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Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of the 21st century. Performed by MCs and DJs, it is an Afrodiasporic form that developed on street corners, on pirate radio and at raves. Level Up: Live Performance and Creative Process in Grime Music offers the first long-form ethnographic study of grime practice; it questions how and why artists do what they do; and it asks what this can tell us about creative process and improvisation more widely. Based on research conducted in Londonâs grime sceneâfacilitated by the authorâs long-standing role as a DJ and broadcasterâthis book explores the formâs emergence before taking a magnifying glass to the contemporary scene and its performance protocol, exploring the practice of key artists and their crews living and working in the city. The resultant model of creative interaction provides a comprehensive mapping of collective social learning in Londonâs informal cityscape, offering new ways to conceptualise improvisatory practice within ensembles.

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 28 November 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032282190
      978-1032282190
      ISBN-10 1032282193
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      Grime music has been central to British youth culture since the beginning of the 21st century. Performed by MCs and DJs, it is an Afrodiasporic form that developed on street corners, on pirate radio and at raves. Level Up: Live Performance and Creative Process in Grime Music offers the first long-form ethnographic study of grime practice; it questions how and why artists do what they do; and it asks what this can tell us about creative process and improvisation more widely. Based on research conducted in Londonâs grime sceneâfacilitated by the authorâs long-standing role as a DJ and broadcasterâthis book explores the formâs emergence before taking a magnifying glass to the contemporary scene and its performance protocol, exploring the practice of key artists and their crews living and working in the city. The resultant model of creative interaction provides a comprehensive mapping of collective social learning in Londonâs informal cityscape, offering new ways to conceptualise improvisatory practice within ensembles.

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