Today, millions of musicians record and splice tracks from their bedrooms, closets and garages. Half a century ago, the funk pioneer revolutionized home recording.
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Modern survey research does face challenges from changes in technology and in how people live their increasingly busy lives.
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Clyde Stubblefield’s drumming has been sampled or imitated more than 1,000 times since it was recorded in 1970.
Shrewd media consumers think about these three statistical pitfalls that can be the difference between a world-changing announcement and misleading hype.
Pinching musical phrases and stylistic approaches has always been a part of art making and can be a respectful exchange. But shallow, ill-informed appropriation only perpetuates tired stereotypes.
From niche player to chart hit, the characteristic sound of videogames has had a considerable influence on music.
Clyde Stubblefield, the James Brown drummer who created the most sampled drum track in the history of popular music, rarely got the credit he deserved.
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics -- Statistics, Knox College
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Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media, The Digital Academy, Bath Spa University
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St. Louis
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Associate Professor of Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Honorary Academic in Psychology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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William Clinton Story Remsen '43 Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
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Reader in Popular Music, University of Glasgow
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William H. Neukom 1964 Distinguished Professor of Computational Science, Associate Dean for the Sciences, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth College
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College
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Associate Professor of Communications, Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College
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Affiliated Professor in Communication Studies, Emerson College