Essays
- Trax on the Trail: Researching Music on the U.S. Presidential Campaign TrailTrax on the Trail Research Assistant Sarah Griffin presented her research on campaign music at the Georgia College 23rd Annual Student Research Conference in April 2020. You can check out her poster here. Sarah Griffin (Student, Georgia College), Dana Gorzelany-MostakContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- Pop Songs on Political PlatformsNovember 2, 2017 Our project on pop songs and political campaigning began in the fall of 2015, when we decided to work on a campaign music article that we could present at the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA)Continue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- A Media Scholar’s Response to Trax, Trump, and a Strange New WorldJuly 31, 2017 Trax on the Trail has helped keep me connected to political events for over a year. As many of us academics seek ways to respond to the new normal, some of us may want to do whatContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- Korean Drumming at the Women’s March in Lexington, KYFebruary 17, 2017 Like dozens of cities around the nation and globe, Lexington, Kentucky witnessed a women’s march with thousands in attendance the day after Trump’s inauguration (January 21, 2017). Lexington police and the Kentucky National Organization for Women said it wasContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
Interviews
- Tommy Oswalt Weighs in on Pop Culture and the American PresidencyOn May 14th Trax Co-editor Dana Gorzelany-Mostak and Research Assistant Sarah Griffin had the pleasure of interviewing recent Vanderbilt University graduate Tommy Oswalt, who developed a TEDx talk and an interactive game exploring campaign playlists. Here Tommy weighs in onContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- On the Inside Trax: Dr. Nicholas Phillips, Pianist, Educator, and New Music AdvocateA search by genre in the Trail Trax database will reveal very few examples of classical music on the trail. There was Stephen Colbert’s live string quartet with underscore for the final debate, “Hillary” (Kate McKinnon) and “Bernie’s” (Larry David) “Waltz ofContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- Rebecca Pronsky: Singer-Songwriter, Brooklyn’s Truth BearerOn October 28, 2019 Trax research assistant Sarah Griffin and Trax founder Dana Gorzelany-Mostak had the pleasure of speaking to Rebecca Pronsky, a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn. Pronsky first came to our attention when we heard her delightful 2020 CandidateContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”
- On the Inside Trax: Stuart Schimler, Founder, American Pioneer MusicSeptember 20, 2016 Today on the Inside Trax, I chat with Stuart Schimler, founder of American Pioneer Music. The former UC Berkeley history major makes his living as a software exec by day, but he also has a secret (orContinue reading “Essays and Interviews”