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The Dissertation is Done!!

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I finally handed in my dissertation on Wednesday morning – the culmination of ten months work finally out of the way. The project was a study on the loudness wars, its causes and effects and was called “Easy Music for Difficult Ears” (naturally). I will more than like post it up here at some point and I will be updating it in a few months time to accommodate late interviews and add-ons.

The project is 51 (A4) pages long and the most difficult piece of work I have ever had to write. As well as updates, I will also be starting another project in June titled the “Anthology of Music and Technology” – this work will be based upon the history of electronic technology in music from nineteenth century designs right up to the modern day before focusing on the way people listen to music. The next section will be based on the ramifications of how people hear music nowadays and the context in which it exists and the final section will be dedicated to the future of recorded music, communication technology and how this could potentially affect the way music is consumed.

It will most probably be a long process, but I feel it will be worth it and once again I think it will add to the body of knowledge with regards to audio culture and society at large.

Current listening:
The Fall “45’s, 84-89 A-Sides”

Grand job,
Leigh

Written by easymusicfordifficultears

April 26, 2008 at 10:30 pm