New technologies may be disruptive to the existing population of working musicians, but even more irresistible to the general public than new technology are new forms of music, which may introduce new classes of musicians who don’t fit neatly into the existing professional categories. Take the rise of rock and roll.

The internal push for legitimacy andautonomy of the young stars of these shows, acting from within a perceived but unstable gap between'musician' and 'employee', exists in tension with the external push of TV and music producers,network, record label and marketing departments for rational, predictable products and behavioursthat fit within an... See more