An interdisciplinary analysis of popular music genres in the recording studio and billboard charts

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dc.contributor.authorMcDermott, Courtney
dc.contributor.supervisorHughes, Bryn
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-06T23:50:55Z
dc.date.available2022-01-06T23:50:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractHow do music production techniques play a role in establishing popular music genres? My research illustrates how genres exhibit distinctive sounds and audio production qualities. My findings are based on two case studies: (1) a case study concerning a band known as The Sweet Boys; and (2) a case study involving genre classification in the Western music industry using the Billboard charts. In the Sweet Boys case study, I present evidence of the interconnectedness between genre classification, sociology, music theory, and audio production. In the Billboard case study, I highlight that the use of music information retrieval systems (MIRs) leads to artist saturation, blurred genre boundaries, and the reproduction of gender inequities. I conclude with interviews from professionals working with MIRs. Interviewees support the need to improve genre-based MIRs with the addition of audio features that successfully convey distinct sonic aesthetics of audio production techniques used in Western popular music.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6121
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectFine arts [0357]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectMusic [0413]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectSociology [0626]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Musicen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Musicen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)en_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Musicen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociologyen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Technology and social changeen_US
dc.subjectMusic -- Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectMusical analysisen_US
dc.subjectPopular musicen_US
dc.subjectPopular music -- Analysis, appreciationen_US
dc.subjectPopular music -- History and criticismen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleAn interdisciplinary analysis of popular music genres in the recording studio and billboard chartsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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