Recent EPSRC funded research by audio technology staff at GCU has resulted in the development of links with researchers at the cutting edge of music emotion and technology research. The seminar will consist of three talks on this exciting cross-disciplinary area. "Is Music Ever Sad?" Barry Maguire MA, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University "Music Emotion Recognition, A State of the Art Review", Dr Scott Beveridge, Semantic Music Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute of Digital Media Technology "Practical Applications of Semantic Music Technologies", Jakob Abesser Dipl.-Ing. Semantic Music Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute of Digital Media Technology