Space, time, creativity, and the changing character of the recording studio: Spatiotemporal attitudes toward 'DIY' recording

This thesis investigates new spatial relationships in music production triggered by the proliferation of low-cost digital music production tools and how they have changed factors of time and creativity for the record producer and recording artist. Research methods combine creative practice with participant observation through a comparative set of music production projects that compare recordings done in large-format recording studios with those done in DIY contexts, and with a hybrid approach combining both. The findings indicate a new recording paradigm in which DIY spaces have become a domesticated form of a once industrialised production process