Kai Fikentscher
20 Seaman Avenue #1B
New York, New York 10034
(212) 942-0664
email: kf5@columbia.edu
| 1996 | Ph.D., Ethnomusicology Columbia University, New York, New York The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | |
| 1991 | M.Phil., Ethnomusicology Columbia University, New York, New York The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | |
| 1985 | M.M., Jazz Studies Manhattan School of Music, New York, New York Concentration: Composition/ Electric Guitar | |
| 1982 | B.M., Jazz Composition and Arranging Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts |
'You Better Work!' Music, Dance, and Marginality in Underground Dance Clubs of New York City, Professor Daniel Ferguson, Columbia University, sponsor.
| Columbia University, New York, New York Columbia College |
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| 1997 | Adjunct Professor "Jazz" (fall term) |
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| Columbia University, New York, New York Barnard College, Pre-College Program |
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| 1997 | Instructor "Musical Diversity in New York" (summer term) |
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| New York University, New York, New York Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music |
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| 1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor "Jazz" (summer term) | ||
| Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music |
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| 1996 - 1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor "African-American Music " "Introduction to Western Music" "History of Rock'n'Roll" "Graduate Seminar in Jazz: Miles Davis" |
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| New York University, New York, New York Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Music |
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| 1997 | Visiting Assistant Professor Proseminar: "Introduction to Ethnomusicology" |
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| 1994 - 1996 | Adjunct Professor "African American Music" "Jazz" (summer term) |
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| Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey School of Contemporary Arts |
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| 1994 | Adjunct Professor "Electronic & Computer Music" (spring term) |
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| Columbia University, New York, New York Columbia College |
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| 1993 | Reader, "Popular Music in the Americas: Jazz" (fall term)
helped prepare course materials, taught selected topics |
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| 1992/93 | Teaching Assistant, "MIDI Production Techniques" taught individual classes on music software applications, audio recording, signal processing & mixing |
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| 1991/92 | Instructor, "Masterpieces of Western Music Instructor, "Music in New York City" |
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| 1990/91 | Teaching Assistant, "Masterpieces of Western Music" | ||
| 1989/90 | Teaching Assistant, "Masterpieces of Western Music" Reader, "Popular Music in the Americas: The Caribbean" |
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| 1988/89 | Teaching Assistant, "Masterpieces of Western Music" Reader, "Popular Music in the Americas: Blues" |
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| 1987/88 | Teaching Assistant, "Popular Music in the Americas: Rock" | ||
| Columbia University, New York, New York School of General Studies |
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| 1989 | Instructor, "Introduction to Music" (summer term) developed and taught six-week intensive course for prospective undergraduate students |
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| Inlingua School of Languages, New York, New York | |||
| 1986 - 1988 | Instructor, German & English private and group classes (all levels) |
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Ethnomusicology:
Music of the non-Western world
African American Music and Culture (incl. Jazz,
Blues, Soul, Rap, Music of the Caribbean)
Urban Ethnomusicology
Transcription and Analysis
Development and History of the Discipline
Theory, Methodology and Fieldwork Techniques
Music and Technology (incl. MIDI, digital and analog
sound recording/processing)
Music of West AfricaMusicology:
History of Western Music
Sociology of Popular Music TheoryPerformance:
Jazz Ensemble
Electric Guitar
Improvisation
Popular dance/music: DJ Cultures/ Club Cultures;
Popular culture: Music and dance as areas of identity negotiation;
Links and gaps between ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology;
The electric guitar: the evolution of a sound aesthetic;
Popular music genres of Nigeria (esp. Apala, Fuji);
Music and religion; Music technologies and performance;
Interdisciplinary team research (ethnomusicology/ sociology/
anthropology/ performance studies/ dance research)
PUBLICATIONS
forthcoming: "Disco Music/ House Music." Entry in the North America volume of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, 1988
forthcoming: "In the Shadow of the Paradise Garage: Shifting Relationships between Disc Jockeys, Audiences and Industries of Underground Dance Music in New York City," in Straw, Will (ed.), Ride The Rhythm: Collected Essays on Dance Music and Culture. London: Routledge, 1998
forthcoming: "The DJ as Performer," in Järviluoma, Helmi and Tarja Hautamdki (eds.), Music on Show: Issues of Performance. Tampere, Finland: Department of Folk Tradition, University of Tampere, 1997: 70 - 74
"Faszinierend: Musikmachen als Konkurrenzkampf. Persönliche Betrachtungen eines Musikethnologen," Popular Notes 3 (Winter 1995/6): 9-10
"Popular Music and Age Stratification: The Case of Underground Dance Music in the Post-Disco Period," in Straw, Will (ed.),Popular Music: Style and Identity. Montreal: The Centre for Research on Canadian Cultural Industries and Institutions, 1995: 89-94
"The Decline of Functional Harmony in Popular Dance Music," Popular Music Perspectives III, The Sixth International Conference on Popular Music Studies, Berlin, July 15-20, 1991. Berlin: Forschungszentrum Populäre Musik at Humboldt University, 1995: 420-423
Book Review: "Rap Attack 2. African Rap to Global Hip Hop." By DAVID TOOP. New York/London: Serpent' s Tail, 1991; "The Emergency of Black and the Emergence of Rap - A Special Issue of Black Sacred Music: A Journal of Theomusicology." By JON MICHAEL SPENCER (ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1991. Ethnomusicology 38/2 (Spring/Summer 1994: 349-351)
"The 32nd ICTM World Conference Berlin, June 16-22, 1993, organized by the IITM." The World of Music 35/2, 1993: 147-148
"Doing Fieldwork at Conference Sites - A Report from the Midwest." RPM: The Review of Popular Music No. 17 (Summer/Fall 1992)
"'Supremely Clubbed, Devastatingly Dubbed': Some Observations on the Nature of 12-inch Singles." Tracking 4, Issue 2 (Winter 1991)
"Urban ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies - A Brief Comparative History." forthcoming inProceedings of the 5th Congress of the Young Ethnomusicologists, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, May 17-19, 1991
Translation from German: "Some Observations on the Naming of Musical Instruments and on Rhythm in Oman." By ISSAM EL-MALLAH. Yearbook for Traditional Music 22, 1990: 123-126
Translation from Latin: Hugonis Grotii, Batavi, Parallelon Rerumpublicarum Liber Tertius: De Moribus Ingenioque Populorum Atheniesium, Romanorum, Batavorum. Cap. VI. De Fide et Perfidia. in: WOLFGANG FIKENTSCHER: "De Fide et Perfidia - Der Treuegedanke in den 'Staatsparallelen' des Hugo Grotius aus heutiger Sicht." Sitzungsberichte der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Phil. - Hist. Klasse 1979, Heft 1, München 1979:115-145
"Pushing the Boundaries of Technology and Performance: When Disc Jockeys 'Work' Records." Paper presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), held in association with the International Association for the Study of Popular Music U.S. Chapter (IASPM-US), Pittsburgh, PA, October 22-26, 1997.
"The Turntable as Musical Instrument." Lecture/demonstration with DJ Rob Swift (New York) and DJ Ninja B (Boston), sponsored by the African-American Center and the Department of Music at Tufts University as part of the Celebration of African-American Music & Culture Series, Medford, MA, April 17, 1997.
"How We View Music: Some Speculations on the 'Age of Recording.'" Paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM), State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, February 21-23, 1997.
"Dance the Music at Nightsclubs in New York City." Lecture given at 'Jazz Attack' - Symposium: Underground Dance and Music Styles, Club Culture Network Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 20-21, 1996.
"The Discotheque as Church: House Music and the Affirmation of Social and Cultural Marginality." Paper presented at the conference 'Black Music and Dance: An Integrated Study,' Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies of the Claremont Colleges, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, February 2-3, 1996.
"Feel the Groove: An Examination of the Interaction between House Music DJs and Dancers." Paper presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), Los Angeles, CA, October 19-22, 1995.
"'Pull out all the Stops.' Traveling Disc Jockeys as Musical Ambassadors." Paper presented at the 1995 meeting of the U.S. chapter of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, Nashville, TN, October 6-7, 1995.
"The DJ as Performer." Paper presented at the 8th International Conference of Popular Music Studies, Glasgow, Scotland, July 1-5, 1995.
"Popular Music and Age Stratification: The Case of Underground Dance Music in the Post-Disco Period." Paper presented at the7th International Conference On Popular Music Studies, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA, July 11-15, 1993.
"In the Shadow of the Paradise Garage: Shifting Relationships between Disc Jockeys, Audiences and Industries of Underground Dance Music in New York City." Paper presented at the 32nd World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM), Berlin, Germany, June 16-22, 1993.
"'Boys Will Be Boys - and Girls Just Want To Have Fun.' Issues of Gender and Sexuality in the Underground Dance Music Industry of New York City."
Paper presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), Seattle, WA, October 21-25, 1992."A History of Rap and Oral Poetry." Intersession Workshop/Lecture, Amherst College, Massachusetts, January 8-9, 1992.
"Toward a Theory of Correlation: Urban Ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies - Call it Popular Musicology?" Paper presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), Chicago, IL, October 10-13, 1991.
"The Decline of Functional Harmony in Contemporary Dance Music." Paper presented at the 6th International Conference On Popular Music Studies, Berlin, Germany, July 15-20, 1991.
"Mixes on 12-inch Dance Records: Public Information or Secret Language?" Paper presented at the 1990 Meeting of the U.S. chapter of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM), New Orleans, LA, May 2-4, 1990.
"Mixes on 12-inch Dance Records: The Functional Aesthetic of the Remix." Paper presented at the 9th conference of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM), University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April 20-22, 1990.
"Stylistic Pluralism in Contemporary Urban Dance Music. An Examination of Musical Developments in the Post-Disco Era." Paper presented at the 8th conference of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM), Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ, March 17-19, 1989.
| 1997 | Member, Planning Committee, "Jazz & International Relations - An Interdisciplinary Conference", Tufts University, Medford, MA, April 11 | ||
| 1995 - 1997 | Member of the Executive Board, U.S. Chapter of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-US) | ||
| 1993/94 | President's Fellow, Columbia University, New York, NY | ||
| 1992/93 | Chair, Program Committee, Sixth Meeting of the Young Ethnomusicologists of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM), Berlin, Germany, June 14-15, 1993 | ||
| 1990, 1992/3 | President's Fellow, Columbia University, New York, NY | ||
| 1990 - 1992 | Treasurer, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM) | ||
| 1991 - 1992 | Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, 10th Anniversary Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM), New York, NY | ||
| 1990 - 1991 | Graduate Student Representative for Ethnomusicology, Department of Music, Columbia University, New York, NY | ||
| 1987 - 1988 | Music Department Representative to the Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC), Columbia University, New York, NY | ||
Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM)
International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM)
LANGUAGES
fluency in German, Dutch, French, English, Black American English
reading knowledge in Spanish, Latin
Kai Fikentscher * 20 Seaman Avenue #1B * New York, New York * 10034
(212) 942-0664
email: kf5@columbia.edu