Original Artist Identity in Song - CousteauX Album Tour 2017 - Images

<p></p><div><p>Original Artist Identity in Song examines the variables deployed when constructing public-facing identity in original songs, and the subsequent interaction of artist identity within the market ecology of popular music. The 2017 album, CousteauX, is a case study in the construction of artist identity. </p><p><br></p><p>Insights into the inner workings of creative practice arise, and the analytical auto-ethnographic method observes practice for patterns and themes in the songwriting, production and touring phases of the album’s release. This practice develops a model with which to reveal those song variables with bearing on the public impression of the original artist.</p><p><br></p></div><div>The music video for "When the Bloom has Left the Rose", which forms part of this collection, won Best Music Video at The London Independent Film Awards in October 2020.<br><b><br>This item contains Images from the CousteauX European Album tour in 2017.<br><br>Images courtesy of Davey Ray Moor and Nigel Ford.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><p><b>The work is under copyright and may not be used without permission. Use of this repository acknowledges cooperation with its policies and relevant copyright law.</b></p><br></div>