Mediation and Liveness in DJ Performance – Kim Ramstedt

This week’s blog by Kim Ramstedt is a discussion of issues related to the study of superstar DJs and follows the recent death of Swedish DJ Avicii. Superstar DJs frequently perform on the main stages of pop music festivals, and festivals built predominantly around DJ performances and electronic dance music attract record amounts of visitors. Yet, popular discourse around large-scale …

Selling the experience: The worldviews of British concert promoters – Martin Cloonan (2012)

Based on a series of interviews conducted between 2008 and 2011 with UK-based concert promoters, this article seeks to examine the world-views of a group of individuals whose activities are currently economically dominant within the broader music industries but have hitherto largely escaped academic attention.

Rethinking grass roots musicians and the small venue “crisis” – Chris Adams

Last year’s LMX intern Chris Adams (aka self described failed music-maker Piet Haag ), adds to the ongoing discussion over the small venue crisis with an alternative and musician focused perspective.

Liveness in Modern Music Musicians, Technology, and the Perception of Performance – Paul Sanden (2012)

This study investigates the idea and practice of liveness in modern music, drawing on case studies including Glenn Gould and the White Stripes.

Steering a review: some reflections on a gig – Martin Cloonan (2013)

Martin Cloonan both reports and reflects upon the author’s experience as part of the Steering Group on a project which attempted to map the main issues facing the music industries in Scotland.

Live Music Census in Victoria, Australia – Dobe Newton

Dobe Newton, organiser of the live music census in the state of Victoria in Australia, gives some background to the census, a discussion of the research process, an overview of the findings and also comparison with wider industry figures.

Gigographies: where popular musicians play – Dave Laing (2009)

Dave Laing maps popular music performance sites to understand the links between performers and their audiences, drawing on case studies including Elton John, and Manchester in the 1960s.

Live and prerecorded popular music consumption – Juan D. Montoro-Pons and Manuel Cuadrado-García (2011)

Analysis of changes to the popular music market, and the balance between the live and recorded sectors, due to shifts in consumption patterns over the previous decade.

Patterns of listening through social media: online fan engagement with the live music experience – Lucy Bennett (2012)

This study examines the responses of fans engaged in online activity around concerts, identifying the key themes and patterns apparent within this behaviour, arguing that fans are using social media and mobile technology in an effort to contest and reshape the boundaries of live music concerts.

Music Hall: The Business of Pleasure – Peter Bailey (ed.) (1986)

An edited collection of essays examining the history and socio-economic context of music hall from the mid nineteenth to early twentieth century.

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