Lucas Thow

Thesis title: Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and the Digital Underground: Exploring Curatorial Practice Across Independent Music Platforms

Lucas Thow is graduate from the Media Studies MA program at Concordia University. He graduated with distinction from Concordia with a BA in English Literature and History and has spent several years actively participating in Montreal's electronic music community as an event organizer, DJ and host of Club Goop, a monthly radio show on Montreal-based internet radio station N10.AS. These experiences, along with having previously worked as a writer for Red Bull Music, have informed his decision to pursue research in the field of communications studies.

Lucas’ research was primarily focused on the formation, development, and sustainment of electronic music communities around the globe - in particular, how local music communities are affected by migration, file sharing and cross-pollination of region-specific genres and styles of dance music. Ultimately, he hopes to aid in developing strategies to keep local music scenes culturally valuable, financially viable and self-subsistent.