Being a “Global Music Platform”: Platform Work in Light-Tech Capitalism

While the literature on music digital platforms has focused mainly on the consequences of production and consumption, few works have looked at platformization from the perspective of companies active in the music business. Drawing on an ethnographic inquiry of Sofar Sounds—a London-based company tha...

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Published in:	Social Media + Society
Main Author:	Loïc Riom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2024-08-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051241274658

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