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Author Talk | Shain Shapiro

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Mon 26th August 2024 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Scorpio Books

120 Hereford Street
Christchurch, New Zealand

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RDU, Scorpio Books and Auckland UNESCO City of Music warmly welcome you to an author talk featuring Shain Shapiro. Shain is touring Aotearoa New Zealand in support of his latest book This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better. This event will include book signings, readings and discussion. Special guests to be announced.

All welcome, refreshments provided. Bookings essential. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music’s relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are developed, built, managed and governed.Told in an accessible way through personal stories from cities around the world — including London, Melbourne, Nashville, Austin and Zurich — This Must Be the Place takes a truly global perspective on the ways music is integral to everyday life but neglected in public policy.Arguing for the transformative role of artists and musicians in a post-pandemic world, This Must Be The Place not only examines the powerful impact music can have on our cities, but also serves as a how-to guide and toolkit for music-lovers, artists and activists everywhere to begin the process of reinventing the communities they live in.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Shain Shapiro holds a PhD from the University of London and lives in East London. He is a globally recognised thought leader at the convergence of music, culture and urban policy. This is showcased in his debut book, This Must Be The Place: How Music Can Make Your City Better, released on Repeater Books in September 2023.  He is also an accomplished academic, having authored courses for the Global Leaders Institute and Berklee College of Music and is also the co-founder of Unison Rights, a new copyright management entity in Spain.

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