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Let's start our #GlobalEChats on #music!
Among our #discussion topics: 1. #Stakeholders in music and what happens to them? 2. #Production of music 3. #Consumption of music 4. New #technology out there!
Among our #discussion topics: 1. #Stakeholders in music and what happens to them? 2. #Production of music 3. #Consumption of music 4. New #technology out there!
Firstly, let's talk about how scary #technology and #advancement can be to #music.
Some stats:
The US lost $12.5 billion a year in total sales due to pirated music.
71k jobs were lost; $2.7bn in annual earnings; $1.1bn of that would have been earned by the industry.
Some stats:
The US lost $12.5 billion a year in total sales due to pirated music.
71k jobs were lost; $2.7bn in annual earnings; $1.1bn of that would have been earned by the industry.
Source:
sheffieldav.com/education/how-…
But as with any #tech #disruption, there are always negative externalities.
In the #music industry, most of the bad press came from #piracy. Sites like Napster and P2P torrenting were rampant back in the day.
sheffieldav.com/education/how-…
But as with any #tech #disruption, there are always negative externalities.
In the #music industry, most of the bad press came from #piracy. Sites like Napster and P2P torrenting were rampant back in the day.
So, while we are resting on the #FBPE-laurels after a hot chase of #WATON, a few very preliminary thoughts on #Brexit and #genre. As my handle indicates, I came to #Twitter with an intent to talk about genre #research, but I have ended up talking about Brexit instead. 1/
Or is that indeed "instead"? A central finding of #genrestudies is that #genre is well nigh omnipresent in human culture, cognition, and communication. Thus, we think, react, and act in genre patterns, and we all have a surprising aptitude for understanding and using genre. 2/
