Making music together: an exploration of amateur and pro-am Grime music production

This novel research presents the results of an ethnographic study, which focused upon the production of an EP created by an amateur and a pro-amateur producer. The research presents their production practices across the production workflow, from inception and ideation through to completion. The pape...

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Main Authors: McGrath, Sean, Chamberlain, Alan, Benford, Steve
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37501/
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description This novel research presents the results of an ethnographic study, which focused upon the production of an EP created by an amateur and a pro-amateur producer. The research presents their production practices across the production workflow, from inception and ideation through to completion. The paper describes the distinct processes that occur when collaborating on the production of the EP. The exploration here discusses the use of software systems to facilitate production of a series of music tracks. We further explicate the use of technologies in the production settings, and these range from mobile devices (smartphones) through to digital audio workstations. Further to this, we start to map out how the technology used affords and supports collaboration and communication across a distributed context. We respond to our findings by presenting a series of design implications that address the research. Citation Sean McGrath, Alan Chamberlain & Steve Benford (2016) “Making Music Together: An Exploration of Amateur and Pro-Am Grime Music Production”, Audio Mostly 2016, October 4-6 Norrköping, Sweden, ACM.
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spelling nottingham-375012020-05-04T18:18:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37501/ Making music together: an exploration of amateur and pro-am Grime music production McGrath, Sean Chamberlain, Alan Benford, Steve This novel research presents the results of an ethnographic study, which focused upon the production of an EP created by an amateur and a pro-amateur producer. The research presents their production practices across the production workflow, from inception and ideation through to completion. The paper describes the distinct processes that occur when collaborating on the production of the EP. The exploration here discusses the use of software systems to facilitate production of a series of music tracks. We further explicate the use of technologies in the production settings, and these range from mobile devices (smartphones) through to digital audio workstations. Further to this, we start to map out how the technology used affords and supports collaboration and communication across a distributed context. We respond to our findings by presenting a series of design implications that address the research. Citation Sean McGrath, Alan Chamberlain & Steve Benford (2016) “Making Music Together: An Exploration of Amateur and Pro-Am Grime Music Production”, Audio Mostly 2016, October 4-6 Norrköping, Sweden, ACM. 2016-10-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed McGrath, Sean, Chamberlain, Alan and Benford, Steve (2016) Making music together: an exploration of amateur and pro-am Grime music production. In: Audio Mostly 2016 (AM '16), 4-6 October 2016, Norrkoping, Sweden. Music; Production; Ethnography; Amateur; Professional; Co-production; Collaboration; HCI Creativity; Innovation; Audio; Digital; Workstation DAW Computer IT CSCW workflow data metadata work studio
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title Making music together: an exploration of amateur and pro-am Grime music production
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topic Music; Production; Ethnography; Amateur; Professional; Co-production; Collaboration; HCI
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url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37501/