AUSSCHREIBUNG - ARP 2010 Call For Papers

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ARP 2010 Call For Papers
The Sixth Annual Art of Record Production Conference
will be hosted by Bob Davis and Justin Morey at
Leeds Metropolitan University
on December 3rd - 5th 2010

Change and Continuity: transformations, innovations and tensions in  
the art of record production

The theme of the conference is centred around the idea of change and  
continuity - the idea that music and music production can look  
backwards or it can look forwards. The way our 'art' changes through  
technology and the use of technology is an example of where people  
make choices between, for instance, old technology and new technology  
- between old sounds and new sounds, while continually exploring the  
space in between these two theoretical poles. In addition, we see  
innovation all around us but we might also reflect on what is new.  
There are also tensions in our field between technology, artistry,  
craftsmanship, aesthetics, and commerce. We hope that the strands will  
allow the conference to consider change and continuity in the art of  
record production.
We invite submissions for papers on the following themes and any other  
related topics:

1. Alternative realities: (re)presenting sound

The recorded performance is often not the performance heard in the  
studio, which brings into question aspects of reality and the  
construction of what might be conceptualised as alternative realities.  
The creation of virtual spaces, the use of virtual instruments and the  
construction of virtual performances raise a number of issues for  
those concerned with the study of recordings and the production  
process. This stream welcomes papers that explore the relationship  
between the actual and the virtual, which may include theoretical  
issues such as authenticity, agency and creativity, transparency and  
realism but may also involve practical concerns such as loudness,  
technical 'perfection' and the homogenising effect of ubiquitous  
software platforms and plug-ins.

2. Song writing and the studio: crafting an art

Song writing has a long tradition, and the advent of recording  
technology began a process which brings not only the song but the  
sound of the artist within reach of international audiences. However,  
song writing is an umbrella term encompassing a wide range of  
technological practices ranging from singer songwriters recording at  
home to large scale commercial productions involving a team of  
experienced professionals. This stream welcomes papers on all aspects  
of the relationship between song writing and production including demo  
production, writing in the studio, the influence of software design,  
song writing and performance, self production, deals and splits.

3. Music production and education - a site of resistance?

Music Technology has now become firmly embedded in educational  
institutions both in the UK and abroad. With many institutions having  
over 20 years experience in developing courses in music technology it  
may be time to reflect on our achievements and our challenges. For  
many, the initial introduction of courses in record production and  
music technology was met with resistance in institutions with many  
courses springing not from music departments but from schools of  
technology. From a different perspective, traditional genres of  
engagement with music technology such as rock and dance have an  
ideological perspective characterised by resistance to authority, and  
the embodiment of the 'underground'. Papers in this stream may also  
consider issues such as the way that creating a curriculum contributes  
to creating a canon, ethnicity, sexuality and gender in music  
technology programmes, learning strategies and methodologies and the  
various tensions and relationships that exist between education,  
academic research and industry.

4. Electronic technology and the production of music

Alongside the history of research and development in electronic  
technology for audio production runs a parallel history of subversion  
and 'creative abuse'. Many of the techniques used in commercial and  
popular music production started life in university departments or in  
the world of art music. And there is also the history of DJ technology  
in the studio. This stream welcomes papers that explore the range of  
creative methods used in electronic and electroacoustic music. This  
may also include the use of older technology, internet performance,  
virtual scenes, democratisation and audio fidelity, the inside /  
outside the box debate, the commodification of production technology  
and the modular DIY construction of DSP and plug-ins.

Workshops, Presentations and Performances

The conference panel would like to invite delegates to submit ideas  
for presentations exploring aspects of music production, performances  
and practical demonstrations on any topic relating to the Art of  
Record Production.

We welcome work from any relevant academic perspective, including but  
not limited to popular music studies, ethnomusicology, the study of  
performance practice, communication studies, historical musicology,  
the history of technology, ergonomics, acoustics and psychoacoustics,  
music theory, music cognition, music and music technology education,  
and the philosophies of music, mediation and technology. Please  
include a note on methodology where appropriate, and an indication of  
the theme your work is intending to address.

Papers or demonstrations that require recording / studio / 5.1  
playback facilities are also encouraged but selection will be subject  
to a feasibility study by the conference panel at Leeds  
MetropolitanUniversity.

Proposals for individual papers and poster presentations should not  
exceed 500 words and should be in Word Document, Rich Text File or  
Text file formats (doc, docx, rtf or txt files). Submissions by email  
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The deadline for proposals is Friday 14th May 2010.

Simon Zagorski-Thomas
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Chairman of the Association for the Study of the Art of Record  
Production Director of the Art of Record Production Conference