scholarly journals Music Festival Capitalism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Anderton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Late Capitalism ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Cultural Expectations ◽  
Economic Strategies ◽  
Audience Development

This chapter adds to a growing subfield of music festival studies by examining the business practices and cultures of the commercial outdoor sector, with a particular focus on rock, pop, and dance music events. The events of this sector require substantial financial and other capital in order to be staged and achieve success, yet the market is highly volatile, with relatively few festivals managing to attain longevity. It is argued that these events must balance their commercial needs with the socio-cultural expectations of their audiences for hedonistic, carnivalesque experiences that draw on countercultural understanding of festival culture (the countercultural carnivalesque). This balancing act has come into increased focus as corporate promoters, brand sponsors, and venture capitalists have sought to dominate the market in the neoliberal era of late capitalism. The chapter examines the riskiness and volatility of the sector before examining contemporary economic strategies for risk management and audience development, and critiques of these corporatizing and mainstreaming processes.

scholarly journals Drug checking at an electronic dance music festival during the public health overdose emergency in British Columbia

2018 ◽  
Vol 109 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 740-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvina C. Mema ◽  
Chloe Sage ◽  
Yuhui Xu ◽  
Kenneth W. Tupper ◽  
Daniel Ziemianowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
The Public ◽  
Drug Checking

scholarly journals Late Capitalism, Urbanisation, and Cultures of Economic “Survivalism” in the BBC's Welcome to Lagos

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Aghogho Akpome
Keyword(s):  
Urban Culture ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
British Broadcasting Corporation ◽  
Late Capitalism ◽  
Economic Strategies ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Cultural Responses ◽  
Mike Davis ◽  
Important Shift

This article examines the depiction of three impoverished Lagosian slums in the controversial British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary, Welcome to Lagos, which highlights the negative impacts of globalised capitalism on urban culture in Nigeria's commercial centre and biggest city. In recent times scholarship on postcolonial urbanisation has been marked by an important shift in focus from economic concerns to interest in the peculiar cultural dimensions of life in postcolonial cities. As this article argues, however, dominant depictions of postcolonial cities continue to highlight ways in which cultural responses to the harsh effects of late capitalism in such cities reflect economic strategies of what Mike Davis calls “informal survivalism.”

scholarly journals Sustainability Dilemmas: Risk and Uncertainty in Supply Chain Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Agrogiannis S. ◽  
Kinias I.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
Conceptual Clarity

<em>Contrary to the considerable development of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) research, the level of conceptual clarity falls short in unveiling the strategic implications of sustainability integration into core business practices. This leads to dilemmas with respect to aspired and achieved levels of business responsibility increasing exposure to financial and sustainability hazards. Given the various incidents of supplier misconduct and cases where no apparent breaches still impose threats to buying firms, it is undeniably mesmeric experiencing the defiance of “common sense” law: just because risks are classified, and responses are deployed, it would be wrong to assume that vulnerability is eradicated. To overcome impediments, we need to discern between uncertainty and risk. To this end, literature supports that firms address issues based on instrumental and moral rationales encompassing fundamentally different justifications. Building on work from risk management, SSCM, paradox as well as management accounting and control, and inserting ideas from entrepreneurship literature, we investigate these particularities and explain how firms could develop their sustainability initiatives and risk management strategies across their Supply Chains (SCs) through an integrative framework. This refinement allows us to increase the odds of more sustainable SCs through a multilevel approach reverberating the interface of strategy and operations. The paper concludes with commenting on the theoretical and managerial implications as well as proposing avenues for future research.</em>

scholarly journals Does Medical Presence Decrease the Perceived Risk of Substance-Related Harm at Music Festivals?

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s123-s123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Brendan Munn ◽  
Melissa Sydney White ◽  
Alison Hutton ◽  
Sheila Turris ◽  
Haddon Tabb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festivals ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Intent To Use ◽  
Initial Hypothesis

Introduction:The use of recreational substances is a contributor to the risk of morbidity and mortality at music festivals. One of the aims of onsite medical services is to mitigate substance-related harms. It is known that attendees’ perceptions of risk can shape their planned substance use; however, it is unclear how attendees perceive the presence of onsite medical services in evaluating the risk associated with substance use at music festivals.Methods:A questionnaire was administered to a random sample of attendees entering a multi-day electronic dance music festival.Results:There were 630 attendees approached and 587 attendees completed the 19 item questionnaire. Many confirmed their intent to use alcohol (48%, n=280), cannabis (78%, n=453), and recreational substances other than alcohol and cannabis (93%, n=541) while attending the festival. The majority (60%, n=343) stated they would still have attended the event if there were no onsite medical services available. Some attendees agreed that the absence of medical services would have reduced their intended use of alcohol (30%, n=174) and recreational substances other than alcohol and cannabis (46%, n=266).Discussion:In the context of a music festival, plans for recreational substance use appear to be substantially altered by attendees’ knowledge about the presence or absence of onsite medical services. This contradicts our initial hypothesis that medical services are independent of planned substance use and serve solely to reduce any associated harms. Additional exploration and characterization of this phenomenon at various events would further clarify the understanding of perceived risks surrounding substance use and the presence of onsite medical services.

A Prospective Analysis of Patients Presenting for Medical Attention at a Large Electronic Dance Music Festival

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt S. Friedman ◽  
Alex Plocki ◽  
Antonios Likourezos ◽  
Illya Pushkar ◽  
Andrew N. Bazos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Prospective Analysis ◽  
Mass Gathering ◽  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festival ◽  
Mass Gathering Medicine ◽  
Patient Presentation

AbstractMass-Gathering Medicine studies have identified variables that predict greater patient presentation rates (PPRs) and transport to hospital rates (TTHRs). This is a descriptive report of patients who presented for medical attention at an annual electronic dance music festival (EDMF). At this large, single EDMF in New York City (NYC; New York, USA), the frequency of patient presentation, the range of presentations, and interventions performed were identified.This descriptive report examined consecutive patients who presented to the medical tent of a summertime EDMF held at an outdoor venue with an active, mobile, bounded crowd. Alcohol was available for sale. Entry was restricted to persons 18 years and older. The festival occurred on three consecutive days with a total cumulative attendance of 58,000. Medical staffing included two Emergency Medicine physicians, four registered nurses, and 86 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. Data collected included demographics, past medical history, vital signs, physical exam, drug and alcohol use, interventions performed, and transport decisions.Eighty-four patients were enrolled over 2.5 days. Six were transported and zero died. The ages of the subjects ranged from 17 to 61 years. Forty-three (51%) were male. Thirty-eight (45%) initially presented with abnormal vital signs; four (5%) were hyperthermic. Of these latter patients, 34 (90%) reported ingestions with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or other drugs. Eleven (65%) patients were diaphoretic or mydriatic. The most common prehospital interventions were intravenous normal saline (8/84; 10%), ondansetron (6/84; 7%), and midazolam (3/84; 4%).Electronic dance music festivals are a growing trend and a new challenge for Mass-Gathering Medicine as new strategies must be employed to decrease TTHR and mortality. Addressing common and expected medical emergencies at mass-gathering events through awareness, preparation, and early, focused medical interventions may decrease PPR, TTHR, and overall mortality.FriedmanMS, PlockiA, LikourezosA, PushkarI, BazosAN, FrommC, FriedmanBW. A prospective analysis of patients presenting for medical attention at a large electronic dance music festival. Prehosp Disaster Med.2017; 32(1):78–82.

Mitigating Environmental Risks in Microenterprises

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Allet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Environmental Risk Management

Recently, international funding agencies and practitioners in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have argued that microfinance institutions (MFIs) could promote the adoption of environmentally friendly business practices in microenterprises in developing countries. This article explores the potential and limitations of MFIs in promoting the spread of environmental risk management techniques and practices in microenterprises using a case study of an MFI-sponsored pilot program in this area in El Salvador. The author argues that caution should be exercised about the role that MFIs can play in relation to inducing change to the environmentally harmful practices of micro-entrepreneurs. In fact, this study reveals that the MFI had some difficulties in building internal skills and reconciling its environmental and performance objectives, limiting its ability to assist microenterprises in the area of environmental management. Furthermore, the pilot program, as it was designed, did not sufficiently take into account the psychological and financial barriers that constrain micro-entrepreneurs’ capacity to engage in any meaningful environmental behavior change. Finally, factors such as the lack of an adequate legal framework and local infrastructure also countered the effort of the MFI and limited the potential of microenterprises for effectively engaging in environmental risk management practices. The article concludes by outlining the implications of this analysis for future research, policy, and practice in this area.

Use of synthetic stimulants and hallucinogens in a cohort of electronic dance music festival attendees

2018 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 168-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda L.A. Mohr ◽  
Melissa Friscia ◽  
Jillian K. Yeakel ◽  
Barry K. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Dance Music ◽  
Electronic Dance Music ◽  
Music Festival
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