{"product_id":"band-people-life-and-work-in-popular-music-hardcover","title":"Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranz Nicolay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Secret (and not-so-secret) weapons, side-of-the-stagers, rhythm and horn sections, backup singers, accompanists--these and other \"band people\" are the anonymous but irreplaceable character actors of popular music. Through interviews and incisive cultural critique, writer and musician Franz Nicolay provides a portrait of the musical middle class. Artists talk frankly about their careers and attitudes toward their craft, work environment, and group dynamics, and shed light on how support musicians make sense of the weird combination of friend group, gang, small business consortium, long-term creative collaboration, and chosen family that constitutes a band. Is it more important to be a good hang or a virtuoso player? Do bands work best as democracies or autocracies? How do musicians with children balance their personal and professional lives? How much money is too little? And how does it feel to play on hundreds of records, with none released under your name? In exploring these and other questions, \u003ci\u003eBand People\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to those who collaborate to create and dissects what it means to be a laborer in the culture industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Franz Nicolay is a writer, musician, and faculty member in music and written arts at Bard College. In addition to records under his own name, he has been a member of World\/Inferno Friendship Society and the Hold Steady. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eSomeone Should Pay for Your Pain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752220229920,"sku":"9781477323533","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0429cc60fe5ae71f6351db0c26d005a1.webp?v=1779990296","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/band-people-life-and-work-in-popular-music-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}