ISBN:
9781623564377
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (342 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als DJ culture in the mix
DDC:
781.648
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Discjockey
;
Elektronische Musik
;
Tanzmusik
;
Musiksoziologie
Abstract:
The DJ stands at a juncture of technology, performance and culture in the increasingly uncertain climate of the popular music industry, functioning both as pioneer of musical taste and gatekeeper of the music industry. Together with promoters, producers, video jockeys (VJs) and other professionals in dance music scenes, DJs have pushed forward music techniques and technological developments in last few decades, from mashups and remixes to digital systems for emulating vinyl performance modes. This book is the outcome of international collaboration among academics in the study of electronic dan
Description / Table of Contents:
FC; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Subjectivity in the Groove: Phonography, Digitality and Fidelity; 3.DJ Technologies, Social Networks and Gendered Trajectories in European DJ Cultures; 4.Journey to the Light? Immersion, Spectacle and Mediation; 5. The DJ as ElectronicDeterritorializer; 6.'It's Not the Mix, It's the Selection': Music Programming in Contemporary DJ Culture; 7.Electronic Dance Music and Technological Change: Lessons from Actor-Network Theory; 8. DJ Culture and the Commercial Club Scene in Sydney
Description / Table of Contents:
9.DJs and the Aesthetic of Acceleration in Drum 'n' Bass10. The Forging of a White Gay Aesthetic at the Saint, 1980-4; 11. DJs as Cultural Mediators: The Mixing Work of São Paulo's Peripheral DJs; 12. War on the Dancefloor: Synthscenen's Military Power Games; 13.DJ-driven Literature: A Linguistic Remix; Contributors; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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