BUSKERS: THE ON-THE-STREETS, IN-THE-TRAINS, OFF-THE-GRID MEMOIR OF TWO NEW YORK CITY STREET MUSICIANS
Book ID/图书代码： 12312511B44798
English Summary/英文概要： Frustrated by the indifference of the music industry and the stacks of homemade CDs gathering dust in their closets, brothers Heth and Jed Weinstein made the radical decision to bring their music directly to the masses. They began playing on street corners, in subway stations, and wherever else they could connect with a live audience. To their surprise, far from this being the terminal stop of a dead-end career, busking turned out to be just the beginning as crowds of stressed-out commuters gathered around, cheering them on, subscribing to their mailing lists, and actually buying some of those stockpiled CDs—40,000 and counting.
In Buskers, Heth and Jed recount their turbulent, drug- and crime-filled adolescence in the nowhere-land of Livingston, New Jersey, their valiant attempts to achieve rock ’n’ roll success through traditional channels, and their unexpected path to circumventing the outmoded music industry. They divulge fascinating details about the technical and legal aspects of street performance, New York busking culture, and the lives of their fellow troubadours.
A world of possibilities opens up when the brothers take it to the streets, proving the value of their music to themselves and anyone who’ll listen. Read their story, and your commute will never be the same.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 长久以来受到音乐界的漠视和房间里一堆堆被灰尘湮没的自录唱片，终于迫使温斯坦兄弟毅然决定以最直接的方式把他们的音乐带给世人。街头，地铁站，任何有现场听众的地方，都能发现他们的身影。本以为街头卖唱这样一份毫无前途的工作会是他们音乐生涯最后的纪念，结果他们竟意外大受追捧，生活在压力下的都市通勤者喜欢聚集在他们周围，欢呼喝彩，订阅他们的印刷单，购买他们囤积的唱片---多达4万张。在《卖艺者》一书中，赫斯和杰德回忆了他们青少年时期在新泽西州利文斯顿市那段糜烂混乱的生活，充满了打斗吸毒和犯罪的回忆，他们也曾勇敢的在摇滚界闯荡，渴望成功，巧妙地避开那些过时的音乐形式。他们向我们泄露街头表演的惊人细节，技巧和如何不触犯法律规定，向我们生动展示了纽约卖唱文化和艺人们的生活。(兼职翻译-DC)
Awards/获奖情况：肯定卖唱者：“遇见这两个伙计的那一刻起，我就认识到赫斯和杰德身上有领先于这个时代的特质，他们对待音乐的态度截然不同于当下那些贴满标签的商业音乐人。作为旁观者，我看见他们的事业蒸蒸日上，内心是无比欣喜的。去了解他们是如何一步步成长，在纽约城的地铁里和街道上驾轻就熟的卖艺，或许，你也会想尝试开一场你的个人演唱会。”---- 著名唱片制作人 杰米•坎迪洛罗
About the Author/作者介绍： 赫斯•温斯坦和杰德•温斯坦两兄弟每年进行约200场街头演出。2006年，他们终于获得觊觎已久的纽约交通管理局对于纽约市音乐项目的批准，开始进行地铁站合法演出。曾于纽约著名Gothamist微博，《 纽约每日新闻》，《纽约太阳报》，《纽约地铁报》迪克•克拉克的新年狂欢倒计时等多处有专题报道。 现居纽约城。 Heth and Jed Weinstein play 200 busking shows annually. In 2006, they earned a coveted spot in the MTA’s Music Under New York program, which provides sanctioned subway-station performance space. Previously featured in Gothamist.com, The New York Daily News, The New York Sun, New York Metro, and Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve, they live in New York City.
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