The Voice Behind Music Streaming: An Audio Documentary of Blue Collar Musicians in the Digital Age

This paper includes the script of an audio documentary. The subject of this project focuses on the experience of independent musicians who engage in the music market in the Austin area after the digital disruption. Some of their challenges include navigating the saturated Austin music industry and finding connections with fans. This documentary demonstrates, through personal account, the new music industry. The intent is to evaluate through human experience the changes to input cost and consumption cost in the music market.

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Journalism and Mass Communication

Grantor

Texas State University

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Williams, Shannon Claire

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Schumacher, Daniel W.

• audio documentary
• music industry
• streaming services
• musicians

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10877/5448

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.library.txst.edu:10877/5448