Tolmie2026b
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| BibType | INCOLLECTION |
| Key | Tolmie2026b |
| Author(s) | Peter Tolmie, Andy Crabtree, Ahmed Ahmed |
| Title | Playing out: the work of nightclub and amateur djing |
| Editor(s) | Peter Tolmie, Dave Randall, Mark Rouncefield, Andy Crabtree |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Music, Djing |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| City | Abingdon, Oxon |
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| Pages | 243–266 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003358886-16 |
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| Book title | Ethnomethodological Studies of Music |
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Abstract
This chapter uses materials captured during several different studies of DJs to explore the work entailed in solving the fundamental practical problem that confronts all DJs as they construct and play out sets: what to play next? It explores this problem from two perspectives: first, the work undertaken in advance to support solving the problem in situ; second, the way the problem is actually handled as sets are played out. We thus consider, first, how DJs go about provisioning themselves with suitable music and pre-order it in certain ways (i.e., preparatory work); second, we look at how decisions are made about pacing, the work of engaging with audiences, and the importance of effective cueing (i.e., playing out work). The chapter concludes with a discussion of how solving the ‘what next?’ problem is associated with emotive and moral considerations that might be summed up as ‘affect management’.
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