Today, the We Want More: Music / Sociology! International Conference began in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On Friday, Carla Pinochet will present two papers. The director of CMUS will present a paper with researcher Sebastián Muñoz and then another with CMUS principal researcher Laura Jordán. This conference focuses on the study of popular music from a sociological perspective. To this end, a wide range of papers are being presented, exploring music from different methodological and theoretical approaches, and through diverse empirical data.

“The Manager as Translator: Mediating Uncertainties and Building Careers in Chilean Urban Music” by Carla Pinochet and Sebastián Muñoz ” explores the role of music managers in Chile’s emergent urban music scene, where digitalization and platform economies have reshaped production, distribution, and career trajectories. Our research question asks: how do managers mediate between artistic creativity and economic imperatives in contexts marked by precarity, self-management, and viral success?”

Meanwhile, “Resonances and Dissidences: Musical Affairs and Public Controversies around Urban Music in Latin America” by Carla Pinochet and Laura Jordán “examines two recent controversies (affaires) that illuminate how urban music in Latin America becomes a site of moral panic, cultural negotiation, and public critique. The first case is the polemic surrounding the invitation of Mexican singer Peso Pluma to the 2024 Viña del Mar Festival in Chile, widely condemned by commentators as the public endorsement of “narcoculture.” The second case is the release of +57 by Karol G and other Colombian stars, which triggered intense debates in Colombia and beyond about sexual exploitation, national representation, and the global reach of reggaetón.

We Want More: Music / Sociology International Conference

Carla Pinochet and Sebastián Muñoz

“The Manager as Translator: Mediating Uncertainties and Building Careers in Chilean Urban Music”

Friday, April 10th, 11:00 – 12:30

Erasmus University Rotterdam

(Woudestein campus)

Van der Goot building, 1st Floor

 

Carla Pinochet and Laura Jordán

“Resonances and Dissidences: Musical Affairs and Public Controversies around Urban Music in Latin America”

Friday, April 10th, 1:30 – 3:00

Erasmus University Rotterdam

(Woudestein campus)

Van der Goot building, 1st Floor