01835nas a2200253   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001800043653002000061653001400081653002400095653002400119653001400143653001900157653001900176100001900195700001500214245007300229856015400302300001200456490000700468520108600475022002001561                                       d10apopular music10aPost-industrial10aSheffield10aelectronic music‌10aintangible heritage10aLandscape10asonic identity10asteel industry1 aJohn Schofield1 aRon Wright00aSonic Heritage, Identity and Music-making in Sheffield, "Steel City"  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114874884&doi=10.1080%2f2159032X.2021.1968227&partnerID=40&md5=3eaf6468b7db00db0d2c18cfa89afd62  a198-2220 v133 aThis paper examines the way pervasive influences within the built environment shape heritage and identity. With a focus on Sheffield, a northern English city strongly associated with a now largely defunct steel industry, the paper investigates how the city’s industrial past, its location and social fabric have shaped music-making, creating a distinctive scene that has become central to the city’s cultural identity. Using a combination of in-depth interviews and documentary analysis, Sheffield is presented from the mid-1970s as experiencing what can be referred to as a “sonic cycle” in which the city’s musicians refer to the sound of the drop-hammer in the steel forges being a backdrop to their childhood and a clear influence as they began their musical careers, and how the “industrial music” scene which they created has in turn shaped a new heritage identity. The paper concludes by promoting the idea that music created by local musicians forms a vital part of Sheffield’s character and is an essential ingredient for shaping alternative urban futures.  a2159032X (ISSN)