Dr Jan Herbst
University of Huddersfield
Reader, Music
United Kingdom
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My Publications
Metal music recording and production in 1980s and 1990s Germany
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
September 2021
Mixing approaches in metal music
Popular Music & Society
September 2021
Metal music studies at the intersection of theory and practice
Metal Music Studies
September 2021
Culture-specific production and performance characteristics: An interview study with ‘T...
Metal Music Studies
September 2021
Recording approaches in metal music
Rock Music Studies
June 2021
The Politics of Rammstein’s Sound
Journal of Popular Music Studies
June 2021
Teutonic Metal: Effects of Place- and Mythology-based Labels on Record Production
International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure
April 2021
Recording studios as museums? Record producers’ perspectives on German rock studios and...
Popular Music
February 2021
Gear Acquisition Syndrome among musicians
January 2021
Rhythm and booze: contesting leisure mobilities on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail
Mobilities
October 2020
From Bach to Helloween: ‘Teutonic’ stereotypes in the history of popular music and heav...
Metal Music Studies
March 2020
The formation of the West German power metal scene and the question of a ‘Teutonic’ sound
Metal Music Studies
June 2019
Distortion and Rock Guitar Harmony
Music Perception
April 2019
Old sounds with new technologies? Examining the creative potential of guitar ‘profiling...
Metal Music Studies
March 2019
The The skillset of professional studio musicians in the German popular music recording...
Etnomusikologian vuosikirja
December 2018
The Work Realities of Professional Studio Musicians in the German Popular Music Recordi...
IASPM Journal
December 2018
Guitar profiling technology in metal music production: Public reception, capability, co...
Metal Music Studies
September 2018
Heaviness and the electric guitar: Considering the interaction between distortion and h...
Metal Music Studies
March 2018
Virtuoses Gitarrenspiel im Rock und Metal. Zum Einfluss von Verzerrung auf das »Shredding«
December 2017
Music studio operators from Germany’s “Ruhrpott”: Role, services and resources
Etnomusikologian vuosikirja
December 2017
Shredding, tapping and sweeping: Effects of guitar distortion on playability and expres...
Metal Music Studies
June 2017
Historical development, sound aesthetics and production techniques of the distorted ele...
Metal Music Studies
March 2017
‘Gear Acquisition Syndrome’ – A Survey of Electric Guitar Players
January 2017
Remixing dub reggae in the music classroom: A practice-based case study on the educatio...
Journal of Music Technology and Education
December 2016
