The Production and Consumption of Music in the Digital Age

Brian J. Hracs is a lecturer at the School of Geography and Environment at the University of Southampton, UK. Michael Seman is a senior research associate at the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research. Tarek E. Virani is a post-doctoral research associate at Queen Mary University of London.

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction: The Evolving Economic Geography of Music

[Brian J. Hracs, Michael Seman, and Tarek E. Virani]

Part II: Recording

2. Laptops, Pro Tools, and File Transfer Protocols: On the Intensification and Extensification of Recording Work in the Digital Age

[Allan Watson]

3. Disturbing Production: The Effects of Digital Music Production on Music Studios

[David Arditi]

Part III: Working

4. Working Harder and Working Smarter: The Survival Strategies of Contemporary Independent Musicians

[Brian J. Hracs]

5. From Artist to Entrepreneur: The Working Lives of London-Based Rappers

[Laura Speers]

6. Hip-Hop Tunity: Challenges and Opportunities for Indie Hip-Hop Artists in the Dutch Music Industry

[Joni R. Haijen]

7. "Working at the Candy Factory": The Limits of Nonmonetary Rewards in Record Industry Careers

[Alexandre Frenette]

Part IV: Playing

8. The Resilience of a Local Music Scene in Dalston, London

[Tarek E. Virani]

9. Landscapes of Performance and Technological Change: Music Venues in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Nashville, Tennessee

[Ola Johansson, Margaret M. Gripshover, and Thomas L. Bell]

10. What’s the "Newport Effect"?: Music Festivals, Touring, and Reputations in the Digital Age

[Jonathan R. Wynn and Rodrigo Dominguez-Villegas]

11. Musicians and Temporary Spaces: The Case of Music Festivals in Sweden

[Johan Jansson and Jimi Nilsson]

Part V: Distributing

12. Exploring the "360 Degree" Blur: Digitization, Sonic Capital, and the Strategic Orientations of Electronic Indie Labels

[Hans-Joachim Bürkner]

13. More Than Just Bytes?: Responses to Digitization in the Paris Cluster of World Music Production

[Amanda Brandellero and Robert C. Kloosterman]

14. Emotional Landscapes and the Evolution of Vinyl Record Retail: A Case Study of Highland Park, Los Angeles

[Tyler Sonnichsen]

15. Music Rights: Towards a Material Geography of Musical Practices in the "Digital Age"

[Andy C. Pratt]

Part VI: Promoting and Consuming

16. Unpacking the "Digital Habitus" of Music Fans in Santiago’s Indie Music Scene

[Arturo Arriagada]

17. The Evolution of Music Tastemakers in the Digital Age: The Rise of Algorithms and the Response of Journalists

[Bastian Lange]

18. Leveraging Affect: Mobilizing Enthusiasm and the Co-Production of the Musical Economy

[Andrew Leyshon, Nigel Thrift, Louise Crewe, Shaun French, and Pete Webb]