Trax on the Trail

Trax on the Trail An Interactive Campaign Music Website for Educators, Scholars, and the Public (sponsored by Georgia

Trax on the Trail is a website where scholars, educators, journalists, students, and the general public can learn about American presidential campaign music and gain insight into how sound participates in forming candidate identity. Our interdisciplinary team includes academic experts from the fields of political science, musicology, sociology, history, communications, and ethnomusicology, as well

as industry professionals and students. We will follow the 2016 presidential campaign as it unfolds and post original scholarship that addresses the creative use of music and sound on the campaign trail

09/16/2025
Join us for some Trail Tunes!
09/16/2025

Join us for some Trail Tunes!

Thank you to the folks at the Journal of the American Musicological Society for reviewing Trax on the Trail!"As Gorzelan...
09/03/2025

Thank you to the folks at the Journal of the American Musicological Society for reviewing Trax on the Trail!

"As Gorzelany-Mostak notes, political campaigns are about creating a 'multisensory experience,' and Trax on the Trail offers a platform for reflecting on how music and sound impact that experience. The project’s contribution to both scholarly research and public understanding underscores its importance as a tool for critical analysis in contemporary political discourse. Trax on the Trail not only offers a scholarly framework for understanding campaign music but also invites students to critically engage with the sounds of their time and consider how they may be used to redirect political futures."

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