Organising Music : Theory, Practice, Performance (Hardcover)

1. Introduction Nic Beech, Stephen Broad, Ann Cunliffe, Celia Duffy and Charlotte Gilmore; Part I. Orienting Ideas: Organisation and Organising: 2. Music and the aesthetic study of organisational life Antonio Strati; 3. Organising and storytelling David Sims; 4. Organising, music and metaphor: of connections, comparisons and correspondences Cliff Oswick; 5. Resisting change and changing resistance Robyn Thomas; 6. Identity work: organising the self, organising music Christine Coupland; 7. Creative strategy Chris Bilton and Steve Cummings; Markets and engagement between production and consumption: 8. Music and the making of markets Katy J. Mason; 9. Consumers and marketing Mike Saren; 10. Branding and the music market Chris Hackley; 11. Being in the room Alan McCusker Thompson; 12. Music and marketing Alan Bradshaw; Organising in complex environments: 13. Complexity theory Robert MacIntosh and Donald MacLean; 14. On leading in networks: the role of reflexive practices Paul Hibbert; 15. All of me: art, industry and identity struggles Casper Hoedemaekers and Sierk Ybema; 16. The process of improvisation Simon Rose and Raymond MacDonald; 17. Managing artistic work in the real world Davide Nicolini and Gail Greig; Part II. Tales of Experience: Organising and Performing: 18. Organising playing: reflections on the festival business Nod Knowles; Organising music festivals Louise Mitchell and Dimi Stoyanova Russell; Organising and playing a boutique festival Johnny Lynch and Gretchen Larsen; Managing the Zoeys: some reminiscences Martin Cloonan; Managing a punk band Marco Panagopoulos and Shiona Chillas; Blogging, running a label and band management Lloyd Meredith and Shiona Chillas; The organising and artistic demands of orchestral performances Simon Webb and Martin Dowling; Leadership in the BBC Philharmonic Richard Wigley and Elizabeth Gulledge; Orchestrating a flashmob: reach and reputation Jane Donald and Gail Grieg; Developing a university's musical culture: a partnership approach Michael Downes; Organising the National Pop League events John Hunt, Carlo Zanotti and Charlotte Gilmore; Starting record label: Song by Toad Matthew Young and Dimi Stoyanova Russell; 19. Playing and organising: traditional music and the network Lori Watson and Charlotte Gilmore; Multiple simultaneous projects in traditional and electronica and orchestral music Chris Stout and Charlotte Gilmore; Storytelling and performance R. M. Hubbert and Elizabeth Gulledge; Creating and making an album Jenny Reeve and Charlotte Gilmore; Relationships between music, management, agents and labels Jill O'Sullivan and Shiona Chillas; Dead or American: reasons to be fearless Chris Cusak; Experiencing a creative journey Martin Henry and Daragh O'Reilly; Musical identity: solo artist and band projects Ben Talbot Dunn and Kevina Cody; An embodiment of a band Duglas T. Stewart, Charlotte Gilmore and Peter Keenan; Rock music on the big stage Jim Prime and Peter Keenan; Playing in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Lance Green, Katy MacKintosh and Charlotte Gilmore; Reflections of a gigging musician Ian Smith and Charlotte Gilmore; 20. Next steps in the dialogue: insights for practising and theorising Charlotte Gilmore and Nic Beech; Index.