Dave Carter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4007415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dave Carter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dave |
| FAMILY NAME | Carter |
| SIGNATURE | CARTER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3503-7615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Australian WEB3 music ‘community’ and the ‘indie’ mainstream
This paper examines the hesitancy of Australian musicians towards embracing the music non-fungible token (NFT) as a commodity. Drawing on the concepts of cultural autonomy and the digital disruptive sublime, the study argues that the overtly economic nature of NFTs challenges the ideology of creative independence in the hegemonic ‘indie’ music scene. Through interviews with nine Australian musicians who participated in our project, the research f…
Diminishing Dreams: The Scoping Down of the Music NFT
Introduction In a 2019 report for the International Journal of Communication, Baym et al. positioned distributed blockchain ledger technology, and what would subsequently be referred to as Web3, as a convening technology. Riffing off Barnett, a convening technology “initiates and serves as the focus of a conversation that can address issues far beyond what it may ultimately be able to address itself” (403). The case studies for the Baym et al. re…
A state of constant prodding: Live music, precarity and regulation
Live music makes a vital contribution to the cultural and creative identities of cities. In turn, the spaces in which such activity takes place contribute strongly the functioning of local music and arts scenes. However, particularly in large Australian cities, there is a tension between economic development, fuelled by an extended property bubble, and the viability of small-to-medium live music venues. This tension is compounded by community att…
‘Digital democracy’ or ‘information aristocracy’?: Economic regeneration and the information economy
A state of constant prodding: Live music, precarity and regulation
Live music makes a vital contribution to the cultural and creative identities of cities. In turn, the spaces in which such activity takes place contribute strongly the functioning of local music and arts scenes. However, particularly in large Australian cities, there is a tension between economic development, fuelled by an extended property bubble, and the viability of small-to-medium live music venues. This tension is compounded by community att…
‘Digital democracy’ or ‘information aristocracy’?: Economic regeneration and the information economy
A state of constant prodding: Live music, precarity and regulation
Live music makes a vital contribution to the cultural and creative identities of cities. In turn, the spaces in which such activity takes place contribute strongly the functioning of local music and arts scenes. However, particularly in large Australian cities, there is a tension between economic development, fuelled by an extended property bubble, and the viability of small-to-medium live music venues. This tension is compounded by community att…
Diminishing Dreams: The Scoping Down of the Music NFT
Introduction In a 2019 report for the International Journal of Communication, Baym et al. positioned distributed blockchain ledger technology, and what would subsequently be referred to as Web3, as a convening technology. Riffing off Barnett, a convening technology “initiates and serves as the focus of a conversation that can address issues far beyond what it may ultimately be able to address itself” (403). The case studies for the Baym et al. re…
The Australian WEB3 music ‘community’ and the ‘indie’ mainstream
This paper examines the hesitancy of Australian musicians towards embracing the music non-fungible token (NFT) as a commodity. Drawing on the concepts of cultural autonomy and the digital disruptive sublime, the study argues that the overtly economic nature of NFTs challenges the ideology of creative independence in the hegemonic ‘indie’ music scene. Through interviews with nine Australian musicians who participated in our project, the research f…
Political science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Music History and Culture (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Aristocracy (class) (1 works)