The producer as composer : shaping the sounds of popular music /
Virgil Moorefield.
- Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, 2010.
- xix, 143 p. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
Virgil Moorefield traces the evolution of rock and pop music with detailed discussions of works by producers and producer-musicians. This book describes the importance of disco, hip-hop, remixing and other forms of electronic music production in shaping the sound of contemporary pop.