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Playing with something that runs : technology, improvisation, and composition in DJ and laptop performance /

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The DJs and laptop performers of electronic dance music use preexistent elements such as records and digital samples to create extended improvisations. Analysis of these technologically mediated performances reveals a complex dynamic in which a modular approach to musical structure enables flexible...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Butler, Mark J. (Mark Jonathan), 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Electronic dance music > History and criticism.
Electronic dance music > Production and direction.
Dance music > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Piano & Keyboard.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Percussion.
Electronic dance music
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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