The Art of Sampling: The Sampling Tradition of Hip Hop/Rap Music and Copyright Law - Softcover

Amir Said

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974970417 ISBN 13: 9780974970417

Publisher: Superchamp Books, 2015

Synopsis

The art of sampling one of the most innovative music processes to emerge in the late-twentieth century stands today as both a celebrated art form and a cultural activity within the hip hop/rap music tradition and beyond.  'The Art of Sampling' (Amir Said, author of 'The BeatTips Manual'), examines this complex and controversial music process, and presents a study that illuminates the history, creative mechanics, and philosophy of sampling, while also exploring the implications that it holds for copyright law. 

Divided into three primary parts, including an in-depth History part, a robust Instruction (how-to) part, and a highly comprehensive Copyright Law part, 'The Art of Sampling' is detailed, sharply informative, and engaging.  Astute and intensely thought-provoking, it s the definitive book on sampling in the hip hop/rap music tradition and copyright law, and one of the most striking and poignant music studies to come along in years.

About this title

About the Author

Amir Said is a writer, publisher, musician, and father from Brooklyn, NY. In addition to writing and managing the BeatTips Network of music education websites, Said also runs Superchamp Books. He is the founder of BeatTips, the leading resource for beatmaking/hip hop production education; and he has written a number of books, including 'The Truth About New York,' 'The BeatTips Manual,' 'The Art of Sampling,' 'Ghetto Brother,' and 'The Truth About Paris' (co-written with John McNulty). His new novels, 'Going Down to the Bungalow Bar' and 'Feed the Meter,' are forthcoming in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Superchamp Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974970417
• ISBN 13: 9780974970417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484