The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice
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In this study we introduce an action-based concept of instrumentality derived from DJ techniques used in hip-hop and apply it to DJ performances in the club context. We conducted a video content analysisof recordings of 8 professional Techno/House DJs and investigated the occurrence of instrumental and non-instrumental action strategies during their performances. The results show that instrumental techniquesare relatively rare in the club context – only 2 DJs show a clearly instru-mental use of their equipment during stretches of their performance. We therefore conclude that the concept of instrumentality does not suit the particular demands and goals of a Club DJ and suggest further research to find better concepts.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research : 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK |
| Editors | Richard Kronland-Marinet, Mitsuko Aramaki, Sølvi Ystad, Joel Eaton |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Place of Publication | Plymouth |
| Publisher | The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Pages | 762–769 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-2-909669-24-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research - CMMR 2015 - Plymouth, United Kingdom Duration: 16.06.2015 → 19.06.2015 Conference number: 11 http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/cmmr2015/ |
- Music education - DJ, Instrument , Electronic Music
- Cultural studies