| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 國際傳播英語碩士學位學程(IMICS) === 106 === This thesis investigates the mechanism of Taiwan's independent music sector and how Taiwanese independent musicians operate in the era of social media. Departing from an interest in the nature of independent music and the interactions between artist, audience and the market, I conduct in-depth interviews with 20 music professionals from the industry (including singers and behind-the-scene personnel) to derive multi-perspective observation about the various stages of production chain of Taiwan’s independent music. The data is analyzed and discussed in details with the following themes: artist segmentation and positioning, music release and distribution, Facebook music promotion, live performance, storytelling, creating versus self-promotion, what they perceive as the “indie music spirit,” and finally what is the typical indie music career pattern.
This research concludes that, in the realm of independent music publishing, veritable talent is the prerequisite to establishing a career. While digital music production and social media democratized the cost of music making and provides publicity access to everyone, the amount of time and expertise required for managing social media constraint indie singers so that only very few reach mainstream recognition through self-promotion in social media. However, many indie singers perceive their career goals as sharing stories through music rather than using music as means to reach fame and fortune.
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