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In the age of algorithms, music is under constant pressure to respond to mood, brand and data.
In this sharp and insightful exploration, music journalist and cultural critic Liz Pelly offers a searing critique of how streaming platforms have revolutionised our relationship with music. She explores the shift from art to algorithm-driven content, turning music into a commodified experience and listeners into mere data points.
Drawing from years of investigative reporting culminating in her bold exposé Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, Pelly uncovers how the economics of streaming are reshaping the music industry, and what this seismic change means for artists, listeners and cultural production at large.
Hosted by Lauren Taylor, this event will explore ways to reclaim that human connection in music and fight for a more meaningful future in the age of corporate playlists and mood marketing.
Presented in partnership with Now or Never
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 28 August
6.30 - 7.30pm
Tickets
$29.50
Full
$19.50
Concession
$0.00
First Nations
Tickets for First Nations audiences are free for this event.
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Location
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Auslan interpreting available by-request
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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Please notify us of all access requirements when booking online so we can assist you with your visit. If you require further information, please contact ticketing@wheelercentre.com.
Additional Notes
Liz Pelly will be signing books after the event.
The bookseller for this event is Paperback Bookshop.
Featuring
Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly is a journalist living in New York. She is the author of Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Her essays and reporting have appeared in the Baffler, where she is a contributing ...
Lauren Taylor
Lauren is the Wheeler Centre’s Senior Programme and Podcast Producer. Always searching for the new and the next, Lauren Taylor shares her latest discoveries each week as a presenter on 3RRR’s Thursday drive program ...