CfP: The Promotion of Live Music in the UK

The Business of Live Music

A conference to mark the completion of the AHRC funded project

The Promotion of Live Music in the UK--an Historical, Cultural and
Institutional Analysis

University of Edinburgh                       March 31/April 1   2011

We invite papers on any aspect of the business of live music from any
disciplinary perspective.  Themes for discussion include the history
of live music, promotion as a business, live music and the state, the
value of live music, and the live musical experience.  Papers on any
kind of music are welcome, classical or popular, successful or
obscure!  Presentations will be limited to a maximum of 20 minutes and
proposals should be no more than 200 words.

For further information please contact Simon Frith
(simon.frith AT ed.ac.uk) or Martin Cloonan (m.cloonan AT music.arts.ed.ac.uk)

Closing date for proposals: September 1 2010