HOW MUSIC DIES (OR LIVES): FIELD RECORDING AND THE BATTLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE ARTS
Book ID/图书代码： 06840016B92161
English Summary/英文概要： All recordings document life, arising from a specific time and place, and if that place is artificial, the results will be as well. Culled from a lifetime of learning through failure and designed to provoke thought and inspiration for artists in every medium, How Music Dies (or Lives) is a virtual how-to manual for those on a quest for authenticity in an age of airbrushed and Auto-Tuned so-called “artists.” Author and Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan chronicles his own journeys to find new and ancient sounds, textured voices, and nonmalleable songs, and he presents readers with an intricate look at our technological society. His concise prose covers topics such as:
•The damages of colonization in generalizing distinctive variations
•The need for imperfection
•The gaps between manufacturing and invention
•The saturation of music in everyday life
This guide serves those who ask themselves, “What’s wrong with our culture?” Along with possible answers are lessons in using the microphone as a telescope, hearing the earth as an echo, and appreciating the value of democratizing voices.
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don’t aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在某一个特定的时间和地点，录音记录生活。如果那个地方是人造的，其结果也将如此。通过从失败中学习，所得的结果可能在任一媒介挑动艺术家的思想和灵感。本书几乎就是一本知识手册，专门针对那些在这个充斥着各种后期的时代对真实性有追求的“艺术家”。作者和格莱美获奖制作人Ian Brennan记述了自己寻找各种有质感的声音、nonmalleable歌曲的旅程，向读者展现如今的技术社会错综复杂的样子。
本书面对那些会问自己如下问题的人：“我们的文化究竟怎么了？”除了可能的答案外，书中还教你如何将麦克风当望远镜用，听到大地的回声，欣赏民主的声音。
Allworth出版社是Skyhorse Publishing集团的一份子，出版了大量有关视觉和表演艺术的书籍，尤其重视艺术经营。我们出版的作品涵盖平面设计、戏剧、品牌、美术、摄影、室内设计、写作、表演、电影、如何开始职业生涯、商业和法律的形式、商业行为等。我们不刻意追求纽约时报畅销书或全国畅销书，但我们坚定地致力于出版有质量的图书，帮助创意专业人士成功并茁壮成长。我们经常在其他出版商忽视的领域发布作品，并欢迎那些能够用自己的专业知识帮助读者的作者。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：本书的主题是沉重的，其中对于音乐的同质化和艺术的民主化的观察是犀利的。（Booklist）
在这个到处都是流行音乐的时代，你的耳朵却可能感觉有些营养不良。本书能够告诉你究竟是什么出了问题。（Joe Lally，（Fugazi））
本书时而有趣，经常让人感觉错综复杂，而且对于音乐极具原创性的观点……我很喜欢这本书。（John Waters，导演和作家，作品包括Pink Flamingos，Hairspray， Serial Mom）
"A hefty, bracing tome overstuffed with trenchant observations and anecdotes on the homogenization of music and the democratization of art." —Booklist
"In a time when popular music may sound sonically filling, but leaves your ears feeling spiritually undernourished, How Music Dies (or Lives) shines some much-needed light on where things have gone wrong." —Joe Lally (Fugazi)
“A sometimes funny, often perplexing, highly original treatise on the outer edges of music acceptability. . . . I loved it!" —John Waters, filmmaker and author (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray, Serial Mom)
“Insightful and provocative. Ian Brennan has truly ’been there’ and has now written a fascinating book . . .fantastic!" —Paula Henderson, curator, WOMAD Festival (UK)
"Author Ian Brennan has innocently become the new Alan Lomax, boldly going where no one has gone before in search of the truth in music and the source of human expression, without filter, nor artifice. He offers a ‘how to’ guide for setting your ears and your instruments on a righteous path, as well as a journal of his adventures on these sound-safaris. We are lucky to have him as our guide."—Matt Chessé, Academy Award-nominated film-editor (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, James Bond series)
About the Author/作者介绍： Ian Brennan是得过格莱美奖的唱片制作人，他走遍全球追寻好音乐。自1993年以来，他每年在全球各地就预防暴力演讲超过100场次，并出版了两本有关这一主题的书籍。他出生、成长在旧金山，目前居住在意大利北部。
Ian Brennan, a Grammy-winning record producer (Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Bill Frisell), travels the globe in search of music. Since 1993, he has lectured internationally over one hundred times a year regarding violence prevention and is the author of two books on the subject, Anger Antidotes and Hate-less. A native of San Francisco, he is currently based in northern Italy.
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