How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions Read The Song Machine and find out!From Tin Pan Alley and Motown to Rihanna and Taylor Swift,manufactured music has existed since the record industry began. But who are the hit-manufacturers that can create a tune that is so catchy,so wildly addictive,that it sticks in the minds of millions of listeners In The Song Machine,John Seabrook dissects the workings of this machine,travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas,and interview its geniuses -'the hitmakers'- at the centre of it all. Hilarious and jaw-droppingly shocking,this book will change how you think and feel about music,as well as how you listen to it.'Revelatory,funny,and full of almost unbelievable details',Eric Schlosser,author of Fast Food Nation'As addictive as its subject'Sunday Times
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099590453Number of pages: 368Weight: 255 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
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Revelatory,funny,and full of almost unbelievable detailsAs addictive as its subjectA gripping investigation of modern hitmaking... Seabrook's writing is as sleek and swift as a dolphinThis is a fascinating tale about an amazing phenomenonSeabrook subtly explores not only the insides of a song,but how a song gets inside usRevealing,frightening,funny and unsettlingSeabrook's book takes the reader into a hidden world behind some of the most high-profile cultural products of the eraA highly engaging narrativeWeaving its way through two-and-a-half decades,one of The Song Machine's greatest achievements is to situate the pop song within a shifting matrix of technological evolution,diminishing revenue streams,and warring egosSeabrook takes us on a lucid and well-researched tour of the places where modern hits are created
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