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Silenced by Sound : the Music Meritocracy Myth by Tunde Adebimpe, Ian Brennan is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Silenced by Sound : the Music Meritocracy Myth about?

Popular culture has woven itself into the social fabric of our lives, penetrating people's homes and haunting their psyches through images and earworm hooks. Justice, at most levels, is something the average citizen may have little influence upon, leaving us feeling helpless and complacent. But pop music is a neglected arena where concrete change can occur—by exercising active and thoughtful choices to reject the low-hanging, omnipresent corporate fruit, we begin to rebalance the world, one engaged listener at a time. Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth is a powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era. With his fifth book, producer, activist, and author Ian Brennan delves deep into his personal story to address the inequity of distribution in the arts globally. Brennan challenges music industry tycoons by skillfully demonstrating that there are millions of talented people around the world far more gifted than the superstars for whom billions of dollars are spent to promote the delusion that they have been blessed with unique genius. We are invited to accompany the author on his travels, finding and recording music from some of th

Author

Tunde Adebimpe, Ian Brennan

Publisher

Oakland, CA: PM Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781629637037

Subjects

Music, History, Arts