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The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit

The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit

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SKU 9780099590453 Categories Performing Arts, Products

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How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? 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 cent...

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Product ID:	9780099590453
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Song Machine
Subtitle:	How to Make a Hit
Authors:	Author: John Seabrook
Page Count:	368
Subjects:	Music, Music, Business ethics and social responsibility, Music industry, Business ethics & social responsibility, Music industry
Description:	Select Guide Rating How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? 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. 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
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2016-10-20

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Weight	258 g
Dimensions	131 × 197 × 24 mm