Jon Phipps

After earning a Master of Arts degree in Music, Jon established himself as a virtual symphonic orchestrator and creative consultant, collaborating with top producers and international artists to release chart-topping albums in various countries over the last ten years. His passion for this niche career path grew from teaching guitar, performing in bands, composing modern classical works, and using professional software tools to enhance his creative outputs – skills he later transferred in his post as Information Literacy Coordinator at the University of Essex in the provision of innovative workshops and asynchronous resources which strengthened students’ academic and digital skills.

Jon's combined creative, educational, and digital literacy expertise underpin his role as Audio-Visual Support Advisor here at the University of Suffolk, where he troubleshoots audio-visual technology for faculty, provides training, and supports the delivery of university events, in addition to designing software automation solutions for staff. Jon leverages his aptitude for AI prompt-engineering to design software in Python, ranging from machine learning-powered text analytics tools to the batch processing of administrative tasks, modernising and optimising institutional workflows. He also uses AI to build virtual guitar amps and synthesisers to create unique instruments and sounds which distinctively colour his own music.