Geographically Isolated and Peripheral Music Scenes: Global Insights and Perspectives

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This book explores the influence of geographical isolation and peripherality on the functioning of music industries and scenes which operate within and from such locales. As is explored, these sites engage dynamic practices to offset challenges resulting from geographical isolation and peripherality. Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction References Heard, not Scene? Dublin’s Popular Music Viewed from the Inside and Outside Introduction Dublin: Centre or Periphery? Early Scenes Dublin Before and After U24 Intermission: Scenes on Screen Evolving Scenes Conclusion References You Get to Know the Scene Inside Out, but the Cost of Travel is a Burden: The Impacts of Isolation and Peripherality on the Contemporary Music Scene of Perth, Western Australia Introduction Perth, Western Australia as a Geographically Isolated Music Scene Cheap Rents and Creative Networks: Vital Factors to the Development of Perth’s Contemporary Music Sector Geographical Isolation: An Inescapable Career Reality Conclusion References Wild Nights in the Cool North: Embracing Otherness in Icelandic and Faroese Music Festivals Introduction Methodology and Research Overview Positioning the Nordic Region Iceland and the Faroe Islands Music Festivals and Peripheral Scenes Music Festivals and the Peripheral North G! Festival Airwaves Festival Conclusion References The Dawson City Music Festival and a Small-Town Scene at the Periphery of the Music Industries Introduction The Dawson City Music Festival Festivals and Scenes at the Periphery of the Music Industries Diversity and Inclusivity in Music Festival Programming Music and Community Beyond the Festival Conclusion References Social Media in Chile’s Indie Music Scene: Crossing Local and Global Boundaries Introduction Methodology and Case Studies Music Scenes, Locality, and Digital Technologies Social Media, Musicians, and Music Scenes Chile’s Music Industry Chile’s Indie Music Scene Discussion Building an Audience, Connecting Through Networks of Exchange Contesting Isolation Through Marketized Forms of Promotion Working for the Love of Music Conclusion References Linguistic and Geographic Diversity’s Impact on Popular Music in Papua New Guinea Introduction Geographic Background Linguistic Diversity Geographic Challenges Characteristics of Popular Music in Papua New Guinea Challenges to the Scene The Global Market and the Papua New Guinea Music Scene Conclusion References Industrial Isolation and Cultural Self-Exile: The Formation of an Independent Music Scene in Montreal Introduction Defining ‘Independent Music’ in Montreal Independence in the North American Music Recording Industries Underground and Independent Music in Montreal Independent Music in Montreal in the Late 1980s and 1990s: General Socio-Economic Context DAME and Musique Actuelle Constellation Records, Post-Rock and Anglo Self-Exile in the 1990s The Mid-2000s: The Montreal Indie Music Scene’s ‘Days in the Sun’ The Impact of DAME and Constellation Records Conclusion References The Periphery in Musical Meaning-Making: Thunder Bay’s Crocks N Rolls and a Stretch of Canadian Highway Introduction Sites of “Between-Ness” in the Mapping of Music Scenes Thunder Bay Getting There: Peripherality and the Lake Eclectic Taste: Crocks N Rolls Conclusion References Don’t Mess with Texas: Austin’s Round Trip Journey from the Periphery to the Centre of the Earth Introduction Austin, Texas as a Peripheral City The History of Austin’s Contemporary Music Scene The Impacts of COVID-19 on SXSW Conclusion References Conclusion Index