#79: Music Tourism
Music Tourism
In this episode of Audio Talks, we explore the rise of Music Tourism. Oisin Lunny talks to Dr. Leonieke Bolderman – Assistant Professor of Geography of Media & Culture at the University of Groningen and Anthony Diaz, COO and Partner at Topeka Music Vacations.
From trips to festivals and concerts, to visits of places with musical history – discover how music can transform travel into unforgettable experiences, fosters community and boosts local economies.
About Dr. Leonieke Bolderman
Leonieke Bolderman is Assistant Professor Cultural Geography and Tourism Geography and Planning in the Faculty of Spatial Sciences at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. She graduated from the research master Arts, Media and Literary Studies at the University of Groningen in 2009, and from 2010 until 2013 she worked as a press officer to the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. She returned to academia to pursue a PhD in social sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam, spending spring 2016 as a visiting researcher at the Institute of Popular Music in Liverpool, UK. In March 2018 she completed her PhD with the dissertation Musical Topophilia. A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Music Tourism, which was published with Routledge in 2020 as Contemporary Music Tourism. A Theory of Musical Topophilia. Currently she divides her time between Groningen (NL) and Detroit (USA), exploring the role of music heritage and tourism in urban development.
Education
MA Literary and Cultural Studies, University of Groningen,
PhD Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2018
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
Books by Dr. Leonieke Bolderman:
About Topeka Vacations
We want to build a space where everyone belongs. We do this by creating boutique Music Vacations where people and music come together because the sparks from these shared moments have the power to fuel compassion and support for our communities.
More about Topeka: Website: https://topeka.live/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topeka.vacations/
Audio Talks
A podcast on all things audio presented to you by HARMAN and our family of audio brands including JBL, Harman Kardon and AKG. Host Oisin Lunny, music journalist and audio enthusiast, will interview expert guests, legends of the music industry, and audio scientists to discuss the power of music and audio in all its facets.
Audio Talks is presented by Harman.
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