Background
David Sanjek was born on September 3, 1952, in New York City, New York, United States. He was the son of a noted jazz collector, music industry historian and long-time executive at BMI Russell Sanjek.
270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320, USA
Connecticut College
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Washington University at St. Louis
401 Farm and Wilderness Rd, Plymouth, VT 05056, USA
Farm & Wilderness Foundation
7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, New York, USA
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Maxwell Building, 43 Crescent, Salford M5 4WT, UK
University of Salford Music Research Centre
270 Mohegan Avenue, New London, CT 06320, USA
Connecticut College
1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Washington University at St. Louis
401 Farm and Wilderness Rd, Plymouth, VT 05056, USA
Farm & Wilderness Foundation
7 World Trade Center 250 Greenwich Street New York, New York, USA
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
Maxwell Building, 43 Crescent, Salford M5 4WT, UK
University of Salford Music Research Centre
(The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Cent...)
The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Century is an important resource for anyone interested in how music is produced and marketed.
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1991
(The product of years of research, Pennies from Heaven und...)
The product of years of research, Pennies from Heaven undoubtedly ranks as one of the most essential and comprehensive books on American popular culture.
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1996
(A quarterly journal devoted to all aspects of American mu...)
A quarterly journal devoted to all aspects of American music and music in America.
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1997
(This posthumous book is a unique work of cultural histori...)
This posthumous book is a unique work of cultural historiography that analyses, catalogues, and contextualizes music writing in order to afford the reader new perspectives on the field of cultural production, and offer new ways of thinking about, and writing about, popular music.
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2018
David Sanjek was born on September 3, 1952, in New York City, New York, United States. He was the son of a noted jazz collector, music industry historian and long-time executive at BMI Russell Sanjek.
Sanjek received his bachelor's degree in English and Philosophy from Connecticut College in 1974 and his master's degree and a doctorate in Literature from Washington University in St Louis in 1979 and 1985, respectively.
Sanjek spent his pre-academic years as an influential and popular youth leader at the Farm & Wilderness summer camps and associated educational programs situated in and around Plymouth, Vermont. He then served as a Director of the Archives at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) between 1991 and 2007 and was considered to be a world expert in this field.
During his last years of life, Sanjek held the position of a Professor of Popular Music and Director of the University of Salford Music Research Centre in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
David Sanjek was a recognized authority on music archiving, who published widely on Popular Music, Film, Media Studies, Copyright Law and Popular Culture.
Sanjek is particularly known as the author of 2 books, Pennies from Heaven: The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Century and The American Popular Music Business in the 20th Century.
The David Sanjek Memorial Graduate Student Paper Prize is offered by IASPM-US.
(This posthumous book is a unique work of cultural histori...)
2018(The product of years of research, Pennies from Heaven und...)
1996(The American Popular Music Business in the Twentieth Cent...)
1991(A quarterly journal devoted to all aspects of American mu...)
1997Sanjek was a member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, International Communication Association, American Folklore Society, American Studies Association, Literature/Film Association, Modern Language Association of America, Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Popular Culture Association, Society for Cinema Studies, Society for Critical Exchange, Society for Ethnomusicology, Sonneck Society and New England American Studies Association.
