A creative industry in transition: the rise of digitally driven independent music production
A creative industry in transition: the rise of digitally driven independent music production
This paper nuances our understanding of the ongoing transition within the North American music industry. It extends the existing analysis of the so-called “MP3 Crisis” by exploring the ways in which digital technologies have challenged the entrenched power of the major record labels. In particular, new insights are offered based on interviews with music industry executives who have been active in shaping the industry's response to illegal file sharing. The paper also uses interview data from musicians to investigate the implications of restructuring at the macroscale on creative talent at the microscale. As such, it documents the structures and spatial dynamics of digitally driven independent music production in Canada for the first time.
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Hracs, B.J.
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September 2012
Hracs, B.J.
ab1df99d-bb99-4770-9ea1-b9d654a284dc
Hracs, B.J.
(2012)
A creative industry in transition: the rise of digitally driven independent music production.
Growth and Change, 43 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1468-2257.2012.00593.x).
Abstract
This paper nuances our understanding of the ongoing transition within the North American music industry. It extends the existing analysis of the so-called “MP3 Crisis” by exploring the ways in which digital technologies have challenged the entrenched power of the major record labels. In particular, new insights are offered based on interviews with music industry executives who have been active in shaping the industry's response to illegal file sharing. The paper also uses interview data from musicians to investigate the implications of restructuring at the macroscale on creative talent at the microscale. As such, it documents the structures and spatial dynamics of digitally driven independent music production in Canada for the first time.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 20 August 2012
Published date: September 2012
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Geography & Environment
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370766
ISSN: 0017-4815
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