The evolution of the record producer from technician to auteur, from Phil Spector and George Martin to the rise of hip-hop and remixing. In the 1960s, rock and pop music recording questioned the convention that recordings should recreate the illusion of a concert hall setting. T…
Stereo is everywhere. The whole culture and industry of music and sound became organized around the principle of stereophony during the twentieth century. But nothing about this-not the invention or acceptance or ubiquity of stereo-was inevitable. Nor did the aesthetic conventio…
"An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music."--Nathaniel Rich, --In--The Song MachineGoing beyond music to discuss money, business, marketing, and technology, The Song MachineFascinating, revelatory, and original, The Song Machine will change the way you …
There's a reason hit songs offer such guilty pleasure--they're designed that way. Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven seco…
Here's a reason hit songs offer such guilty pleasure--they're designed that way. Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven secon…
"The Global Music Industry examines the music industry around the world and is designed to offer the general reader or student a broad understanding of the similarities and differences in music business internationally. Three leading figures in the music industry, two of whom sp…
"The Global Music Industry examines the music industry around the world and is designed to offer the general reader or student a broad understanding of the similarities and differences in music business internationally. Three leading figures in the music industry, two of whom sp…
