). Virtually Together: Concerts during the Coronavirus.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Khoparzi, Abhinay; Bell, Renick; Erdem, Cagri & S?rb?, Solveig Isis (2020). MusicLab 5: Lockdown Rave.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Seibt, Beate; Grinspun, Noemi & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2020). Virtually together: Concerts during the coronavirus.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Seibt, Beate; Grinspun, Noemi & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2020). Virtually Together: Concerts during the Coronavirus.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Grinspun, Noemi; Seibt, Beate & Vuoskoski, Jonna Katariina (2020). Quarantine Concerts.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2020). Nyhetsmorgen - radio (https://radio.nrk.no/serie/nyhetsmorgen/NPUB32010920?fbclid=IwAR07rA_odCCwd4tiHJDMLoNp7BWteHgosBJw9qi7_jna0u2SXbZJ5zw0OGk#t=1h14m30s). [Radio]. NRK radio.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Bertheussen Isachsen, Henriette & Svendsen, Maiken (2020). Koronakonsertene har 2 millioner avspillinger - Kan v?re utfordrende for artistene. [Internet]. NRK.
  • Swarbrick, Dana; Kiss, Alex; Tremblay, Luc; Sabiston, Catherine; Trehub, Sandra & Alter, David [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). HIIT the Road Jack: The Effects of Exercise on Piano Learning.
  • Swarbrick, Dana (2023). Being in Concert: Audience Emotion, Motion, and Social Connectedness . Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo.

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Published Sep. 11, 2019 9:16 AM - Last modified May 8, 2024 1:49 PM