Thinking about the sound construction of territories based on the programming of music venues? A study of “SMACS” in Occitania
Escoubet, Stéphane
Thinking about the sound construction of territories based on the programming of music venues? A study of “SMACS” in Occitania - 2024.
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By adopting a double perspective—a popular music studies and communications approach—this article analyzes the programming of Scènes de Musiques Actuelles (SMAC) (Contemporary Music Venues) in Occitania, with a view to understanding the place of these cultural intermediaries in the sound construction of this territory. By being both part of the music industry and subsidized in relation to a regional project, these music halls participate in giving a musical meaning to their territory based on the use of musical categories of “work” and “communication."
Thinking about the sound construction of territories based on the programming of music venues? A study of “SMACS” in Occitania - 2024.
89
By adopting a double perspective—a popular music studies and communications approach—this article analyzes the programming of Scènes de Musiques Actuelles (SMAC) (Contemporary Music Venues) in Occitania, with a view to understanding the place of these cultural intermediaries in the sound construction of this territory. By being both part of the music industry and subsidized in relation to a regional project, these music halls participate in giving a musical meaning to their territory based on the use of musical categories of “work” and “communication."
Réseaux sociaux