Contracts, patronage and mediation : the articulation of global and local in the South African recording industry /: the articulation of global and local in the South African recording industry. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Pop Music, Culture and Identity
• Further Information: Note: Tuulikki Pietilä, University of Helsinki, Finland.
• Authors: Pietilä, Tuulikki; Pietilèa, Tuulikki
• Contents: Cover; Contents; List of Figures, Tables, and Maps; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Patronage and mediation; Authorship and rights ownership; Context: population and economic developments in South Africa; The research material and organization of the book; 1 The South African Recording Industry; Historical developments: concentration and consolidation; International and local music; International and local music in the major companies' structures; Music sales trends according to the statistics; The rise of local music and the independent sector. The recording industry associations and the needletime issueAfrica as an 'emerging market'; 2 Recent Industry Developments; Declining physical sales, gradually increasing digital sales; Strategies to tackle the decreasing physical sales; Publishing and synchronization revenues; The live music scene; 3 A Segmented Music Market and Attempts to Capture It; Radio broadcasting; Describing the market segments; Adjusting to the market; Sales; 4 The Wholesaling and Retailing of Music; Diversification of the distribution sector; Concentration in the buying sector; The story of Reliable Music Warehouse. Big and small operatorsMusic selling as mediation; 5 Negotiating Value in the Music Chain; The recorded music value chain; Other agents and rewards; Discussion; 6 Organizing Relationships in the Recording Industry: Contracts and Patronage; Relations of production and appropriation; Artists' and musicians' accounts of their recording careers; Roles and responsibilities in relationships; Musicians' strategies; Exploitation or caretaking? arguments and counter-arguments; 7 Continuities in Patronage Arrangements; Sources of confusion; Rewards in kind: the terms of and items under negotiation. The small labels' perspectiveThe 360 degree deal and the patronage issue; Discussion; Conclusion; Appendix A: Tables; Appendix B: Interviewed People; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (252 pages)
• Subjects: 338.4/7780968; Sound recording industry -- Law and legislation -- South Africa; Music trade -- South Africa; Sound recording industry -- South Africa; Music trade -- Law and legislation -- South Africa; Sound recording industry -- Social aspects -- South Africa; Music patronage -- South Africa; Culture -- Study and teaching; Communication; Arts; Music; Children's literature; Social sciences; Media Tie-In; Media Studies; Society & social sciences; Humanities; Science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1137562323; 9781137562326; 9781137562333; 1137562331; 9781349557158; 1349557153
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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