Full Description
The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music establishes EDM's place on the map of popular music. The book accounts for various ambiguities, variations, transformations, and manifestations of EDM, pertaining to its generic fragmentation, large geographical spread, modes of consumption and, changes in technology. It focuses especially on its current state, its future, and its borders - between EDM and other forms of electronic music, as well as other forms of popular music. It accounts for the rise of EDM in places that are overlooked by the existing literature, such as Russia and Eastern Europe, and examines the multi-media and visual aspects such as the way EDM events music are staged and the specificity of EDM music videos. Divided into four parts - concepts, technology, celebrity, and consumption - this book takes a holistic look at the many sides of EDM culture.
Contents
Preface: Growing UP with EDM
Graham Massey
Introduction: The Past and Future of Electronic Dance Music
Ewa Mazierska, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Les Gillon, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Tony Rigg, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Part 1: Discursive and Technological Production of EDM
1. The Meanings of 'EDM'
Anita Jóri, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany
2. This is Electro
Mathieu Guillien, University of Evry, France
3. UK Sampling Practice: Past, Present and Future
Justin Morey, Leeds Beckett University, UK
4. EDM, Meet AI: Cognitive Tools and (Non) Biological Artists in Electronic Dance Music
Andrew Fry, Independent Scholar, USA
Part 2: EDM Stars and Stardom
5. Avicii and Mental Health of EDM Stars
Melanie Ptatscheck, University of Paderborn and Osnabrueck University, Germany
6. Where's the Drop? Identifying EDM Trends Through the Career of Deadmau5
Tristan Kneschke, Independent Scholar, USA
7. Deadmau5's Relationships with Authenticity and Fame
Jeremy W Smith, University of Louisville, USA
8. Second-hand Stardom: Connotations of Sampling for Electro Swing
Chris Inglis, University of South Wales, UK
Part 3: Dance Music Scenes
9. 'We Wanna Be Free to Do What We Wanna Do': The Evolution of Dance Music in Leeds
Stuart Moss, Leeds Beckett University, UK
10. Ageism and Sexism in Manchester's Club Culture
Kamila Rymajdo, Manchester University, UK
11. Transformation of Dance Culture in Poland
Ewa Mazierska, University of Central Lancashire, UK
References
Index
