Assignment One With Ashlyn's Feedback, Byrd,Josh

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Josh ByrdUWRT-1104-006

September 29, 2015

Assignment One

Figured World: A social structure with certain rules and conventions that pertain to thecommunities that are involved in it.

His concerts consist of more activities than just singing along to performed songs.Audience members tend to jump, dance, and crowd surf during the shows. It is usual for mosh pitsto form at these shows. Members tend to leave his shows drenched in sweat and sometimes bruised.

Some members of the the audience even take part in alcohol and recreational drug use to enhancetheir experience at the show. Although this can be illegal in some areas, it is acceptable in this

figured world. Scott encourages audience members to prepare themselves before his shows in in

any way they need to so they are ready for the experience. While most rappers tend to rap their

songs word for word in the same pitch or voice tone as in their recorded versions, it is acceptableto hear Travis Scott shout and scream his lyrics. Coming into this environment, one can expect it

to be very loud and even chaotic. One should not be surprised to see Scott jump on the stage oreven into the crowd. He tends to throw water into the crowds during certain songs. Even though

his shows are wild and untamed, there is some behavior that is not acceptable. For example,recording or taking pictures throughout the entire show is inappropriate. Scott wants his audience

to be in the moment and enjoy the experience rather than trying to capture it. Another form ofinappropriate behavior is standing still. Scott encourages audience members to come to his shows

with an open mind. They should forget about all of their problems, and to just have fun. Membersof the audience should not worry about how they look in the eyes of others and should enjoy the

show. If one were to be still throughout the concert, he or she probably wouldn’t survive “TheRodeo” as Scott calls it. Scott refers to his shows as “The Rodeo” because of how crazy and wild

they are. Rodeo is also the title of his debut album, as it describes his journey through life and hisself discovery.

Actors: People in the figured world who have specific duties and roles. One of the actors is not

significant in the sense of Travis Scott’s production but he does play a role in Scott’s live performances.

• Travis Scott: His role is the entertainer. Besides performing songs, he excites the peoplein the audience. His energy is infectious. By that I mean his on stage energy and flair

catches on to those in the audience and they too will want to jump and sing along. Heencourages audience members to have fun and get wild. He also tests their limits by

challenging them to rage even harder.• Mike Dean: He is an instrumentalist on stage with Scott. Although the songs are already

recorded and produced, Dean plays along to them as well as adds his own riffs on the piano

and guitar. His role is to enhance the experience of the show by providing live sounds tothe music.

• Chase B: His role as the DJ to play the preselected songs as well as make certain transitions

when switching songs. Even though he is not the star of the show, his role is very important

Comment [BJ1]: Excellent thick descriptions

throughout your observations, defined vocabulary, a

examples.

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because he directs the audio. Chase B is also a hype man for Scott. He backs him up withsome of his verses and speaks during transitions to getting the audience excited.

Artifacts: Physical objects, emotions, and ideas that are important in a figured world. These itemsmust have a cultural significance to he figured world and/or impacted communities within it.

• Music: The music is what gives Scott along with the audience the motivation and desire to

even attend the concert to begin with. The music itself at the concert is apart of the overall

experience because before attending, audience members already know many of his songs.

In addition, this is what Scott uses to share his messages and stories.

•

Energy: The concerts are electric and loud. There is energy throughout the whole showand it is seen through Scott and the audience.

• Rage: This is the idea of audience members going wild. This involves dancing, jumping,

crowd surfing, yelling, and shouting.

• The Platform: This is Scott’s stage to perform on. This is where Scott leaves all of hisenergy. He jumps on the stage and off the stage at times.

Communities of Practice: This is a group of people with a common interest who gain knowledge

through activities and experiences surrounding the topic. The community’s members may notalways be together physically but they share the same goal, so even when they are on their own,

they are still striving towards the same thing. Members of the community also learn from eachother and this leads to their growth as a group.

• The Audience: Their goal is to have fun and rage during the concert. They are togetherthroughout the concert and outside of it when it ends, members are connected by their

common interest in Travis Scott’s music.

Domain: Domain is the community’s area of interest. All members are invested in the area of

interest as well as the community’s growth and development.

• The Music: The music is what drives both Scott and the audience members to rage and

have fun.

• Fun: Members of the audience are there to have fun. This could be through jumping,

dancing, raging, or using substances.

Practices of the Community: activities and habits of the community that pertain to their common

goal. These practices help build the community as a whole in a sense that each member is working

their way towards the same goal or idea.

• Singing: Scott and the audience members recite the lyrics for each song. At times, it isn’t

always word for word, but for the most part, the members know the lyrics to all of hissongs. Singing is a part f the overall goal of the show since it is a method for the audiencemembers to express their joy and excitement.

• Raging: This includes jumping, dancing, crowd surfing, yelling, and much more. Ragingis what Scott and the audience members do to express themselves at the show.

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Literacy Practices: These are ways of communicating that are written or spoken. These also

include nonverbal actions like body language.

• Singing: Scott and the audience members recite the lyrics for each song. At times, it isn’talways word for word, but for the most part, the members know the lyrics to all of his

songs. Singing is a part f the overall goal of the show since it is a method for the audience

members to express their joy and excitement.

• Raging: This includes jumping, dancing, crowd surfing, yelling, and much more. Raging

is what Scott and the audience members do to express themselves at the show.

Observation 1:

Travis Scott Summer Jam 2015

Observed on September 15, 2015

1 second: Travis Scott enters the stage with a bright yellow jacket and opens with the song “5Mo”.

1 minute 2 seconds: Scott urges his true fans to come closer to the front. He tells the security

staff not to touch them as they try to make their way to the front. Lastly, he shouts into the mic“There’s too many of you, lets go!”

1 minute 54 seconds: Scott throws water into the crowd on the downbeat of one of his popular

songs, Quintana. He drags out certain words and yells some of the lyrics. He begins to jump

across the stage as he sings the song and the audience members jump and hold their hands up aswell.

5 minutes 12 seconds: Scott crowd surfs and audience members hold him up as he continues tosing the ending of Quintana.

6 minutes 37 seconds: Scott takes a break from the music and introduces the audience to his

security team. He says that his security is there so the fans can rage how they want to. He then

points out how the Summer Jam security is there to make sure audience members don’t rage. He

tells the Summer Jam security members to not touch him if he decides to go off stage and intothe crowd with the fans. Then he tells them that if people start fighting or doing something not

positive then to do their job accordingly. Lastly, he says that this is not regular concert that arapper would but this is a “La Flame” show and that the audience is there to have fun.

10 minutes 16 seconds: Scott throws water into the crowd o the downbeat of his song

“Uptown”. Chase B, backs Scott with lyrics every now and then as he jumps across the stage. Heserves as a hype man throughout the song and even prior to playing it when he asks the audience“Anybody from uptown NY?” Mike Dean plays the melody on his guitar during the song.

Meanwhile, the crowd is very enthusiastic and is jumping up and down with their hands raised.Later on during the chorus Scott takes a security guards hat and sun glasses.

Comment [BJ3]: Give a little background on your

choices with each observation. Two of them areclearly concerts, and the final observation is a series

music videos. Explain in a notation why you decide

to go this route vs. observing all three as

concerts. Explain what this adds to the experienceTravis Scott's music.

Definitely include some photos from what you have

observed to help readers visually connect to your

descriptions. Perhaps having pictures from theconcert, album art, etc. You may consider using th

slideshow feature in Wix to add visual appeal both t

your assignment one and your overall course portfo

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12 minutes 45 seconds: Scott hops off the stage and walks to another smaller platform that isfurther down and near the center of the whole audience. He reaches out towards audience

members and gives them handshakes. Chase B plays a song Scott produced called “All yourfault” by Big Sean featuring Kanye West. As Scott is on the platform he tells the audience to

“bounce” as the beat drops. Then on West’s first verse he raps “That’s that don’t play”. Chase B

then transitions right into Scotts hit single called “Don’t play”. Scott heads back to the stage and

begins singing melodies as the chorus approaches. Mike Dean plays some riffs on the guitar. Onthe downbeat when the chorus comes in Scott begins to jump on the stage and throw water into

the audience as they jump and dance. During the first verse Scott goes down into the crowd and

hands the mike to an audience member as he raps the words. Scott and this member go back andforth throughout the first verse.

16 minutes 12 seconds: Chase B plays the song “Quintana part 2” (not the same as the firstQuintana). As the melody builds to the first verse Scott calls out to the left side of the audience

and states “I want to see y’all over there jump.” He then continues to shout “jump” as audience

members jump and then right on the downbeat to the first verse Scott shouts into the mike and

loses himself. He swings his arms and continues to jump. Throughout all of this the audience isgoing wild and jumping with him. A member even crowd surfs for a little bit.

19 minutes: Travis takes a break from the music and calls out an audience member who had

went to a previous “Rodeo” concert and had injured his eye while there. He brings this memberon stage and Scott shows the camera a picture on his phone of what the member’s eye had

looked like when it was injured. As he is doing this the member is jumping up and down on thestage out of excitement. Scott brings the member over to the side of the stage and tells the

audience to form a pit so the member who injured his eye can go jump in it on the downbeat ofthe song. Scott then states, “I love ragers that survive the Rodeo… and he’s back for round 2”.

Then Scott tells Chase B to play something “rowdy”. Chase B plays one of Scott’s hits, “UpperEchelon”. As the intro of the song plays Scott tells people in the back that they need to get

acquainted since they are just standing. On the downbeat when the chorus comes in, the member jumps out into audience and crowd surfs. Scott goes wild on stage. He swings his arms and

jumps around on stage as he yells the lyrics with so much energy. Mike Dean plays harmonizingkeys on the piano during this. Right before his first verse, Scott embraces the audience member

who injured his eye and he takes off his shirt and gives it to him as a souvenir.

22 minutes 30 seconds: a few small mosh pits are formed while Scott preforms “Skyfall”.

25 minutes 35 seconds: While performing “Mamacita”, Scott notices a camera man on stagerecording. He tells Chase B to stop the music and then tells the camera man to leave the stage.

He states “I don’t care if you work for Summer Jam, you’re not working for Travis, bye. This isa Travis Scott show.”

26 minutes 30: Scott brings out a local rapper and his crew 2 Milly to perform their song called

“Milly Rock”. The group comes on stage and dances to the song and Scott joins them. Audiencemembers jump along with the song.



31 minutes: Travis puts back on his expensive yellow jacket as the crowd chants “3500”. Thiswas the title of the single off of his unreleased album, Rodeo. (This was only a day after the track

was released on itunes) Chase B and Scott realize that the fans in the audience already knowabout his new track. Chase B plays the song and Scott begins jumping across the stage singing

the chorus to the song. Mike Dean plays harmonies on the guitar. Audience members jump with

Scott. This is his last song he performs at his Summer Jam set. After he finishes his first verse

and sings the chorus one last time Chase B cuts the music and Scott heads off stage.

Observation 2:

Rolling Loud Festival 2015 Travis Scott Performance, Miami FLObserved on September 27, 2015

1 second: Scott comes on stage to perform the song, “Uptown”, featuring ASAP Ferg, andASAP Ferg comes out on stage to perform the song with him.

58 Seconds: Right before the chorus of the song comes, Scott and Ferg throw water into the

audience as they jump up and down.

4 minutes 8 seconds: Scott goes down into audience and rages with some of the fans as the song“I Don’t Like” plays.

5 minutes 38 seconds: After performing Quintana, Scott says, “I need to see more rage!”

6 minutes 50 seconds: Scott begins to jump as he prepares to perform the song, “Blocka”. During

the chorus he slaps the hands of close audience members out of joy. Throughout all of this theaudience members are jumping and singing along to the song. Later on during the song he takes

off his jacket and goes down into the audience again and embraces some of the fans.

8 minutes 24 seconds: After performing “Blocka”, Scott states, “If y’all want to stay in this pit,y’all need to mosh!”

9 minutes 6 seconds: Right before the chorus of “Don’t Play”, Travis tells Chase B to stop the

music and tells the sound crew to turn up the music louder. Soon enough the crowd begins to chant,“Louder, louder, louder”. The intro of the song plays again and a mosh pit forms. When the chorus

comes, Scott and the audience go wild; people begin to jump, scream, and just rage. Towards the

end of the first verse of the song, he climbs up a post as he sings the song.

13 minutes 33 seconds: Scott performs “Sloppy Toppy” and the crowd begins to jump and scream.

It is rare for Scott to perform this song so Scott and the fans really enjoy the moment.

15 minutes 24 seconds: Scott performs “Drugs you should try it”. This song is one of his slowersongs but the crowd still vibes with it. He jumps across stage and the audience members sing the

lyrics along with him.



16 minutes 45 seconds: Right on the downbeat of the chorus of, “Upper Echelon”, Scott throwswater into the crowd and audience members begin to rage. Travis waves his hands wildly on stage

as he sings the lyrics to the song. Mosh pits form and people are raging everywhere.

18 minutes 56 seconds: Scott says, “This is my favorite song”, right before he performs his hit

song Skyfall. Right into the first verse, members of the audience begin to jump and scream. People

start raging as well. Scott takes off his shirt and goes wild on stage as he performs the song whilesmoking a joint.

22 minutes 27 seconds: On Young Thug’s verse of “Skyfall”, the audience members continue torage even harder.

24 minutes 45 seconds: On the downbeat of “Mamacita”, a fan jumps off of the stage and into thecrowd and begins crowd surfing. The audience members continue to jump and scream. Scott sings

the lyrics and jumps across the stage.

29 minutes 45 seconds: Scott performs his verse of the song “Company” by Drake. The crowd jumps and rages. Scott embraces the audience member who are close to the stage.

32 minutes 3 seconds: Scott performs the song “Bacc”. The audience members go wild and

everyone in the crowd begins to jump. Scott yells his lyrics through the mic and jumps across thestage.

Observation 3

Rodeo LA 9/15/15Observed on September 28, 2015

Video 1

15 seconds: Travis Scott comes onto the stage with a bottle of alcohol in his hand as the intro ofhis song “Pornography” is playing. On the screen a GIF of a topless women plays to go along with

the theme of the song. Right during his first verse, Scott throws water into the crowd and screamshis lyrics with so much energy and passion. During the second verse when the song intensifies, the

audience members begin to jump even more.

3 minutes 30 seconds: After performing “Pornography”, Scott says, “I have a feeling that tonight

might b the best night ever” … “I’m letting all of you sissy motherfuckers know its not safe for

you motherfuckers” ... “I want you to watch these niggas in the pit get down”. Right after he saysthis the chorus of “Quintana” plays and Scott throws water into the crowd and he screams his

lyrics. The crowd goes wild and everyone rages. He brings an audience member on stage and thenon the downbeat of the chorus he jumps into the audience and starts crowd surfing.

Video 2

1 second: Scott brings out the rapper Big Sean and they perform their song “Don’t Play”. DuringBig Sean’s verse, Scott Sings it along with him. The audience members rage throughout the entire

song.



Video 3

19 seconds: Scott begins singing his song “90201”. During the chorus of the song he screams “I

fucking love you!” The audience members scream back out of joy and wave their hands across theair. On the screen a video of palm trees plays while Scott performs the song.

3 minutes 30 seconds: The second half of the song comes and the instrumental changes. There is

a slight change in the tempo of the song. The audience members wave their hands and sing thelyrics along with Scott.

Video 414 seconds: Scott performs one of his slower songs, “Impossible”. The audience members still jump and wave their hands to the beat of the song.

1 minute 55 seconds: Scott performs “Oh my/Dis side”. On the downbeat of the “Oh my” part of

the song, Scott jumps as he sings the lyrics. The audience members rage. On the screen, videos of

horses run across fields.

4 minutes 18 seconds: During the “Dis side” part of the song, the instrumental and tempo slows

down but the audience members still wave their hands and jump to the song. Scott sings the lyrics passionately and holds the microphone tight with two hands.

Video 5

55 seconds: Scott performs “Skyfall”, and on the downbeat of the first verse, a fan jumps off a pole into the audience and crowd surfs. The crowd rages and Scott jumps across the stage.

2 minutes 30 seconds: Scott begins to sing “Mamacita”. Chase B plays the intro of the song and

right on the downbeat of the first verse, the audience members begin to jump wildly and wave theirhands in the air.

Video 6

8 seconds: Scott screams the lyrics as he performs “3500”. Scott and the audience members rage.

2 minutes 50 seconds: Scott performs the song “Piss on your grave”. Scott goes wild on stage andscreams the lyrics. The audience members rage and yell the lyrics with them. Scott stands on top

of a three-foot box on stage which is close to the front row of the audience and jumps on it as he

sings the lyrics to the song.

Video 7

37 seconds: Scott begins to perform “Apple Pie”. The audience members jump along with the beatof the song.

1 minute 37 seconds: After the first verse Scott passionately sings the chorus and repeats it a few

times and just skips his second verse. The songs melody continues and he hums along to it. Hemakes shout outs to different groups and people with the songs melody. He then sings the chorus

one last time and thanks the audience members for attending the “Rodeo”.



Interview

1.Considering how wild his concerts are, were you ever concerned that your life was in danger,and if so why?

Yes, I was concerned because during the first half of the concert I was sweating, but after a whileI realized I stopped sweating, and I hadn’t drunken any water. Also, there was a lot of weed in theair. So being dehydrated, and all of the weed in the air, and me being extremely tired to the point

where I feel like I can’t even walk; like “I might not make it”, but then I got a bottle of water, andI was like “no I’m good”.

2.Describe your experience as a member in the audience, specifically the raging.

Its more extreme than you think it would be. You’d think everyone would just be jumpingaround in one spot, but that’s not how it is. You’re jumping forward and everyone moves

forward and it gets to the point when nobody else can move forward so people just start falling. Iwas at a 45-degree angel. There was some crowd surfing and I passed the guy along. During the

show there was a crazy guy going wild and Travis stopped the show for a second to acknowledgehim.

3.Describe Travis Scott’s on stage energy.

He brings life to any song. Even if you think it’s a calm song on the album, he’ll turn it into the

best song hat he performs. Like “Skyfall”, that used to be a chill song but now after going to theconcert its (Skyfall) crazy.

4.During what song or point during the show was it the most fun and exciting and describe thatmoment.

When he performed “Nothing but Net”. I somehow got to the first row and I was about 3 feet

away from the speakers. Everyone in the audience was asking for Travis to perform that songand it was really exciting.

5. What could have Travis Scott done differently as he engaged with the audience members?

Were there some things that he did or said towards the crowd that you didn’t like?

The crowd was good. Overall I was satisfied with the show overall. Travis put all of his energyinto the show and I have no complaints.

Comment [BJ4]: You give us some context about yo

interviewee that appears frequently in your

observations, but I want to hear more. In other wor

in 3-4 sentences tell us why you chose to interview

person and explain what his perspective offers with

regards to what you observed first hand. This can

easily be added at the very beginning of the interviesection.

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