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Uloga tehnologije u razvoju pop muzike
The Role of Technology in the Development of Pop Music

Author(s): Jasmin Hošić
Subject(s): Media studies, Music, Social development, Sociology of Art
Published by: Pedagoški fakultet Univerziteta u Bihaću
Keywords: technology; recording; production; machines; metamedia;

Summary/Abstract: The interest in studying the relationship between pop music and technology increased with the expansion of techno. It resulted in the emergence of numerous books and studies that have made historical interdependence between pop music and technology obvious, showing that the history of pop music (especially the appearance of rock’n’roll) must be seen in line with technological innovations in the way of composing, recording, production, performance, reproduction, transmission and distribution. The research has indicated that the importance of technological innovation for the development of pop music is much higher than it is generally believed. All forms of art and pop music are based on the appropriate technological infrastructure. Musicians have always experimented with expanding the productive capacity of the instruments (the usage of a guitar as a percussive instrument) and technical devices where technological counter-effects are particularly interesting.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 100-105
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Bosnian