Musical collective

{{Short description|Group of musicians differing from a band}}

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Musical collective is a phrase used to describe a group of musicians in which membership is flexible and creative control is shared.Liisa Ladouceur, [https://web.archive.org/web/20041212171427/http://www.thismagazine.ca/issues/2004/11/collectivesouls.php "Collective Souls"]. This Magazine, November/December 2004. The concept is distinct from that of a traditional band in that musical collectives allow for flexibility in their rosters, and members are free to rotate in and out of the line-up. Collectives may exist in almost any genre of music, although they have been especially prominent in indie rock and hip hop.

A musical collective is distinct from a musicians collective, such as the London Musicians Collective, which is an organization with more general aims and larger membership.