The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice

Alexander Förstel; Sarah-Indriyati Hardjowirogo; Hauke Egermann

The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice

Alexander Förstel
, Sarah-Indriyati Hardjowirogo
, Hauke Egermann

Professur für Medientheorie und Mediengeschichte

Technische Universität Berlin

Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Aufsätze in Konferenzbänden › Forschung › Begutachtung

Abstract

In this study we introduce an action-based concept of instrumentality derived from DJ techniques used in hip-hop and apply it to DJ performances in the club context. We conducted a video content analysisof recordings of 8 professional Techno/House DJs and investigated the occurrence of instrumental and non-instrumental action strategies during their performances. The results show that instrumental techniquesare relatively rare in the club context – only 2 DJs show a clearly instru-mental use of their equipment during stretches of their performance. We therefore conclude that the concept of instrumentality does not suit the particular demands and goals of a Club DJ and suggest further research to find better concepts.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Titel	Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research : 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK
Redakteure/-innen	Richard Kronland-Marinet, Mitsuko Aramaki, Sølvi Ystad, Joel Eaton
Seitenumfang	8
Erscheinungsort	Plymouth
Herausgeber (Verlag)	The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics
Erscheinungsdatum	2015
Seiten	762–769
ISBN (Print)	978-2-909669-24-3
Publikationsstatus	Erschienen - 2015
Veranstaltung	11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research - CMMR 2015 - Plymouth, Großbritannien / Vereinigtes Königreich Dauer: 16.06.2015 → 19.06.2015 Konferenznummer: 11 http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/cmmr2015/

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Förstel, A., Hardjowirogo, S.-I., & Egermann, H. (2015). The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice. in R. Kronland-Marinet, M. Aramaki, S. Ystad, & J. Eaton (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research: 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK (S. 762–769). (Publications of the LMA). The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics.

Förstel, Alexander ; Hardjowirogo, Sarah-Indriyati ; Egermann, Hauke. / The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument : Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research: 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK. Hrsg. / Richard Kronland-Marinet ; Mitsuko Aramaki ; Sølvi Ystad ; Joel Eaton. Plymouth : The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics, 2015. S. 762–769 (Publications of the LMA).

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Förstel, A, Hardjowirogo, S-I & Egermann, H 2015, The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice. in R Kronland-Marinet, M Aramaki, S Ystad & J Eaton (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research: 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK. Publications of the LMA, The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics, Plymouth, S. 762–769, 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research - CMMR 2015, Plymouth, Großbritannien / Vereinigtes Königreich, 16.06.15.

The Actions that Make a Musical Instrument: Exploring Club-DJing as an Instrumental Practice. / Förstel, Alexander; Hardjowirogo, Sarah-Indriyati; Egermann, Hauke.
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research: 16 – 19 June, 2015; Plymouth, UK. Hrsg. / Richard Kronland-Marinet; Mitsuko Aramaki; Sølvi Ystad; Joel Eaton. Plymouth: The Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics, 2015. S. 762–769 (Publications of the LMA).

Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Aufsätze in Konferenzbänden › Forschung › Begutachtung

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