Christina Baade is Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Music at McMaster University and author of Victory Through Harmony: The BBC and Popular Music in World War II (OUP 2012). James A. Deaville is Professor of Music at Carleton University and editor of Music in Television: Channels of Listening (2011).
"""This collection of 14 essays exploring the relationship between music and broadcasting by academics from the world of music and media studies. The articles are very eclectic, covering such a disparate areas as opera, sound effects, jazz, Yoko Ono and music in prisons."" -- David Harris, Communication (Journal of BDXC) Nov 17. ""Tracing an arc across early radio transmission, television, and Internet diffusion, Music and the Broadcast Experience presents lucid and illuminating evidence that 'musical meaning is produced through mediation.' The book's mastery of historical detail and sophisticated analysis of contemporary musical broadcasting is a testament to editors Christina Baade and James Deaville's deep understanding of the issues and the stakes involved. This will be a 'go-to' resource among music and media scholars for years to come.""--Murray Forman, Northeastern University, author of One Night on TV is Worth Weeks at the Paramount: Popular Music on Early Television ""A landmark in the intersection of music and media studies, this volume brings together a stellar collection of top scholars in the field whose expertise in both musicology and media studies combines into a must-read for all who care about the way that music is experienced, yesterday and today.""--Michele Hilmes, Professor Emerita, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison ""In my opinion, Music and the Broadcast Experience: Performance, Production and Audiences is a book that should be in the libraries of every college, university and major city. It is a fascinating series of essays by academics from Canada, Denmark, the UK and the US who have come together from the disciplines of musicology and media studies ... [T]he editors of this volume have brought together a fine selection of the leading scholars of music and media studies. Together, they have produced a very readable and up to date book about the constantly changing interface between radio and music which began in the 1920s and is still evolving today through the role of new media."" -- Radio User"