{"product_id":"dj-culture-in-the-mix-power-technology-and-social-change-in-electronic-dance-music-9781623560065","title":"DJ Culture in the Mix: Power, Technology, and Social Change in Electronic Dance Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe DJ stands at a juncture of technology, performance and culture in the increasingly uncertain climate of the popular music industry, functioning both as pioneer of musical taste and gatekeeper of the music industry. Together with promoters, producers, video jockeys (VJs) and other professionals in dance music scenes, DJs have pushed forward music techniques and technological developments in last few decades, from mashups and remixes to digital systems for emulating vinyl performance modes. This book is the outcome of international collaboration among academics in the study of electronic dance music. Mixing established and upcoming researchers from the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Australia and Brazil, the collection offers critical insights into DJ activities in a range of global dance music contexts. In particular, chapters address digitization and performativity, as well as issues surrounding the gender dynamics and political economies of DJ cultures and practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is enjoyable about the Attias, Gavanas, and Rietveld collection is that it not only draws on perspectives from academics associated with musicology but also includes specialists in social anthropology, cultural studies, communication studies, and media practice. Not only are the local scenes discussed diverse, but the academic perspectives and disciplines represented include multiple views … for this reason, it should be on the radar of scholar’s associated with popular music, and certainly those interested in EDM. Selections from this book would also be well-suited for introductory courses in popular music or music technology. -- Eva J. Egolf * Women and Music *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDJ Culture in the Mix \u003c\/i\u003eoffers not only a much broader picture than the standard monolithic account, but a refreshingly different type of picture - a cubist approach, with a dozen viewpoints thrown unpredictably together . . . A timely representation of just how broad the subject is - and should be -- Adam Harper * The Wire *\u003cbr\u003eA merit of the book consists of its insights into particular scenes, which is in itself a characterising trait of DJ cultures. Valuable field research, historical research and interviews with scene operators and participants spot light on various contexts...Overall, this makes for a kaleidoscopic look at DJ culture. -- Carlo Nardi, Rhodes University * Dancecult.net *\u003cbr\u003eThere are good books on dance clubs and dance music, but this is the first volume on the figure of the dance music DJ and it is most welcome. \u003ci\u003eDJ Culture in the Mix\u003c\/i\u003e is well-organized, up-to-date and genuinely international, and brings together many of the leading figures in dance music studies. Highly recommended. * Will Straw, Ph.D Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and Professor, Department of Art History and Communications Studies, McGill University, Canada *\u003cbr\u003eLike a good DJ set, \u003ci\u003eDJ Culture in the Mix \u003c\/i\u003eis an invigorating, well-conceived collection that leaves us both satisfied and eager for more. Many thanks to this excellent group of scholars for a multifaceted exploration of the rich, but little understood world of the electronic dance music DJ. * Mark Katz, author of Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ *\u003cbr\u003eExploring everything from the fractious taste politics of New York gay clubland during the post-disco Eighties to the cult of speed in 21st Century drum ‘n’ bass, \u003ci\u003eDJ Culture In the Mix\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of probing, insightful essays that will provide stimulation and enlightenment for dance music scholars and dance music fans alike. * Simon Reynolds, author of Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDJ Culture in the Mix\u003c\/i\u003e fills a long overdue void in DJ and electronic dance music literature. Interdisciplinary in focus and approach, the essays within raise thoughtful questions and offer a range of critical insights into the complexities of DJ cultures and practices around the world. * Rebekah Farrugia, Oakland University, US *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the strongest points of this collection is the attention it pays to issues of gender in relation to DJs, their careers, and their representations in EDM scenes. …  Gavanas and Reitsamer refuse to content themselves with merely observing that the DJ profession is male-dominated, instead striving to understand how this has come to be, how it persists, and what efforts are being made to change it. … \u003ci\u003eDJ Culture in the Mix \u003c\/i\u003eis an original, valuable, and much-needed contribution to the scholarship of DJS and their activities in the EDM scene. -- Luis-Manuel Garcia * The World of Music (New Series) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction \u003ci\u003e Hillegonda C. Rietveld\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 2: Subjectivity in the Groove: Phonography, Digitality, and Fidelity \u003ci\u003e Bernardo Alexander Attias\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 3: DJ Technologies, Social Networks, and Gendered Trajectories in European DJ Cultures \u003ci\u003e Anna Gavanas and Rosa Reitsamer\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 4: ‘Journey to the Light’? Immersion, Spectacle, and Mediation \u003ci\u003e Hillegonda C. Rietveld\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 5: The DJ as Electronic De-Territorializer \u003ci\u003e Mirko M. Hall and Naida Zukic\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 6: ‘It’s Not the Mix, It’s the Selection’: Music Programming in Contemporary DJ Culture  \u003ci\u003eKai Fikentscher\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 7: Electronic Dance Music and Technological Change: Lessons from Actor-Network Theory - \u003ci\u003eJonathan Yu\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 8: DJ Culture and the Commercial Club Scene in Sydney \u003ci\u003e Ed Montano\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 9: DJs and the Aesthetic of Acceleration in Drum ‘n’ Bass \u003ci\u003e Chris Christodoulou\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 10: The Forging of a White Gay Aesthetic at the Saint, 1980-84 \u003ci\u003e Tim Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 11: DJs as Cultural Mediators: the Mixing Work of São Paulo’s Peripheral DJs  \u003ci\u003eIvan Paolo de Paris Fontanari\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 12: War on the Dance Floor: Synthscenen’s Military Power Games  \u003ci\u003e Johanna Paulsson\u003c\/i\u003e Chapter 13: DJ-Driven Literature: A Linguistic Remix \u003ci\u003e Simon A. Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e    Contributors Index","brand":"Continuum Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771353235799,"sku":"9781623560065","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781623560065.jpg?v=1758727505","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dj-culture-in-the-mix-power-technology-and-social-change-in-electronic-dance-music-9781623560065","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}