Music and New Media
April 29th, 2008 by abreche1I had a question for the panels today that did not seem to fit into the flow of conversation, so I thought I’d pose it on the blog. We’ve explored the impact of new media technologies and convergence culture as they relate to other fandoms, but I was wondering about their relationship with music fandom.
It seems that new media is probably brought up more in regards to music than other products, but only from the perspective of legal ramifications of downloading and the effect those practices have on the music industry. I wondered if the proliferation of new media technologies might also have an impact on the fan experience. I am speaking very generally about everything from apparatus theory and the effect of location and medium on experience, to the idea that ‘true’ fans listen to albums. Also, is there a parallel to the changes in fan demographics like we observed with vidding and computer editing technologies? Any thoughts…
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