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Thomas Brett is an electronic music producer, with a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. His essays and book reviews have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, and Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. He has released numerous electronic music recordings and his compositions for marimba and vibraphone have been performed internationally by soloists and university ensembles. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.
A master class in understanding the use of production technology as an arena of musical practice. For Thomas Brett, music producers ask contextual questions that let them make appropriate sounds. In this fascinating and highly accessible account, Brett proves his skills not just as a music maker, but also as a critical thinker on the subject of production as a cultural space. More than simply offering masterful introduction to production technology, he teaches us to consider its sociological context and cultural resonances. His notion of the producer-fan helps us rethink the out-dated dichotomy that artificially separates fans from music makers, when we know those roles can and do overlap. As an academic, working like many great musicians, Brett experiments and samples widely. Yet he does more. He blends. He makes those forays into different disciplines and fields his own, creating an ongoing series of metaphors that repeatedly deliver insights on music production as a field. You could not ask for a better guide on your quest to fully understand the craft. Mark Duffett, University of Chester
Uncurating Sound
Knowledge with Voice and Hands
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