


Music memorabilia, including instruments, posters, garments, records and more, are featured throughout the exhibition. The exhibit also gives a nod to Detroit's iconic musical venues, from the Grande Ballroom to the Flame Show Bar to Pine Knob. From Aretha Franklin to Madonna to Bob Seger to Alice Cooper, Detroiters have made an impact in every genre of music. The exhibit not only shares Detroit's prominence in rock and pop music, but it explains its influence on gospel, blues, hip-hop, techno and more. Supporting this research.Adjacent to the Allesee Gallery of Culture, visitors find the Motor City Music exhibition - an interactive, participatory space that explores the rich legacy of Detroit’s music from Gospel to Motown and all things in between.Īs visitors enter the gallery, they learn about Detroit's rich musical legacy by reading about the international stars who have called our city home. Science Foundation, the McDonnell Foundation, and Legg Mason Funds for We would like thank Aaron Cohen, Brynn Thomas, and Daniel This project fits into the broader context of the research done by the Collective Dynamics Group which is lead by Prof. We had important help from Peter Hausel who developed the website, Jason Booher-Jennings who assisted with design work, and Alison Binkowski who maintained the website. The Music Lab project involved Matthew Salganik, Peter Dodds, and Duncan Watts. The data can be downloaded from the data archive of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. Topics in Cognitive Science, 1:439-468, 2009.Īll of the data collected during the Music Lab project are now publically available in anonymized form. "Web-based experiments for the study of collective social dynamics in cultural markets." "Leading the herd astray: An experimental study of self-fulfilling prophecies in an artificial cultural market." Papers: "Experimental study of inequality and unpredictability in an artificial cultural market."
