The Club DJ: A Semiotic and Interactionist Analysis

Drawing on observation and reflexive introspection, this article analyzes the practice of club DJing and reggae DJing in an attempt to shed light on the semiotic dynamics of music-making. To understand the historical, semiotic, and interactionist significance of the musical beat in the social world...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Symbolic interaction 2006, Vol.29 (1), p.71-82
Hauptverfasser:	Bakker, J. I. (Hans), Bakker, T. R. A. (Theo)
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aesthetics Artistic Styles Clubs Dance music Disc jockeying DJs Eating and Drinking Establishments Identity Indexing in process Interactionism Music semiology Musical meter Recordings Reggae Semiotic analysis Semiotic signs Semiotics Social interaction Social psychology Social semiotics Subculture Subcultures Symbolic Interaction and Popular Music Symbolism Symbols Technological Change
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Zusammenfassung:	Drawing on observation and reflexive introspection, this article analyzes the practice of club DJing and reggae DJing in an attempt to shed light on the semiotic dynamics of music-making. To understand the historical, semiotic, and interactionist significance of the musical beat in the social world of club reggae DJing, empirical and analytical attention is paid to changes in technology, in aesthetic conventions, and in the meanings of subcultural practices.
ISSN:	0195-6086 1533-8665
DOI:	10.1525/si.2006.29.1.71