FAMST 192CT Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Vox Populi, Devaluation, Digital Distribution
Document Summary
Ideological assumptions about what is and is not a technology. The term "technology" is a problem because it is confusing! Or alternatively is technology a means of liberation for music production, performance, and consumption. 6 technophobic discourses = anxieties (that have historically circulated) Music-making process has become cold, unnatural, artificial, inorganic, emotionless, synthetic. Musicians interface with machines rather than interact with other humans. Everyone can be a musician regardless of talent or true ability. No distinction between music-making and computer programming or turntable scratching. Technological mediations cut off the artist from "the people" Can no longer represent or speak for them (vox populi) Threatens business model, integrity of copyright, "the engine of the music industry" Drastically reduces ability of artists to earn a living. Humanization or spiritualization of technology through music, that most human of arts. Extension and amplification of creative potential and power. Ability to manipulate innumerable sonic, musical, and technical variables.
