MUSI 1530 Lecture Notes - Christopher Small, Transculturation, Physical Culture
Document Summary
All music, including rock and pop revolve around money. Gate keepers: people involved within music that promote music and try to decide which music can be sold. E. g music/radio companies, record stores, record companies. The people who are selling your records or who you"re working for decide what to do with your records depending on the ability to sell. Bloggers can be considered gate keepers because they filter music and help you find what you like. (check internet) Capitalism capitalism is a type of system that has heavy influence on music as it revolves around the flow of money and profit. Ex: entrepreneurs won"t rise when there isn"t money to raise, in terms of music, some look to just survive, putting out enough records to live. Entrepreneurs are considered a type of gate keeper as they act differently depending on the situation. You can"t create what you can"t imagine and you can"t imagine what you haven"t experienced.
