Standards of effective practice have played an important part in the audio industry, even though these may be challenged by DIY culture and practices. Historically, the music and audio industry’s standards have addressed commercial and technical criteria. In commercial terms a “successful record producer is, by definition, someone who has had multiple hits” (Burgess 1997,...
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The DIY music-making practitioner
History of Music Production Series – Part 4c This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Following substantial technological development from the late 1960s to today, music practice has diversified exponentially in a variety of social and cultural contexts (Wallis 2001; Watson and Shove 2008). Limited access to...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2g
My journey continues…. (Page 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part g Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
Digital Project Studios become the platform for contemporary DIY music-making?
History of Music Production Series – Part 4b This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. (MIDAS 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Portable Studio With the development of laptops and handheld...
Doctoral Research Study – Part 2f
My journey continues…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 2nd Observation Part f Bordering my music-making practice As mentioned in the previous blog, I came to understand within the first few months I needed to broadly explore the fields and disciplines of...
Large Format Console Studios to Digital Project Studios
History of Music Production Series – Part 4a This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2015a) for the previous blog. (Meter 2014) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2016) for the previous blog. The changing field of music production Twenty-first century music production exists as a fragmented field...
Critical Listening
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 3a This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 2b, Reference Track Analysis (Page, 2015b). Introduction As I introduced in...
Reference Track Analysis
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 2b This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 2a, Reference Tracks (Page, 2015a). Analytical & Critical Listening task As...
Reference Tracks
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 2a This blog represents the second in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1c, The 3 Primary Tiers of Active Listening in...
The Three Primary Tiers of Active Listening in Contemporary DIY Music-Making Practice
Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1c This blog represents the third in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1b, Musicking (Page, 2015b). Introduction In a previous post Part...