His work has received performances in Australasia, Europe, North America and Asia. Current projects include new works for saxophonist Richard Haynes (AUS) and the Lunapark ensemble (NL), both developed during an artist residency at ZKM (Karlsruhe, DE). He is co-director with Sophie Jerram of Now Future, an organisation founded to foster interdisciplinary research and production at the intersection of art and ecology. Dugal holds a PhD in Composition from the University of Birmingham (UK), where he studied with Dr Jonty Harrison. His doctorate was completed while on a DAAD Stipendium at the Technische Universität Berlin. He teaches sonic art and composition at the New Zealand School of Music (Wellington, NZ) where he is the director of the Lilburn Electroacoustic Music Studios.