Strategizing in improvising: A Routine Dynamics perspective on real-time pop music creation
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2022-06-20
Author(s)
Abstract
In this paper, we study recurrent creation from a Routine Dynamics perspective, with a specific
interest in the practice of "improvisation". In recent years, research on improvising in jazz has
been translated into the study of organizational processes. In our study, we investigate the case
of pop music creation, which allows to study the detailed dynamic of improvising as a highly
routinized process. We identify five improvising routines: looping, varying, breaking, messing
around, and editing, shaping the creation and production of individual songs and records, but
also the strategic development of the band and the producer. Furthermore, we find that
improvising is systematically valued and contextualized through strategizing activities,
identifying three particular patterns: spotifying, mainstreaming, and distinguishing, which
cumulatively enact improvising.
interest in the practice of "improvisation". In recent years, research on improvising in jazz has
been translated into the study of organizational processes. In our study, we investigate the case
of pop music creation, which allows to study the detailed dynamic of improvising as a highly
routinized process. We identify five improvising routines: looping, varying, breaking, messing
around, and editing, shaping the creation and production of individual songs and records, but
also the strategic development of the band and the producer. Furthermore, we find that
improvising is systematically valued and contextualized through strategizing activities,
identifying three particular patterns: spotifying, mainstreaming, and distinguishing, which
cumulatively enact improvising.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Event Title
38th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium
Event Location
Vienna, Austria
Event Date
July 7-9, 2022
Subject(s)
Contact Email Address
andreas.schwendener@unisg.ch
Eprints ID
268155
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