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Author Yamada, Keisuke, 1984- author.

Title Supercell featuring Hatsune Miku / Keisuke Yamada
Published London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series 33 1/3 Japan
Contents 1. Settings -- 2. Supercell -- 3. Performance
Summary "The lead singer on Supercell's eponymous first album is Hatsune Miku--a Vocaloid character created by Crypton Future Media with voice synthesizers. A virtual superstar, over 100,000 songs, uploaded mostly by fans, are attributed to her. Supercell is a Japanese creator music group with the composer Ryo leading ten artists, who design album illustrations and make music videos. These videos are uploaded onto Niconico and other video-sharing sites. By the time Supercell was released in March 2009, the group's Vocaloid works were already well-known to Niconico users and fans. This book explores the Vocaloid and DTM (desktop music) phenomena through the lenses of media and fan studies, looking closely at online social media platforms, the new technology for composing, avid fans of the Vocaloid character, and these fans' performative practices. It provides a sense of how interactive new media and an empowered fan base combine to engage in the creation processes and enhance the circulation of DTM works. 33 1/3 Global, a series related to but independent from 33 1/3, takes the format of the original series of short, music-basedbooks and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music, the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and more."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Sept. 8, 2017)
Subject Hatsune, Miku (Fictitious character)
Hatsune, Miku (Fictitious character)
Supercell (Musical group). Supercell
SUBJECT Vocaloid (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017004610
Vocaloid (Computer file) fast
Subject Electronica (Music) -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History -- 21st century
Electronica (Music) -- Japan -- History and criticism
Singing voice synthesizers.
Theory of music & musicology.
Music: styles & genres.
Black & Asian studies.
Music reviews & criticism.
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
MUSIC -- Lyrics.
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
Electronica (Music)
Singing voice synthesizers
Japan
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017017210
ISBN 9781501325946
1501325949
9781501325960
1501325965
Other Titles Supercell's Supercell featuring Hatsune Miku