Sébatien Lebray (FR)

Sébastien Lebray studied musicology at the University of Strasbourg and music (guitar, composition, and musical culture) at the Strasbourg Conservatory from 2003 to 2010. He joined the French National Education system in 2009 after obtaining the agrégation in music. Appointed to the University of Strasbourg since 2014, he has taught courses in composition, music history, analysis, organology, ear training, ensemble practice, and computer-assisted music, with a focus on popular music, his field of expertise.

His research focuses on historicism in pop music, electronic music, and more specifically the French Touch and Daft Punk. As head of the undergraduate program in pop music, he works to strengthen connections between the university and the local cultural environment (concert venues, labels, artists, etc.) through internships, artistic projects, meetings, and teaching collaborations with local music industry professionals.

Alongside his academic work, he is involved in various artistic activities: he was a keyboardist in the band So Called Wise, and is now a singer-songwriter under the name Deer Boy, as well as a composer for visual media.