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Recorded Popular Music as (Trans)Fiction: The Case of Eminem #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 8, 2015 | arp, Research

Serge Lacasse, Université Laval, Canada Abstract: In 2013, Eminem released the song “Bad Guy” featuring on The Marshall Mathers LP 2. “Bad Guy” is described as a sequel to “Stan,” a song featuring on The Marshall Mathers LP launched...

Creativity, Agency and Structure inside the Recording Studio #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 8, 2015 | arp, Research

Paul Thompson, Leeds Beckett University, UK Phillip McIntyre, Newcastle University NSW, Australia Abstract: Popular accounts of creativity inside the recording studio tend to romanticise and mythologise the record production process (Williams, 2008). These accounts...

Hyper­compression in Music Production: Agency, Structure and the Myth that ‘Louder is Better’ #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 8, 2015 | arp, Research

Robert Taylor, University of Newcastle, Australia Abstract: Achieving ‘loud’ recordings is a prevailing expectation within the creative system of music production. This is supported by the process known as hyper­compression and has resulted from the ‘louder is better’...

Mixing as Performance: Discoveries in Creative Practice #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 8, 2015 | arp, Research

Brendan Anthony, Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia Abstract: Mixing plays an important role in the delivery of an emotive product, and as such, it is argued here that at times the mixer requires a creative practice more akin to a performance....

“Retaining beauty in the un-curated music business”: Tony Maserati, keynote speaker #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 8, 2015 | arp, Popular Music, Research

Most people reading this will know all about Tony’s background, but for those who are unfamiliar with his work here is the first paragraph from his Wikipedia page: Tony Maserati, born Tony Masciarotte, is an American record producer and audio engineer who has worked...

Survival without the labels: The changing role of the recording producer #arp2015

by Joe Bennett | Nov 7, 2015 | arp, Research

Martha de Francisco, McGill University, Canada Survival without the labels: The changing role of the recording producer. Experiences, exchanges and reflections of a veteran Tonmeister. Abstract: In parallel with the growing digital distribution of musical content via...
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