A music industry thesis I am writing on Dubstep*HELP PLEASE*

[rob_powell_87]

Hey!

I am a third year Music and Communication Studies student at Liverpool uni, at the moment I am writing a thesis on the marketing of Dubstep music. I am relatively new to the genre and am hoping to include some primary research from members of the dubstep community within my thesis.

If anyone can give any answers to the questions below, or provide any general information it would be greatly appreciated.

My email address is R.H.Powell@student.liverpool.ac.uk if would rather email me any answers/info it would be greatly appreciated (or personal message me!)

Also include how you would like to be referenced (DJ/promoter of..... etc.)

THANK YOU!!!

1) To what extent do you think the appeal of Dubstep to its fans is centred on its position as a primarily underground subculture that shuns the mainstream?

2) If the genre was to break into the mainstream would some of the perceived ‘authenticity’ of the genre be lost to the existing fans? Would it be seen as ‘selling out’ if a Dubstep artist was to engage in commercial, mainstream marketing in order to promote their music to the general public?

3) In what ways do you engage with the Dubstep community? For example, if you are a promoter how do you market your live events? If you are a DJ how do you promote new records, tracks or mixes? How in general do you communicate with the Dubstep community?

4) How important is the internet within the Dubstep market and how is it utilised?

5) Obviously there are close connections between Dubstep and Drum and Bass, what are the key musical and social/cultural differences between these two genres and their followers? Are there any other genres you would align Dubstep more closely with? If so, why?

6) What first attracted you to Dubstep?

Cheers! RP

[ozeb]

I would like to read this when it's done if possible?

[rob_powell_87]

Yeh no worries mate, getting some really interesting replies actually. At the moment i'm only writing this for a 4000 word assesment for a third year music module.....might try and expand on it after university though, doesn't seem to be a lot of subcultural academic work written about the dubstep, shame considering I reckon its really one'v the most authentic, interesting and original subcultures since the 60's...seems to be lots of social/cutural similarities between dubstep and a lot of 60's subculture as well!

If you've got anything you'd like to contribute drop me an email! The more the merrier ey!?

Cheers
R

[bundy]

Awesome dude, will be sending you an email of my rantings!

[rob_powell_87]

nice one man, appreciate it