4. genres are encoded with different beliefs about authenticity and
we use these beliefs to structure our development strategies
as artists to try and achieve success
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6. A QUICK EXPERIMENT
which music genres are the most authentic?
ROCK 1 2 3 4 5
HIP HOP 1 2 3 4 5
INDIE 1 2 3 4 5
R’n’B 1 2 3 4 5
DANCE 1 2 3 4 5
POP 1 2 3 4 5
TOTAL
1 means inauthentic and 5 means authentic
7. A QUICK EXPERIMENT
which music genres are the most authentic?
ROCK 1 2 3 4 5 5
HIP HOP 1 2 3 4 5 5
INDIE 1 2 3 4 5 5
R’n’B 1 2 3 4 5 4
DANCE 1 2 3 4 5 3
POP 1 2 3 4 5 1
TOTAL
1 means inauthentic and 5 means authentic
13. intrinsic process
emotional/ personal
songwriting recording & production performance
inductive
commercial / environmental
marketing promotion selling
deductive
authentic
commercial
the artist experiences two types of process
extrinsic process
17. If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and
playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
Keith Richards
I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets.
They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the roughness
of the streets. They don't want the fluff.
Q-TIP
a popular music view
20. "Authenticity is a sham.Commercial success
is a chimera."
Stuart Lambert
THE CONTEXT
21. my initial questions
• how has authenticity shaped popular music
• authenticity and genre: what are the differences?
• does commerciality compromise authenticity?
• has the internet changed the way we perceive authenticity?
• what are the different media perceptions of authenticity?
• are we seeing a shift in attitudes towards authenticity?
• how do our strategic actions as musicians reflect our deeply held
beliefs about authenticity and success?