Preface
Introduction
1 ‘Spicks and Specks:’ Finding Latent Elements in Music Production
2 ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941:’ Reverb and Space as Latent Elements in Music Production
3 ‘How Can You Mend A Broken Heart’: Meaning as a Latent Element in Music Production
4 ‘Jive Talkin:’ Place as a Latent Element in Music Production
5 ‘Stayin’ Alive’: Looping as a Latent Element in Music Production
6 ‘Tragedy’: Nonsense Lyrics as a Latent Element of Music Production
7 ‘Guilty’: Vocality as a Latent Element in Music Production
8 ‘You Win Again’: Composite Layering as Latent Elements in Music Production
9 ‘Still Waters Run Deep:’ Guitar Tunings and Voicings as Latent Elements in Music Production
Conclusions: Future Directions for Studying Latent Elements in Music Production
Bibliography
Discography
Index
Biography
Pat O’Grady is a contemporary music researcher, educator, and practitioner, specializing in music production. He is a lecturer in music technology at the Australian National University. He has two decades of professional experience in producing and performing contemporary music. He is the current treasurer of the Australian/New Zealand branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music.
