Interconnected Musical Networks – Bringing Expression and Thoughtfulness to Collaborative Music Making

Interconnected Musical Networks – Bringing Expression and Thoughtfulness to Collaborative Music Making (2003)

by Gil Weinberg

Venue:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory
Citations:	8 - 2 self

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TITLE	Interconnected Musical Networks – Bringing Expression and Thoughtfulness to Collaborative Music Making	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Gil Weinberg	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	The Interdisciplinary Program for Fostering Excellence, Tel Aviv University	user correction
ABSTRACT	Music today is more ubiquitous, accessible, and democratized than ever. Thanks to technologies such as high-end home studios, audio compression, and digital distribution, music now surrounds us in everyday life, almost every piece of music is a few minutes of download away, and almost any western musician, novice or expert, can compose, perform and distribute their music directly to their listeners from their home studios. But at the same time these technologies lead to some concerning social effects on the culture of consuming and creating music. Although music is available for more people, in more locations, and for longer periods of time, most listeners experience it in an incidental, unengaged, or utilitarian manner. On the creation side, home studios promote private and isolated practice of music making where hardly any musical instruments or even musicians are needed, and where the value of live	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
YEAR	2003	user correction
VENUE	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	TECHREPORT	INFERENCE
TECH	PhD proposal	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	72 found	ParsCit 1.0