Live Looping in Musical Performance: Lusophone Experiences in Dialogue

This book explores the use of live looping technology by lusophone performers and composers, highlighting its aesthetic component, instrumentation, and setup. It includes eleven chapters that delve into various musical contexts, genres, and practices, with collaborative texts written alongside non-professional researchers. It offers a broader audience, both academic and non-academic, interested in new processes of musical creativity in a post-human world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 23 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Live Looping in Musical Performance presents a comprehensive exploration of the diverse interdisciplinary perspectives on the application of live looping technology by lusophone performers and composers. This insightful book delves into various aspects, including the aesthetic dimension, instrumentation, and setup, showcasing the remarkable versatility of this technology in the realm of music-making. Authored by musicians and researchers hailing from Portuguese-speaking countries, this comprehensive volume comprises eleven chapters that delve into diverse musical contexts, genres, and practices. The inclusion of collaborative texts alongside non-professional researchers opens up a unique opportunity to draw from real-life experiences, thereby considering how live looping has been reshaping and cyber-morphing the concept of music, the ritual of performance, the identity of musicians, and the expectations of the public.

This book serves as a valuable resource for composers and performers, as well as ethnomusicologists, students, and researchers engaged in the fields of music production, technology, and performance. Its broad audience, spanning both academic and non-academic circles, is particularly interested in exploring the emerging processes of musical creativity in the post-human era. By examining the innovative techniques and artistic approaches employed by lusophone artists, Live Looping in Musical Performance offers valuable insights into the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary music.

Weight: 520g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367722593