This study investigates the idea and practice of liveness in modern music. Understanding what makes music live in an ever-changing musical and technological terrain is one of the more complex and timely challenges facing scholars of current music; where liveness is typically understood to represent performance and to stand in opposition to recording; amplification; and other methods of electronically mediating music. The book argues that liveness itself emerges from dynamic tensions inherent in mediated musical contextsmdash;tensions between music as an acoustic human utterance; and musical sound as something produced or altered by machines. Sanden analyzes liveness in mediatized music (music for which electronic mediation plays an intrinsically defining role); exploring the role this concept plays in defining musical meaning. In discussions of music from both popular and classical traditions; Sanden demonstrates how liveness is performed by acts of human expression in productive tension with the electronic machines involved in making this music; whether on stage or on recording. Liveness is not a fixed ontological state that exists in the absence of electronic mediation; but rather a dynamically performed assertion of human presence within a technological network of communication. This book provides new insights into how the ideas of performance and liveness continue to permeate the perception and reception of even highly mediatized music within a society so deeply invested; on every level; with the use of electronic technologies.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great book for any artist/graphic designer; not just sign painters.By GLove; love; love this book. My entire life I have been fascinated with hand lettered/painted signs (calligraphy; sign painting; pinstriping; etc.) The more I got into graphic design; illustration; photography the more I appreciated this art form and how it is slowing going the way of the dinosaur. These artists created some amazing designs with minimal tools in their kits. No computers or fonts just their years of experience and loads of creativity. It is always nice to see an old building with some hand painted signage on the bricks outside. The book does a wonderful job of showing examples of their work along with a few stories along the way. One thing I would have liked to have seen however is more acknowledgement and interviews with some of the veterans of the craft (think Mike Stevens)3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Feels RealBy VincentVery Insightful. If you ever wanted to paint signs or had an interest in Typography; it is a calling. Nobody really plans on it; its something you are just drawn to. I enjoyed reading about how the different painters they interviewed got involved in sign painting. So theres some stories and alot of cool pics. As far as books on this subject go; i thought this one felt authentic and its a cross section of people and thier passion for sign painting; and lettering. Its a dying art and its cool to see there are people out there trying to keep it alive and part of true Americana culture.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For those who worship craftBy Tom AhernA documentary look at some of Americas most talented; and unpretentious; typographers. A quick; well-illustrated read with a foreword by famous artist and sign-painter; Ed Ruscha.