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Costing the Welsh Music Industries
To add to the post I just published on mapping the recording, live music and rehearsal room sectors, I thought I would add some information on some other work I recently completed for Creative Wales on the the economic worth … Continue reading
Posted in Live Music, Music Industry, Musicology, Wales
Tagged Economic, Finance, live music, Music Publishing, Music Retail, Wales, welsh music industry
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The Lost and Found Musical History of Merthyr Tydfil: A Case Study in Local Music Making
Pre covid, I was looking forward to going to the University of Michigan to deliver a paper talking about what was at that point a new edited collection I had just worked on – focusing on ‘hidden histories of popular … Continue reading
The Impacts of Covid-19 on the Live Music Industries: A Sample of Academic Projects Taking Place Across Europe
After a couple of months on planing, the IASPM event I organised on the impacts of Covid-19 on the European Music Industries took place yesterday. The event featured six speakers, from Wales, England, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands. This work … Continue reading
Grassroots Music Support: Wales Leading the Way in UK
As reported in a variety of sources this week, The Music Venue Trust (MVT) called on the UK Government for a £50 million financial injection to assist the grassroots music sector over the coming months, in addition to a three year VAT … Continue reading
Covid19 and the Music Industry: Reflections toward the end of June 2020
This is the 3rd blog I have written intending to take stock of the various impacts Covid 19 has had on the music sector. Related news this week included discussions around the initial guidelines proposed concerning musicians returning to work, with … Continue reading
Carl Orr: Guitarist Composer Teacher and Sting Sideman
Guitarist, composer and Sting sideman Carl Orr was kind enough to write a five-star review of my Sting book this week. It was great to see the book get a ‘thumbs up’ from Carl, who I respect. greatly as a musician and have … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology
Tagged Carl Orr, From Northern Skies to Fields of Gold, paul carr, Something Else, sting, The Last Ship
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COVID-19 FREELANCERS AND THE LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY: THE PERFECT STORM?
Earlier on in the week, I was asked to write a blog for my university’s Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations. The subject was on the impact of Covid-19 on the music industry and yes … Continue reading
Rock Music Pedagogy in the UK and US: Ignorance or Elitism?
In this new reality that many of us find ourselves in, I have been experimenting with Panopto as a means of recording content for my students. So, please find below a synopsis of an essay I have written for the … Continue reading
Posted in Bloomsbury Rock, Musicology
Tagged EDECEL, music pedagogy, panopto, research, Rock Music, WJEC
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The Definition of ‘Rock’ and Stylistic Overlaps
The third essay of the Bloomsbury Handbook of rock music Research is provided by Taylor Myers and Brad Osborn, who initially examine the music theory, musicological and cultural studies literature that has emerged relating to rock scholarship over the last … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology
Tagged Aborescent, Allan Moore, musicology, paul carr, Rhizomatic, rock analysis
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock: Writing About Rock
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research is now in the ‘post proof’ stage, with the publishers getting back with their various tweaks and suggestions. So I have just spent the day responding to 33 authors, who will soon be … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology
Tagged Allan Moore, Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock, paul carr, rock analysis, Sarah Hill
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