Description
Product ID: | 9783030445867 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | CH |
Title: | Getting Signed |
Subtitle: | Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society |
Authors: | Author: David Arditi |
Page Count: | 256 |
Subjects: | Music, Music, Media studies, Social theory, Sociology: work and labour, Media studies, Social theory, Sociology: work & labour |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The belief that signing a record contract will almost infallibly lead to some measure of success— the “ideology of getting signed,” as Arditi defines it—is alive and well. Though streaming, social media, and viral content have turned the recording industry upside down in one sense, the record contract and its mythos still persist. Record contracts have been the goal of aspiring musicians, but are they still important in the era of SoundCloud? Musicians in the United States still seem to think so, flocking to auditions for The Voice and Idol brands or paying to perform at record label showcases in the hopes of landing a deal. The belief that signing a record contract will almost infallibly lead to some measure of success- the "ideology of getting signed," as Arditi defines it-is alive and well. |
Imprint Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
Publisher Name: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-09-28 |