Creative Spheres

So I am coming to the end of finishing my second book, Creative Spheres, and as well as the relief and excitement there is also a slight feeling of loss. The work is done. Now, though, comes the tricky task of finding a publisher. Who will release a book that crosses academic and commercial arenas? It is the next mission, to find the place in the world for my latest baby. Here are the chapters…

Creative Spheres: the resonance of music scenes

Contents

Opening Reel

Resonance

Passing Through

Introduction

Part 1: Scenius

Art worlds and music worlds

Popular Music genres

Places and bands

Part 2: The elements

(i)           Hierarchies

The ordinary musician            

Interlocutor

Politics of creative space

Leisure

Media

(ii)          Process.

Materiality

Physicality

Chance/ Serendipity

Taste

Sonic spaces

Jamming

Lyrics, words, phrases, repetition

Technology

Critique

Tempo

And space

(iii)    Experimentation

Without the fear of failure

Attitude/ radical

Politics

Protest

Humour

Words/ lyrics

Eclecticism

Fashion

Examples

(iv)   Relationships

Master/ Apprentice

Instigator

Linkers

Tension

Place

Family

Friendships

Social Rhythm

Gigs

Sex, Sex,Sex

Fans

Religion

(v)       Flow

           Autotelic

           Dancing

 

Creative Spheres

Epilogue