A Ghanaian New-Zealander born in London, Dr Adu-Gilmore is passionate about black and indigenous music, decolonization, and social change. She has been published in the Critical Studies in Improvisation journal and the Music Technology Cookbook (Oxford University Press), and has presented at Zhejiang Conservatory, Huddersfield University, and EHESS & IRCAM. Dr Adu-Gilmore received her BMus from Victoria University, NZ; Phd from Princeton University, and is an Assistant Professor in New York University’s music technology programme.