1st Edition

Hollywood Studio Musicians Their Work and Careers in the Recording Industry

By Robert R. Faulkner Copyright 2013
233 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

When originally published in 1971, Hollywood Studio Musicians was the first detailed analysis of the work and careers of production personnel in an industry devoted to mass culture. Previously, most researchers overlooked mass-culture industries as work settings, preferring to focus on content rather than the artists who created it. This lucid and insightful book looks under the hood of the... Read more
AcknowledgmentsNew Preface to the Transaction Edition, Howard S. Becker 1. Introduction 2. The Hollywood Studio Scene and the Free-Lance Musician 3. Career Problems, Comparative Failure, and Going Commercial 4. Making It in the Studios 5. Skill, Dignity, and Flexibility 6. The Hiring Structure and Status Situation 7. The Studio Pro's Perspectives 8. Concluding Observations Methodological Appendixes A. Sample and Methods B. Some Personal Reflections on the ResearchIndex

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Robert R. Faulkner