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How Music Dies (or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in the Arts
Ian Brennan
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Description for How Music Dies (or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in the Arts
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 75 B&W photos. BIC Classification: AVA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every medium, How Music Dies (or Lives) is a virtual how-to manual for those on a quest for authenticity in an age of airbrushed and Auto-Tuned so-called artists. Author and Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan chronicles his own journeys to find new and ancient sounds, textured voices, and nonmalleable songs, and he presents readers with an intricate look ... Read more
All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every medium, How Music Dies (or Lives) is a virtual how-to manual for those on a quest for authenticity in an age of airbrushed and Auto-Tuned so-called artists. Author and Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan chronicles his own journeys to find new and ancient sounds, textured voices, and nonmalleable songs, and he presents readers with an intricate look ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
506g
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781621534877
SKU
V9781621534877
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About Ian Brennan
Ian Brennan, a Grammy-winning record producer (Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bill Frisell), travels the globe in search of music. Since 1993, he has lectured internationally over one hundred times a year regarding violence prevention and is the author of two books on the subject, Anger Antidotes and Hate-less. A native of San Francisco, he is currently based in northern Italy.
Reviews for How Music Dies (or Lives): Field Recording and the Battle for Democracy in the Arts
A hefty, bracing tome overstuffed with trenchant observations and anecdotes on the homogenization of music and the democratization of art. Booklist In a time when popular music may sound sonically filling, but leaves your ears feeling spiritually undernourished, How Music Dies (or Lives) shines some much-needed light on where things have gone wrong. ... Read more