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Observation 1 Monday, January 27, 2014 Time: an hour and two minutes Note: The recording length of the concert is 1 hour and 2 minutes, however the observed time is 28 minutes and 21 seconds. Description of the Location: Maroon 5 performed at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was one of their locations for the Overexposed North America Tour 2012/2013. The performance took place indoors. The stage was locating in the front, which allowed all the fans to be facing the band. The stages set up consisted of: the drummer and one of the keyboardist in the back, the guitarists were on both the left and right extremes of the stage and the vocalist (Adam Levine) traveled up and down the stage but also performed in the center of the stage. Figured worlds to me is a group that shares common interests and are able to communicate with each other a certain way. They all are a part of one large community but have various discourse communities. The figured world I observed was a Maroon 5 concert. In concerts there are rules for both the performers and the audience (fans). Unlike the rules for the audience, the rules for the performers are not clearly stated. During concerts, the audience has to know certain rules to keep others safe and to keep the performers safe as well. As a performer there are not many rules. The rules that should be followed are common sense. Some rules that Maroon 5 has to follow could include no nudity, keeping profanity to a minimum, and respecting their audience. The audience has to follow a lot more rules. Some of these rules include: no weapons, keeping a certain distance from the stage, no fighting, keeping hands off stage, etc. Appropriate behaviors for the performers includes: being loud, dancing, fooling around on stage and interacting with the audience. Singing along, jumping up and down, and yelling are some behaviors that are considered appropriate during concerts. Actors are the people who make up the figured worlds and the discourse communities. Adam Levine: The vocalist of the band. He is also the most famous and well known band member. During their performances he not only sings, but he also plays the guitar. James Valentine: The lead guitarist and the backing vocalist. He is the second well known band member. He become part of the band in 2001. PJ Morton: The keyboardist during the Overexposed tour. He is not part of the band but he toured with them from 2012-2013. He was Jesse Carmichaels replacement, since he was not able to go on tour with the band.

Artifacts can be described as objects that have a specific meaning to certain actors. These objects can help us figure out a certain actors behavior. Microphone and microphone stand: Used in all performances, throughout the whole performance. This object is important to all band members, but it has a greater significance to Adam Levine. He relies on this object, because without it his fans wouldnt be able to hear him.

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Stage: This object is important to all band members, because they all use it. It helps keep them away from over excited fans. The stage also gives the fans a better view of the band. Lights: The lights is another object that is significant to all the band members. This object helps make certain band members stand out from the others by using the spotlight. The color of the lights help emphasize the tone on stage and it helps make the performance dramatic. Instruments: Each instrument is important to a certain band member. The instruments are the reasons why the band members became part of Maroon 5. These objects define each band member.

Discourse communities are small groups within the figured world, the actors in these smaller groups share common interests. The guitarists: Each band member plays a different instrument, except for the guitarists. There are 2 guitarists in the band, the common interest they share is being able to play the guitar. The fans: The fans may have different opinions and beliefs but they all have one thing in common, they enjoy Maroon 5s music. Seating sections in the arena: The seating sections split up the fans by how much they paid for their ticket. The fans that are closer to the stage paid more money to see Maroon 5 and are most likely bigger fans then those who are in the back of the arena.

Literacy Practices can be described as the way the actors communicate with each other, either in writing or speaking. The band members communicate with each other throughout the whole performance. They not only do it by talking, but they queue each other with the each other with the notes they play. For example, James Valentine finishes his guitar solo with a long note once he finishes the note, Adam Levine has to start singing again; the long note was his queue. There was another occasion where Adam queued PJ to start the next song, by telling him to start the mood. The Observation: 1st Song: Lasted roughly 3 min 47 secs. Their opening song was Payphone. The lights start off blue but being to flicker. The color changes with each flicker: red, blue, yellow and purple. As the song comes to an end the lights flicker faster, adding a dramatic affect. 2nd Song Makes Me Wonder: They started performing this song at 3 min 50 secs and ended at 6 min 35 secs. This time Adam, while singing, walks up and down the stage going from one extreme of the stage to another. He sings next to the guitarist James for a couple of seconds and then goes back to the center of the stage. The spotlight changes between band members and the lighting continues to change colors. 3rd Song Lucky Strike: Starts at 6 min 41 secs, cuts off at 7 min. Lights flicker to match the beat of the song. The color of the lights switches back and forth from blue to red.

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7 min. Adam asks the audience to make noise for the upcoming song. He then queues PJ to start the next song. 4th Song Sunday Morning: Lasted through 7 min 18 secs and 11 min 15 secs. Lights are still, reflecting of a clam blue and deep yellow. The color of the lights set a soothing mood to match the song. As James begins his guitar solo, the lights slowly change to red. Once his guitar solo is over and Adam continues to sing, the lights go back to blue and yellow. As the song comes to an end the lights flicker on and off, and stay of once the song ends. 5th Song If I Never See Your Face Again: Adam begins the song at 11 min 20 secs. This is the first song he has performed with his guitar in this concert. During most of the song, Adam stand by the microphone stand. The lights go off, the spotlight is put on Adam and James. After a couple of seconds the lights turn on again, revealing the whole band. Adam begins his guitar solo, the song finishes once hes done with his solo. End time 15 min 9 secs. 6th Song Wipe Your Eyes: Song starts at 15 min 11 sec and ends at 18 min 12 secs. The lights flash from blue to yellow across the stage. Adam continues performing with his guitar. The lights turn off, and the spotlight is put on Adam for a 4 secs. The lights turn on again, but are only reflecting blue. They turn the lights off again, but leaving the spotlight on Adam. When the lights turn on again, they are reelecting purple instead of blue. The lights begin to switch from blue to purple for 6 secs, then they remain blue. As the song comes to an end, the spotlight reveals each member one by one, and stops at Adam. 7th Song Wont Go Home Without You: Begins singing the song at 18 min 24 secs and ends it at 21 min 49 secs. The spotlight is on Adam only at the beginning of the song, then a spotlight is added on James. All the lights turn on to show the other band members. Instead of staying in the center of the stage, Adam sings at the extremes of each side of the stage. Throughout the whole song Adam is moving up and down the stage. He ends this song in the center of the stage. At 21 min 51 secs, Adam introduces the next song by asking the audience if they are ready. He then continues to inform them the song he is going to perform has never been performed at a concert. The end time is 22 min 31 secs. 8th Song Love Somebody: The song begins at 22 min 35 secs and ends at 25 min 29 secs. Lights reflect both red and blue. As the sing speeds up the lights begin to flicker faster. Spotlights turn on, but do not focus on ant band member. Instead the spotlights wonder the stage aimlessly. Adam walks up and down the stage with the microphone stand. Once the song ends all the lights turn off. 9th Song Harder to Breath: Song last through 25 min 40 secs and 28 min 21 secs. Begins with lights dimmed, reflecting blue. Once the song starts, the lights begin to reflect red and purple. For 2 secs the lights turn black, this added a dramatic effect to the performance. Adam begins to dance as he is walking up and down the stage. He then encourages his fans to sing louder as he finishes the song.