Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music by Nicolay, Franz
Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music by Nicolay, Franz

Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music

A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage. Secret...
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
SKU: 9781477323533
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Franz Nicolay
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $67.83
10 customers are viewing this product
Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music by Nicolay, Franz

Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music

$67.83
Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music by Nicolay, Franz

Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music

$67.83
Author: Franz Nicolay
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage.

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, Band People gives voice to those who collaborate to create and dissects what it means to be a laborer in the culture industry.



Author: Franz Nicolay
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
ISBN: 9781477323533

About the Author

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 The Humorless Ladies of Border Control: Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar and the novel Someone Should Pay for Your Pain.


Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD
Example product title
$67.83 AUD
$67.83 AUD

Recently Viewed Products