Challenges and opportunities in research in and about music production

• Since the phonograph was invented in Thomas Edison's workshop 145 years ago, we can listen to recorded music. And over the years, methods, and techniques for producing, distributing, and consuming music have been developed. This development has had a great impact on how music in our society and the cultures we live in have developed. At the same time, our need for music has required and contributed to the development of new technology. In recent decades, Sweden has emerged as an important player on the international music market with many successful artists as well as songwriters and music producers. Previous studies show that Swedes generally show preferences for Secular-rational values ​​and Self-expression values. And compared to the rest of the world, Sweden has become an outlier when it comes to self-expression values. There are certainly many underlying factors behind this development, but it is entirely reasonable to assume that societal development has contributed significantly to the successful Swedish music export. This development has led to both challenges and opportunities in research within and about music production. Our ongoing research at KMH clearly indicates that, primarily, individual initiatives but also institutional development and the general change in society can be important explanations for both international success for those active in Swedish music but also for the great interest among young people to create their own music and to become music producers.

Subject headings

HUMANIORA  -- Konst -- Musik (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Arts -- Music (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Swedish music export

self-expression values

recorded music

music production

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)

kfu (subject category)