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The Digital Evolution of Live Music
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The Digital Evolution of Live Music

by Angela Jones, Rebecca Jane Bennett
July 2015
Beginner to intermediate
144 pages
5h 49m
English
Chandos Publishing
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Keepin’ it real? Life, death, and holograms on the live music stage

A. Jones; R. Bennett; S. Cross

Abstract

In 2012, the holographic image of a resurrected rapper Tupac Shakur performed “live” on stage at Coachella with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog. Meanwhile, the hologram J-Pop star, Hatsune Miku, has been performing “live” concerts to paying audiences in Asia, and later the USA, since 2006. Through an analysis of popular media, fan comments, and academic approaches, this chapter explores how these two holographic performers stimulate different ontological and ethical questions for their live and online audiences. Considering the willingness of the respective audiences to accept each hologram’s “presence” as a legitimate live performer finds a comparison ...

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