Picture 1 of 1
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by Seabrook, John
by Seabrook, John | HC | Good
Condition:
“Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, ”... Read moreAbout condition
3 available / 1 sold
Price:
US $7.46
ApproximatelyEUR 6.92
- Buy it nowThe Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by Seabrook, John
Postage:
Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Sat, 11 May and Tue, 14 May to 43230
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 99% positive Feedback
Registered as a business seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:144140379683
Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0393241920
- Book Title
- Song Machine : inside the Hit Factory
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Genre
- Music, Business & Economics, Social Science, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Instruction & Study / Songwriting, Business Aspects, Popular Culture, Industries / Entertainment, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven seconds is the rule. Painstakingly crafted to tweak the brain's delight in melody, rhythm, and repetition, these songs are highly processed products. Like snack-food engineers, modern songwriters have discovered the musical "bliss point." And just like junk food, the bliss point leaves you wanting more. In The Song Machine, longtime New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook tells the story of the massive cultural upheaval that produced these new, super-strength hits. Seabrook takes us into a strange and surprising world, full of unexpected and vivid characters, as he traces the growth of this new approach to hit-making from its obscure origins in early 1990s Sweden to its dominance of today's Billboard charts. Journeying from New York to Los Angeles, Stockholm to Korea, Seabrook visits specialized teams composing songs in digital labs with new "track-and-hook" techniques. The stories of artists like Katy Perry, Britney Spears, and Rihanna, as well as expert songsmiths like Max Martin, Stargate, Ester Dean, and Dr. Luke, The Song Machine shows what life is like in an industry that has been catastrophically disrupted--spurring innovation, competition, intense greed, and seductive new products. Going beyond music to discuss money, business, marketing, and technology, The Song Machine explores what the new hits may be doing to our brains and listening habits, especially as services like Spotify and Apple Music use streaming data to gather music into new genres invented by algorithms based on listener behavior. Fascinating, revelatory, and original, The Song Machine will change the way you listen to music.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393241920
ISBN-13
9780393241921
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208662417
Product Key Features
Book Title
Song Machine : inside the Hit Factory
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Instruction & Study / Songwriting, Business Aspects, Popular Culture, Industries / Entertainment, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Music, Business & Economics, Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml3790.S382 2015
Reviews
Through immersive anecdotes and witty observations, Seabrook explores questions of ownership and taste, and about the music business as a whole, as we learn it's not just the 'song machine' that's brilliant but also the people churning the gears., [A]n excellent reminder of the flexibility of the solutions approach and some very good and clear examples of how it has been used effectively to bring about change., Beneath the surface of today's pop music lies an industrial process as rigorous and bizarre as the one perfected by McDonald's. Seabrook shows what it takes to make a hit in a book that's beautifully written, revelatory, funny, and full of almost unbelievable details., This is a fascinating tale about an amazing phenomenon: how hits get made. A triumph of great writing and reporting, with lessons that reverberate far beyond the world of music., Fascinating.... The Song Machine is lively, entertaining and often insightful, of interest both to pop mavens and to those who couldn't imagine caring about the latest hits., Seabrook spins a fascinating history, one that encompasses everything from the Brill Building and Phil Spector to Afrika Bambaataa to 'American Idol.' Running underneath the human stories like a bassline is the inexorable flow of technology., Anyone who wants to understand how the clash of cultures has shaped what we listen to should read this important book. John Seabrook has a marvelous ear for language--and perfect pitch when it comes to music journalism., In The Song Machine, John Seabrook tells of a cutthroat and fascinating industry, where readers discover the gifted musical maestros who orchestrate hit after hit but rarely get their name in print. The narrative shows not just how technology has upended the music business but of how--despite prattle about 'the long tail'--just one per cent of artists generate 80 per cent of the industry's profits., Fascinating.... Copy editors will rejoice at Seabrook's well-written and deeply researched book. He is a staff writer for The New Yorker and his book fits into that magazine's penchant for telling very detailed stories about things you might not notice about pop culture., Eminently readable and important.... Seabrook's in-depth interviews with an army of songwriters, producers, performers and others make for series of profiles that document a revolution in the music business.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-022305
Dewey Decimal
781.6409/051
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Thrift Books Global, LLC
TB Thrift Books
18300 Cascade Ave S
Ste 150
98188 Seattle, WA
United States
I certify that all my selling activities will comply with all EU laws and regulations.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:144140379683
Postage and packaging
Item location:
Aurora, Illinois, United States
Posts to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Postage and packaging | Each additional item | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free postage | Free | United States | Economy Shipping | Estimated between Sat, 11 May and Tue, 14 May to 43230 |
| US $15.99 (approx EUR 14.84) | US $15.99 (approx EUR 14.84) | United States | Expedited Shipping | Estimated on or before Fri, 10 May to 43230 |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Seller charges sales tax in |
Sales tax for an item #144140379683
Sales tax for an item #144140379683
Seller collects sales tax/VAT for items dispatched to the following states:
| County | VAT rate |
|---|---|
| Missouri (MO) | 8.238% |
Returns policy
| After receiving the item, cancel the purchase within | Refund will be given as | Return postage |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days | Money back | Seller pays for return postage |
The seller is responsible for return postage costs.
| Return policy details |
|---|
| Returns accepted |
Most Buy It Now purchases are protected by the Consumer Rights Directive, which allow you to cancel the purchase within seven working days from the day you receive the item. Find out more about your rights as a buyer and exceptions.
Payment details
Payment methods
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (5,174,152)
This item (1)
All items (5,174,152)
k***k (178)- Feedback left by buyer.
More than a year ago
Verified purchase
Great transaction, fast delivery!!
c***u (1375)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great Ebayer! Great Product! Fast Ship!+!+!+!
c***r (1902)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Great shipping time!!!! As described!!!
e***a (904)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
All is good, thank you for this beautiful book
More to explore:
- Inside Soap Magazines,
- Inside Soap Weekly Magazines,
- Inside Soap Magazines in English,
- Inside Soap Weekly Magazines in English,
- Smash Hits Magazines,
- A Song of Ice and Fire Fiction Fiction & Books,
- Smash Hits Weekly Magazines,
- 1980s Music, Smash Hits Magazines,
- Smash Hits August Magazines,
- February Smash Hits Magazines