[Commlist] CfP: 12th International Music Business Research Days - Staging popular music: sustainable music ecologies for artists, industries and cities

*CfP: 12th International Music Business Research Days - Staging popular  
music: sustainable music ecologies for artists, industries and cities*
Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 3-4-5 November 2021
http://www.poplive.nl/conference

This conference focuses on the intersection between key transformations  
in the popular music industries. Music represents and generates value on  
various levels from the individual to the global, and in many different  
spheres from the cultural and social to the economic and political.  
Popular music is staged through multiple platforms, actors, businesses,  
intermediaries and policies. The current COVID-19-crisis both challenges  
the music industries and acts as a catalyst of new digital innovations.  
This is a vital moment to (re)consider the future directions of the  
music industries. While the music industries are characterized by  
continuous change and transformation, significant disruptions have  
always impacted its resilience. Such disruptions can be external shocks,  
including the current crisis, new technologies, political change or  
aesthetic-cultural innovations. From an ecological perspective, all  
transformations force the industry to reshape and rethink itself. This  
will likely result in both positive as negative consequences. We need to  
critically reflect on what the immediate and long-term future of music  
ecologies entails, who benefits and who suffers from such disruptions.

Focusing on a select number of interrelated themes, this conference aims  
to bring together scholars and professionals from various countries and  
disciplines. Participants bring their own perspective to the stage in an  
international exchange of ideas and current research insights about the  
contemporary music industries.

*THEMES*
The Music Business Research Days offer an interdisciplinary forum at the  
intersection of economic, artistic, cultural, social, legal,  
technological and further developments which contribute to the  
creation/production, dissemination/ distribution and  
reception/consumption of music. This interdisciplinary nature calls for  
methodological multiplicity and is open to scholars from all scientific  
areas. We invite submission of papers on - but not strictly limited to -  
the themes and example questions below:

Music industries & business
● Values: how are processes of value creation changing?
● Festivals: how to find a balance between rising headliner fees and  
fair pay for emerging acts?
● Platforms: are platforms the new gatekeepers?
● Sustainability: how to organize eco-friendly concerts, how to  
distribute wealth more equally?
● Risks: how to operate in an unpredictable market?
● Monetization: is livestreaming a business model?

Artists
● Careers: is there a financially sustainable career in music? ●  
Education: how to prepare music students for a future in music?
● Revenues: is the superstar economy intensifying?
● Management: is self-management a viable option for artists?
● Performances: what are new online and offline formats for concerts?
● Entrepreneurship: are musicians reluctant entrepreneurs?
Media & digital innovations
● Playlists: how do playlists influence taste?
● Platforms: what are gatekeeping practices of digital platforms? ●  
Social media: do they help musicians to build their careers independently?

Audiences
● Fans: how are relationships between artists and fans changing?
● Consumption: how does consuming recorded music relate to consuming  
live music?
● Inclusion: how can live music reach more diverse audiences?
● Technology: how do audiences experience live shows offline vs online?

Policies
● Governance: how to sustain a local music sector in times of crisis?
● Resilience: how to build strong live music ecologies?
● Equity: how to make sure that the live music industry works for all  
involved participants?
● Supply: how to sustain a healthy supply of grassroots music venues?

*SUBMISSION*
Please send your abstract no later than May 31, 2021 via  
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=imbrd12
Abstracts can be 500-750 words and need 3-5 keywords (any references are  
included in the word count) and must include:
● Objectives of the research and research question
● Brief description of the disciplinary/theoretical context/background ●  
Data and methods ● Main or expected conclusions / contribution
Abstracts will be subject to a peer review process by an international  
jury, and authors will be notified of acceptance by July 1, 2021.
*IMPORTANT DATES*
● 31 May: Abstract submission deadline
● 1 July: Notification of acceptance
● 3-4-5 November: Conference

*C-WORD*
We are hopeful that this will be a live conference and aim for physical  
co-presence. However, well, who knows. As the ongoing impacts of  
COVID-19 may make physical attendance difficult for some, the conference  
will offer the opportunity to present papers in special virtual sessions.

*CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION*
The conference is organized by the International Music Business Research  
Association. It is hosted by ERMeCC, the Erasmus Research Centre for  
Media, Communication and Culture in cooperation with Creating010. For  
more information, please contact: (imbrd2021 /at/ gmail.com) or check  
http://www.poplive.nl/conference


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