1st Edition

Independent Music and Digital Technology in the Philippines

By Monika E. Schoop Copyright 2017
256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

244 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Since the turn of the century, the impact of digital technologies on the promotion, production and distribution of music in the Philippines has both enabled and necessitated an increase in independent musical practices. In the first in-depth investigation into the independent music scene in the Philippines, Monika E. Schoop exposes and portrays the as yet unexplored restructurings of the... Read more

Preface

1. Introduction

Part I

2. Metro Manila's Independent Scene

3. What Happened to the Music Industries?

Part II

4. In Bedrooms and Real Estate Offices: Independent Music Production

5. From SoundCloud to iTunes to the Gigs: Distributing Independent Music

6. Everything Is Online? Promoting the Scene

7. Raising Funds with Artiste Connect: Crowdfunding in the Philippines

8. Conclusion: Everyone Is Indie Now?

Postface

Biography

Monika E. Schoop is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cologne and visiting lecturer at the University of Würzburg.