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The Song Machine

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Song Machine

By John Seabrook

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About the book

How do you make a song into a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? In The Song Machine, John Seabrook dissects the workings of this machine, travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas, and interview its geniuses - 'the hitmakers' - at the centre of it all.

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9780099590453

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Published year

2016

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1

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The Song Machine

Format

Paperback

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