ABSTRACT

This article examines how members of the Central Sydney independent music scene practice independence within its cultural economy. Based on qualitative strategies of inquiry including semi-structured interviews with 15 individuals over the age of 18 who are involved with the scene, and participant observation at live gigs recording detailed field notes, I argue that members of the Central Sydney independent music scene can afford to be their own aesthetic boss within the scene as long as they accept dependence on other strategies and resources beyond independent music. Accumulated economic resources, musical literacies, social networks, and experience associated with long-term and recurrent involvement with music-related work were found to be crucial factors in the ways scene members fashion cultural practices based around aesthetic independence.

摘要

本文考察了悉尼中央独立乐坛的成员是如何练习的其文化经济中的独立性。基于定性的调查策略，包括对 15 名 18 岁以上参与现场的个人进行半结构化访谈，以及在现场演出中记录详细现场记录的参与式观察，我认为悉尼中部独立音乐界的成员可以负担得起只要他们接受对独立音乐之外的其他策略和资源的依赖，就可以在场景中成为自己的审美老板。积累的经济资源、音乐素养、社交网络以及与长期和反复参与音乐相关工作相关的经验被认为是场景成员基于审美独立塑造文化实践的关键因素。