The British dance music industry: a case study of independent cultural production
The British dance music industry: a case study of independent cultural production
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DOI：
10.2307/591311
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发表时间：
1998-06-01
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2.1
通讯作者：
Hesmondhalgh, D
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作者：
Hesmondhalgh, D
这篇文章分析了英国舞蹈音乐产业，并评估了它提供了一个强大的替代“主流”音乐业务的说法。该行业有两个不同寻常的特点。唱片业作为一个整体以集中和集中为特征，而英国的舞蹈音乐产业相对分散，由大量的“独立”公司组成。小的，本地的公司成功的原因，特别是在舞蹈观众强调类型，而不是表演者的身份；80年代末，媒体对“酸屋”的负面报道使得宣传成本降低。但这篇文章认为，英国舞蹈音乐产业的一些特点与人们认为该行业对主流文化产业做法构成了激进挑战的观点相悖。主要表现在：第一，舞曲公司对跨界热门歌曲和合辑专辑的依赖；第二，独立企业与企业合作伙伴之间的紧密联系；第三，在唱片业中，小公司必须遵循处理风险的标准方式，尤其是明星制度的发展，这给他们带来了压力。
This article analyses the British dance music industry and assesses claims that it offers a powerful alternative to the 'mainstream' music business. Two unusual features of the sector are identified. Whereas the recording industry as a whole is marked by concentration and centralization, the UK dance music industry is relatively decentralized and is made up of large numbers of 'independent' companies. Reasons for the success of small, local companies are offered, in particular the emphasis amongst dance audiences on genre, rather than on performer identity; and the low promotional costs enabled by negative press coverage of 'acid house' in the late 1980s. But the article argues that a number of features of the British dance music industry work against a view of the sector as a radical challenge to prevailing cultural-industry practices. These are as follows: firstly, the reliance of dance music companies on crossover hits and compilation albums; secondly, close ties between the independents and corporate partners; and thirdly, the pressures placed upon small companies to follow the standard ways of dealing with risk in the recording industry - in particular, the development of a star system.