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Author: Tara Rodgers
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9780822346739
ISBN 10: 0822346737
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 23 March 2010
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Pink Noises is a breath of fresh air when you look at how many electronic music books are about more of the same: boys with toys. From the Middle Eastern-inflected electronica of DJ Mutamassik, to the Punjabi rhythms of DJ Rekha, to the academix of Pamela Z and Pauline Oliveros, Tara Rodgers's examination of women as central figures in the creative processes of twenty-first-century art and music is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of music in our hyper-connected and hyper-post-everything contemporary life. oPaul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky A wonderfully diverse international mix of interviews, essays, reviews, and links. oMichael Paoletta, Billboard Great practical advice on music making. oURB Everything you ever wanted to know about electronic music and the women making it. oTamara Warren, Nylon Pinknoises doesn't just talk girl power, they enable it. oSoo-Hyun Chung, Mixer Acknowledges women's space in the world of electronic music and celebrates it with information, education, and innovation. oFlavorpill Go girls! oAnne Hilde Neset, The Wire Rodgers clearly understands many disparate modes of music making, and sounds equally authoritative whether she's talking about elaborate programming schemes, the language of analog synthesizers, or record buying. She doesn't shy away from the occasional use of technical language, but the talks are generally clear and lucid. - Chicago Reader Overall, though, the book's weaving of cultural theory, biography and personal experience is cogent in its readability, revelations and range of perspectives. And while it is not meant to be a comprehensive history of women in electronic music, it fills a much needed gap in the coverage of women in experimental and improvised music, it fills a much needed gap in the coverage of women in experimental and improvised music, in particular. With its in-depth discussions of technical equipment, the book also severs as a resource for practising musicians and leaves open the possibility of inspiring the uninitiated to plug in and turn on. The Wire
Pink Noises is a breath of fresh air when you look at how many electronic music books are about more of the same: boys with toys. From the Middle Eastern-inflected electronica of DJ Mutamassik, to the Punjabi rhythms of DJ Rekha, to the academix of Pamela Z and Pauline Oliveros, Tara Rodgers's examination of women as central figures in the creative processes of twenty-first-century art and music is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of music in our hyper-connected and hyper-post-everything contemporary life. oPaul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky A wonderfully diverse international mix of interviews, essays, reviews, and links. oMichael Paoletta, Billboard Great practical advice on music making. oURB Everything you ever wanted to know about electronic music and the women making it. oTamara Warren, Nylon Pinknoises doesn't just talk girl power, they enable it. oSoo-Hyun Chung, Mixer Acknowledges women's space in the world of electronic music and celebrates it with information, education, and innovation. oFlavorpill Go girls! oAnne Hilde Neset, The Wire
Author Information
Tara Rodgers (Analog Tara) is an independent writer, composer, and musician, and the founder of Pinknoises.com, a website devoted to women DJs, electronic musicians, and sound artists. Her electronic compositions have been released on several recordings and exhibited at venues including the Eyebeam Museum in New York City and the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art in Toronto. She has received the New Genre Composition Prize from the International Alliance of Women in Music and a 2006 Frog Peak Experimental Music Award. Rodgers has an MFA in electronic music from Mills College. She is a Ph.D. candidate in communication studies at McGill University.
