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Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

by John Alderman

Inc NapsterMP3 (Audio coding standard)Music and the InternetSound recording industryNew York Times reviewed
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"The Advent of the Internet has caused wrenching headaches for the music industry, but it has also unleashed unprecedented worldwide distribution of music and unparalleled communication between fans and musicians. In Sonic Boom, musician and industry insider John Alderman details this head-on collision between commerce and progress, and shows how it will forever alter the cultural landscape."--BOOK JACKET.

Themes & subjects

Inc NapsterMP3 (Audio coding standard)Music and the InternetSound recording industryNew York Times reviewedDisques

Setting

United States

About the author

John Alderman

1966

Author

John Alderman

Pages

224

Read time

≈ 6h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

Fourth Estate Classic House

ISBN

9781841155128

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