{"product_id":"automatic-artistry-by-alyssa-michaud-9780520405776","title":"Automatic Artistry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusicians have access to an ever-growing array of technological tools, creating a world rich with new artistic possibilities. Yet, the incursion of automation technology into creative pursuits has long sparked panic about the threat to human creativity and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelating a 120-year history of automation in music, this book provides a timely historical demonstration of how older technologies of automation gave rise to initial unease, which was then followed by integration and exploration of their generative potentials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutomatic Artistry\u003c\/i\u003e journeys from the player piano at the turn of the twentieth century, through the introduction of drum machines and synthesizers, to the holographic pop stars of the twenty-first century. Alyssa Michaud shows how musical subcultures have shifted the parameters of debate around the meaning of automation and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn riveting prose, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic Artistry\u003c\/i\u003e directly addresses the choices we now face as we adapt to the newest wave of automated musical tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47306892116204,"sku":"9780520405776","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7278093482373.jpg?v=1771065534","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/automatic-artistry-by-alyssa-michaud-9780520405776","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}