. ▁ ▁Music ▁journalist ▁Ir win ▁Ch us id ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁adapt ing ▁" outs ider ▁art " ▁for ▁music ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁article ▁for ▁the ▁Tower ▁Records ▁publication ▁P ulse !. ▁As ▁a ▁DJ ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁radio ▁station ▁W FM U ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁influ ential ▁figure ▁in ▁independent ▁music ▁scenes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁author ed ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁Songs ▁in ▁the ▁Key ▁of ▁Z : ▁The ▁Cur ious ▁Un iverse ▁of ▁Out s ider ▁Music , ▁which ▁attempted ▁to ▁introduce ▁and ▁market ▁out s ider ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁genre . ▁He ▁summar ized ▁the ▁concept ▁thus : ▁ ▁As ▁was ▁common ▁with ▁journal ists ▁who ▁champion ed ▁musical ▁primit iv ism ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Ch us id ▁considered ▁out s iders ▁more ▁" authentic " ▁than ▁artists ▁whose ▁music ▁is ▁" exp lo ited ▁through ▁conventional ▁music ▁channels " ▁and ▁" re vised , ▁rem ode led , ▁and ▁re - co if ed ; ▁touched - up ▁and ▁twe aked ; ▁Ph otos ho pped ▁and ▁focus - group ed " ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁reaches ▁the ▁listener , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" Music ▁by ▁Committee ". ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁out s ider ▁artists ▁have ▁much ▁" gre ater ▁individual ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁final ▁cre ative ▁cont our ", ▁either ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁budget