Theorists Notes:

Adorno
  • Capitalism is the opposite of true art.
    • The capitalist systems replace people’s true need of freedom of creating and genuine happiness.
  • False needs are cultivated in people by culture industries.
  • Popular music (a.k.a Pop Music) is a product of commodities sold to audiences believing it’s the true creation.

Hebdige
  • Different people believe in different things, therefore process emotions differently.
  • Audiences are free to resist the power of large companies.
    • ‘Indie’ genre.
    • Major companies are becoming indie as a result.

Dyer
  • People need a ‘star’- not a real person; just an image.
    • “Semi-mythological beings”
    • “Extraordinary + ordinary at the same time.
  • Audiences will want to continue to see the false being.
    • Strive to buy merchandise etc.

Negus

  • There are two ways to create an artist image:
    • Organic ideology of creativity
      • Natural- company nurtures the artist and strives to cultivate fame using a long term process.
      • Such artists are usually considered to have a genuine interest in the creation of music and fans.
    • Synthetic ideology of creativity
      • Synthetics- the company constructs such artists to produce fame and money in a short term process.
      • K-Pop is considered to be mostly made up of such companies, however, the Korean music industry has many other factors in addition to just capitalist money making groups.
      • Artists in this category are generally more concerned about making as much money as possible.

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