· There’s a reason today’s ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they’re designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insider’s look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected characters—alongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Dean—this fascinating journey Brand: Norton, W. W. Company, Inc. · In “The Song Machine,” Seabrook — a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing, the Marketing of Culture” — Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. · With "The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory" Seabrook became the Upton Sinclair of the pop music industry. He showed us how the sausage is made and gave us a tour of the filthy factories where the animals scream like pigs until they bleed insipid pop songs. Unlike the slaughterhouses of "The Jungle" this was more like seeing how Skittles are made/5.
In The Song Machine, longtime New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook tells the story of the massive cultural upheaval that produced these new, super-strength hits. Seabrook takes us into a strange and surprising world, full of unexpected and vivid characters, as he traces the growth of this new approach to hit-making from its obscure origins in. The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory. John Seabrook. W. W. Norton Company, Oct 5, - Music - pages. 4 Reviews. "An utterly satisfying examination of the business of popular music." —Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic. There's a reason today's ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they're designed that way. The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook | Editorial Reviews. Paperback $ Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores.
"In The Song Machine, John Seabrook tells of a cutthroat and fascinating industry, where readers discover the gifted musical maestros who orchestrate hit after hit but rarely get their name in print. The narrative shows not just how technology has upended the music business but of how - despite prattle about "the long tail" - just one per cent of artists generate 80 per cent of the industry's profits. There’s a reason today’s ubiquitous pop hits are so hard to ignore—they’re designed that way. The Song Machine goes behind the scenes to offer an insider’s look at the global hit factories manufacturing the songs that have everyone hooked. Full of vivid, unexpected characters—alongside industry heavy-hitters like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Max Martin, and Ester Dean—this fascinating journey into the strange world of pop music reveals how a new approach to crafting smash hits is. In “The Song Machine,” Seabrook — a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of “Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing, the Marketing of Culture” — takes us inside the troubled modern.
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