Vocal Tracks

Contents

Acknowledgments..............................................................vii Introduction.................................................................1 PART ONE: Flooding Out 1. Recorded Laughter and the Performance of Authenticity.....................15 2. Erotic Performance on Record..............................................50 PART TWO: A Finer Grain of the Voice 3. The Nearness of You; or, The Voice of Melodrama...........................81 4. Rough Mix.................................................................115 PART THREE: Bugging the Backstage 5. The Act of Being Yourself.................................................165 6. Phony Performances........................................................200 Conclusion...................................................................243 Notes........................................................................251 Bibliography.................................................................271 Index................................................................ ... read full excerpt from Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media ebook