Construction of the Unique Self-Image in the Framework of the Saint-Petersburg Youth Music Scene

Student: Semenenko Aleksandra

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Sociology (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2017

The musical preferences of young people are very diverse. In recent years, the independent music scene has become very popular. In the field of my research there are youth musical scenes of St. Petersburg. In my work I study the local Petersburg music label of the independent scene "Colanade Magic Bros". In this study, the theme of designing the constructing of unique self-image of the music label and practices of identification as representatives of an independent scene and a local scene of Saint Petersburg. In this case I answer a number of questions: 1. What are the ways to contruction of unique image apply the members of the community in the music scene. 2. What is the identification of the label members and with what musical direction they identify themselves. 3. How does the division of commitment to innovation and development in the arts as a musician and desire in popularity.

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