Carljohnson Anacin is an academic at Griffith University, Australia, where he also received his PhD. His research interests include popular music, migration, social media and interdisciplinary studies. A member of the Filipino community in Australia, Carl is a practising musician and cultural advocate, which adds credibility and knowledge to the embeddedness of migrant musicians’ experiences in his research. His recent publications include contributions in Rethinking the Music Business: Music Contexts, Rights, Data, and COVID-19 (Palgrave Macmillan 2022), The Qualitative Report (2024) and Journal of Intercultural Studies (2025).