Randolph Jordan is a graduate of the MA Film Studies programme at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Concordia's Interdisciplinary PhD Humanities programme.

His research in the MA programme focused on sound/image relationships in the cinema with a particular interest in the bearing of film sound practice on theory (and vice-versa). His thesis concerned sound in the films of David Lynch and the issues they raise within the field of contemporary film sound theory. His doctoral research expands his interest in sound to explore the intersections between film studies, electroacoustic music and acoustic ecology. His dissertation examines films which thematize environmental politics through creative approaches to audiovisual ecology.

Read an abstract of his MA Thesis and download the entire document here.

He has taught on film sound theory, auteur studies, film aesthetics, and interdisciplinary studies at Concordia University and LaSalle College in Montreal, and is also a regular contributor to the online film journals Synoptique and Offscreen.

He is also a keyboard player, collage sound-artist, and filmmaker. He last played in a band over 10 years ago, and you can listen to their demo here. Since then he has been playing solo acoustic piano (as yet unrecorded) while working on a variety of film/video and sound art projects accessible through the Soppy Bag Records network.