{"product_id":"9781501333606","title":"Virtual Music Sound, Music, and Image in the Digital Era","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVirtual Music\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound, Music, and Image in the Digital Era\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShara Rambarran\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtuality has entered our lives making anything we desire possible. We are, as Gorillaz once sang, in an exciting age where 'the digital won't let [us] go…' Technology has revolutionized music, especially in the 21st century where the traditional rules and conventions of music creation, consumption, distribution, promotion, and performance have been erased and substituted with unthinkable and exciting methods in which absolutely anyone can explore, enjoy, and participate in creating and listening to music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVirtual Music \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the interactive relationship of sound, music, and image, and its users (creators\/musicians\/performers\/audience\/consumers). Areas involving the historical, technological, and creative practices of virtual music are surveyed including its connection with creators, musicians, performers, audience, and consumers. Shara Rambarran looks at the fascination and innovations surrounding virtual music, and illustrates key artists (such as Grace Jones, The Weeknd), creators (such as King Tubby, Kraftwerk, MadVillain, Danger Mouse), audiovisuals in video games and performances (such as \u003ci\u003eCuphead \u003c\/i\u003eand Gorillaz), audiences, and consumers that contribute in making this musical experience a phenomenon. Whether it is interrogating the (un)realness of performers, modified identities of artists, technological manipulation of the Internet, music industry and music production,  or accessible opportunities in creativity, the book offers a fresh understanding of virtual music and appeals to readers who have an interest in this digital revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShara Rambarran\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Music, Business and Media at the University of Brighton, UK. She is the musicologist for Spotify's award winning music podcast, \u003ci\u003eDecode\u003c\/i\u003e, co-runs the Art of Record Production conferences, and is an editor on the Journal on the Art of Record Production. Shara is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiva: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2023). Shara is the author of \u003ci\u003eVirtual Music: Sound, Music, and Image in the Digital Era\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2021).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 April 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501333606\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332961501324,"sku":"9781501333606","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_cb95045a-0787-43e9-bfda-408f7dd4a672.jpg?v=1783607560","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501333606","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}