Julia Toppin

Julia Toppin is Lecturer in Music Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at the University of Westminster. Julia currently manages the final year Live Music showcase and runs the Artist Development research project, Playlist Westminster. Julia is an inclusive Junglist Historian and an advocate for women in music, particularly black women. Research interests include music ecologies aka music cities, music business, and music education. Julia is a board member of the International Music Business Research Association.  A former television producer, film marketing consultant, and secondary English teacher, Julia has contributed to several books, podcasts, live talks and has written for Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Disco Pogo, The Quietus, and Beatportal. Julia tweets and Toks @Miss_Toppin and broadcasts on Repeater Radio about popular culture (New Nationwide Project) and Jungle Drum and Bass (Conscious Lyrics).

Board Member – International Music Business Research Association (opens in a new tab)

Broadcast Journalist – New Nationwide Project (opens in a new tab) – March 2024 – Black Women In Music

Toppin, J and Misrahi, S. (2024). What Makes Something Jungle (opens in a new tab). Resident Advisor.  

Toppin, J. (2023). Dizzee Rascal’s Boy In Da Corner turns 20 – here’s how it ushered in the era of grime (opens in a new tab). The Conversation

Toppin, J. (2023). Jungle: A Critical Intersectional History (opens in a new tab). In M. Charles & M. Gani (Eds.), Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century

Linked In – https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliatoppin/ (opens in a new tab)

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Tik Tok – https://www.tiktok.com/@miss_toppin (opens in a new tab)

Researchgate – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julia-Toppin (opens in a new tab)

Academia – https://independent.academia.edu/JToppin (opens in a new tab)

Orcid – https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0923-9984 (opens in a new tab)