Description: Who produces sound and music? And in what spaces, localities, and contexts? As the production of sound and music in the 21st century converges with multimedia, these questions are critically addressed in this new edited collection. This work features 16 brand-new articles by leading thinkers from the fields of music, audio engineering, anthropology, and media. Innovative and timely, this collection represents scholars from around the world, revisiting established themes such as record production and the construction of genre with new perspectives, as well as exploring issues in cultural and virtual production.
Brief description: Samantha Bennett is Associate Professor of Music at the Australian National University. She holds editorial roles with Perfect Beat (Equinox) and The Journal on the Art of Record Production. She is the author of the upcoming book Siouxsie and the Banshees' Peepshow (2018), part of Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series, and co-editor of Critical Approaches to the Production of Music and Sound (2017)
Review Quotes:
"Critical Approaches to the Production of Music and Sound is a wide-ranging collection of essays by scholars steeped in practice. It is a vital contribution to the literature, offering fresh insights and research on the evolving interface of music and technology." --Albin Zak, Professor of Music, University at Albany, USA
"Anyone who thinks deeply about the production of sound and music needs this book. This welcome collection of essays ranges widely, breaking through disciplinary barriers and bringing together an exhilarating array of subjects and methodologies. Perhaps most impressively, it combines-and nicely blurs-theory and practice, modeling a vibrant and much-needed dialogue between the two." --Mark Katz, Professor of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA