Playlisting: Collecting Music, Remediated

This book explores the collection and curation of music in the digital age, highlighting the role of personal digital curation techniques and Digital Service Providers such as Spotify, Apple, and Deezer in creating and maintaining personalized consumption subsets. It positions current playlisting practices as a remediation of cultural practices of the 20th century, emphasizing the continuity of culture through media change and its implications for self and identity, society, and sharing.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 78 pages
\n Publication date: 18 October 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive book delves into the intricate world of music collection and curation, exploring the profound impact of digital streaming services on our engagement with media. By emphasizing personal digital curation techniques over algorithms or technology, the author recognizes the essential role of human agency in playlisting, acknowledging the enduring human touch that shapes our musical experiences. The book takes a close look at Digital Service Providers like Spotify, Apple, and Deezer, which not only provide vast music collections but also empower users to create and maintain personalized consumption subsets, such as playlists. By positioning these current playlisting practices as a revival of significant cultural practices from the 20th century, such as record collecting and mix-taping, the book highlights the enduring cultural continuity through media transformations. It sheds light on the implications of these practices for concepts of self and identity, society, and sharing, making it a valuable resource for scholars across various disciplines, including communication, digital humanities, social sciences, media studies, digital cultures, personal information management, digital curation, and popular music.

\n Weight: 226g\n
Dimension: 141 x 223 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781032113678\n \n