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Masters of Reality: The (De)construction of Reality in the Production of Metal Music (2024)
Book Chapter
Thomas, N. (in press). Masters of Reality: The (De)construction of Reality in the Production of Metal Music. In L. Burns, & C. Scotto (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Metal Music Composition : Evolution of Structure, Expression, and Production. Routledge

This chapter explores the (de)construction of reality within contemporary metal music production, focusing on doom metal and metalcore. These subgenres demonstrate varied production approaches, influencing how production relates to the compositional... Read More about Masters of Reality: The (De)construction of Reality in the Production of Metal Music.

Technical Ecstasy: Phenomenological Perspectives of Metal Music Production (2023)
Book Chapter
Thomas, N. (2023). Technical Ecstasy: Phenomenological Perspectives of Metal Music Production. In J.-P. Herbst (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Metal Music (43-56). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108991162.004

This chapter explores the direct experiences of renowned record producers, working with metal music, to construct an in-depth understanding of the genesis, and development, of recorded metal music. Technological democracy has changed the experience o... Read More about Technical Ecstasy: Phenomenological Perspectives of Metal Music Production.

Innovation and tradition in metal music production (2021)
Journal Article
Thomas, N. (2021). Innovation and tradition in metal music production. Metal Music Studies, 7(3), 423-443. https://doi.org/10.1386/MMS_00058_1

Contemporary music technology affords limitless potential and has changed the way record producers need to work with metal music, often employing a far more fragmented approach. This article explores technology’s influence on producing metal records... Read More about Innovation and tradition in metal music production.

Production perspectives of heavy metal record producers (2019)
Journal Article
Thomas, N., & King, A. (2019). Production perspectives of heavy metal record producers. Popular music, 38(3), 498-517. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026114301900031X

The study of the recorded artefact from a musicological perspective continues to unfold through contemporary research. Whilst an understanding of the scientific elements of recorded sound is well documented, the exploration of the production and the... Read More about Production perspectives of heavy metal record producers.

Reviews: The Oxford Handbook of Film Music Studies, David Neumeyer (ed.) (2014) New York: Oxford University Press, 683 pp., ISBN: 9780195328493, h/bk, £100; The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice, Richard James Burgess (2013) Oxford University Press, 329 pp., ISBN: 9780199921744, p/bk, £19.99 (2014)
Journal Article
Mitchell, H., & Thomas, N. (2014). Reviews: The Oxford Handbook of Film Music Studies, David Neumeyer (ed.) (2014) New York: Oxford University Press, 683 pp., ISBN: 9780195328493, h/bk, £100; The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice, Richard James Burgess (2013) Oxford University Press, 329 pp., ISBN: 9780199921744, p/bk, £19.99. Journal of Music, Technology and Education, 7(2), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.7.2.245_5