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Playing with something that runs : technology, improvisation, and composition in DJ and laptop performance / Mark J. Butler.

By: Butler, Mark J. (Mark Jonathan), 1970- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780195393613 (hbk.) :; 9780195393620 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Underground dance music -- History and criticism | Underground dance music -- Production and direction | Music | MusicDDC classification: 786.7'6 Summary: The most familiar format of electronic dance music is the DJ set. Performed live with turntables, headphones, twelve-inch vinyl records, and a mixing board, these performances are largely improvized, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through interaction with a dancing audience.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The most familiar format of electronic dance music is the DJ set. Performed live with turntables, headphones, twelve-inch vinyl records, and a mixing board, these performances are largely improvized, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through interaction with a dancing audience.

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