DJ Culture in the Mix : Power, Technology, and Social Change in Electronic Dance Music

Name: DJ Culture in the Mix : Power, Technology, and Social Change in Electronic Dance Music
Brand: Continuum Publishing Corporation

Continuum Publishing Corporation

DJ Culture in the MixPower, Technology, and Social Change in Electronic Dance Music\nAuthor(s): Bernardo Attias, Anna Gavanas, Hillegonda Rietveld\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation, United States\nImprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation\nISBN-13: 9781623560065, 978-1623560065\nSynopsis\nThe 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 dance music. Mixing established and upcoming researchers from the US, Canada, the.