Rock Formation: Music, Technology, and Mass Communication

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-8039-4443-5
Verlag: SAGE PUBN

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 308 g

Reihe: Feminist Perspective on Communication

In this introduction to the subject of popular music, the author examines the history and influence of recording technology on popular music and develops a critical analysis of the interplay between technology, sound and creativity. It explains the connections between popular music, technology and mass communication and fills an important gap in the study of popular music.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Steve

Jones, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Technology and Popular Music
The History of Sound Recording
Sound and Popular Music
The Design and Marketing of Music Technology
Technology, Music and Copyright
The Process of Sound Recording
Technology and the Musician
Rock, Roll `n' Record

Über Autor(innen)

Jones, Steven
Steve Jones is UIC Distinguished Professor of Communication and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA and Adjunct Research Professor in the Institute for Communications Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA. He is editor of New Media & Society and co-editor of Mobile Media & Communication. His research interests encompass popular music studies, music technology, sound studies, internet studies, media history, virtual reality, human-machine communication, social robotics and human augmentics. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and the Tides Foundation.