Full Description
Dance Music Spaces examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the players—clubs, clubbers, and DJs—use authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth study into three women DJs—The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou—reveals a new concept, "authenticity maneuvering." In it Danielle Hidalgo exposes how the strategic use of a rave ethos both bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces and hides often problematic commercial practices. This timely, thoughtful, and deeply personal book presents a compelling analysis of the complicated interplay between dancing bodies, digital practices, and spatial offerings in contemporary dance music.
Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction "This Must Be the Place": Making Sense of Dance Music Today
Chapter 1: Experiencing Bliss: Spaces of Respite, Release and Transcendence in Dance Music
Chapter 2: The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou: Different Kinds of DJs
Chapter 3: Contemporary Dance Music Spaces and Their Dance Floors: A Snapshot
Chapter 4: "We Still Believe. Do You?": Navigating and Challenging the Business of Contemporary Dance Music
Conclusion: Future Possibilities for Dance Music: "Never for Money, Always for Love" and Other Challenges
Bibliography
About the Author
