Jon Dale's teaching encompasses cultural studies; noise, sound and music; and critical theory. He has also taught across a number of institutions in avant-garde art, experimental film and music, experimental writing and poetics, sociology, media and communication, literature and creative writing, anthropology, and criminology. He has also given guest lectures in fashion, visual arts, youth studies, and presentation strategies.

His research currently focuses on the intersection of arts education, conceptual art, DIY practices and post-punk music in England through the 1970s. He has published book chapters on the vinyl record and its significance to dance music culture, histories of popular music criticism, experimental music and improvisation in the Aotearoa/New Zealand underground, and the relationships between experimental film and music.

He is co-editor, with Jon Stratton, of the 33 1/3 Oceania book series for Bloomsbury Publishing, with a particular focus on books addressing music from Aotearoa/New Zealand. He also co-edited, with Stratton and Tony Mitchell, the book An Anthology of Australian Albums: Critical Engagements (Bloomsbury, 2019).

Jon has an extensive history of publishing in music and arts criticism, contributing to such publications as The Wire, Uncut, Ultimate Music Guide, Bandcamp Daily, Pitchfork, Signal To Noise, Red Bull Music Academy, RealTime, Australian Book Review, and more. He has contributed liner notes to albums released by labels such as Kompakt, Freedom To Spend/Rvng Intl, NowAgain, and An'archives.

His engagement with experimental music and arts extends to running several record labels; curating and co-ordinating live performances, including the 2004 Improvisations Festival at the Adelaide Fringe, and programming experimental film screening series. He has released editions of his own music, including last blues (De La Catessen, 2022) and theatre (Tristes Tropiques, 2019; reissued De La Catessen, 2024).

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