...The Origins of Electronic Music Electronic music is produced using mainly electronic instruments in such a way that the focus of the production is mostly on those instruments. Vocals may also be a part of the music, and if they are included they only go together with the electronic aspects to aid the music and are not considered the main focus. Electronic music is very popular today, but what many people don't know is that people were engaged in electronic music even a hundred years ago. Today electronic music is a broad term used for everything that is produced using electronic devices. The surfacing of electronic music started with Thaddeus Cahill in 1897. He invented the teleharmonium, which was seen as the first electronic instrument of the time. This machine was huge and weighed a few tons and it was almost as big as a car. Thaddeus Cahill designed the instrument to listen to music through telephone receivers. It was Thaddeus Cahill's idea to broadcast music in restaurants, hotels, and in people's homes. What he did not realize was that his plan was actually pretty well thought out. Because of him we make massive use of streaming media. In 1919, an instrument for electronic music production called the theremin was invented by a Russian inventor Leon Theremin. The Beach Boys used this theremin instrument in their song "Good Vibrations". With simply moving a right hand along an aerial move , they were able to change the pitch of this instrument. After the World War II...
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...From dubstep to disco, electronic music is a general class of forefront music that sets a wide mixture of styles. While the greater part consider electronic music as a delayed consequence of the 21st century, in all truth electronic music has been around for fundamentally 50 years. From the undeniable Moog synthesizers of section rock to the driving tunes of commitment of Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder, the genuine setting of electronic music, from the mid 1970s to the dubstep, stupor, and house virtuosos of today. Yet electronic music didn't persuade the chance to be unmistakable until the mid 1970s, pros were utilizing electronic instruments as right on time as the 1960s. Component rock get-togethers like Pink Floyd made the extraordinary...
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...Luis Matos Introduction to Music Term Paper 28 April 2012 The History of Electronic Music Electronic music is one of the most inspiring and artistic forms of music in the world today. Even though electric music is not a new style or form of music, it’s still changing and evolving today. Electric music can vary from instruments like Theremin, synthesizer, and the keyboard to simple computers. These instruments create/synthesize or manipulate sound. Electric music was first introduced in the mid-20th century by Thaddeaus Cahill. He introduced the Dynamaphone which was an array of dynamos that produced many pitches. This was the first instance of electronic music. While this wasn’t a particular instrument it still proved that pitches could be released through electronics. For some time after the Dynamaphone was introduced, there were no real significant advances in electronic music. Many speculated what the “future” of music would sound like, but nothing was introduced until the year 1919. That year was when the Theremin was introduced. “The Theremin is a purely melodic electronic musical instrument typically played by moving the hands in the electromagnetic fields surrounding two projecting antennae” (Webster 1). This instrument was the first and only instrument that could be played without actually touching it. It was created by Lev Termen in Russia. In the United States he is known as non-other than Leon Theremin. This instrument is monophonic and has two rods. One rod...
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...Reflecting on American Music, Politics and Culture (5-7 pages) Identify and analyze a genre or subgenre of music (ex. hip hop, gansta rap), or musical phenomenon (ex. feminist music, anti-war music) that we’ve encountered in class and make a case for its contribution to American political culture. Has it had an identifiable social impact? If so, what has been the impact? Why is it significant? Discuss the music/phenomenon in terms of production quality, aesthetic values and strategies, relationship of sound and lyric content, access to the mass media, social functions, and political orientation. (Note: reference must be made to actual pieces of music and/or performances.) Identify the key individuals and organizations that support or oppose the development of this music/phenomenon. Describe the reactions of various constituencies (young/old, women/men, black/white, upper class/lower class, etc.) to this art. Who is the audience for this music? How do they use it (ex. listening, relaxing, dancing, entertaining, educating, making a statement, protesting)? What does it mean to its audience in terms of culture, community, and political expression? What is your reaction to this art/phenomenon? What have been the social, political, economic and cultural successes/failures of this art? Things to remember: A. You will need to consult class materials (readings, movies, lectures, etc.) along with your own research and incorporate them into your paper. B. Make...
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...METHODS Fundamentals and Applications Allen J. Bard Larry R. Faulkner Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Texas at Austin JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. New Yorke Chichester • Weinheim Brisbane e Singapore e Toronto Acquisitions Editor David Harris Senior Production Editor Elizabeth Swain Senior Marketing Manager Charity Robey Illustration Editor Eugene Aiello This book was set in 10/12 Times Roman by University Graphics and printed and bound by Hamilton. The cover was printed by Phoenix. This book is printed on acid-free paper, oo Copyright 2001 © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, E-Mail: PERMREQ@WILEY.COM. To order books or for customer service, call 1 (800)-CALL-WILEY (225-5945). Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data: Bard, Allen...
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...Joshua Kelly 205496 Joshua Michael Kelly – 205496 AUD207 Music Production Analysis “Genre History – Experimental/Electronic” Word Count: 1,650 Submission Date: 30 August 2012 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of ‘Bachelor of Creative Technology’ JMC Academy, 2012. 1|Page Joshua Kelly 205496 Once stated by a pioneer of the genre itself, “an experimental action is one the outcome of which is not foreseen” (Experimental Music, 2010). Arising in the mid-20th century, Experimental/Electronic Music refers to an electronically produced sound recorded on tape and arranged by the composer to form a musical composition. ‘The journey of this genre has been a long, boundary pushing and often negatively characterized one. Crossing multiple continents and facing cultural alienation, it has formed into a well-established but still sometimes undefined genre at the crux of technological advances’ (Kembrew McLeod, 2001). It is well placed in this day and time, and like all music nowadays, the inclusion of the internet has seen the genre become more and more popular across the globe. The term “Experimental/Electronic Music” is an umbrella term used in this report to label an idiosyncrasies list of subgenres made with the use of any combination of computers and electronic or acoustic instruments. ‘In no way is the use of this term an attempt to ignore the concrete differences between the way these subgenres are consumed and produced. Although...
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...was having the time of my life. I had heard about raves before – loud music, glow sticks, and teenagers wild on drugs. After hearing the horror stories of all the potentially dangerous activity that goes on at raves, I never thought I would end up at one. That’s why when I heard that the event ticket I had bought for one of my favorite DJ’s was actually a rave I was a bit more scared than excited. After experiencing it for myself, however, I stand corrected. Contrary to the stereotype that raves are a place for drug-fueled teenagers to run wild, I believe the experience can be a healthy, fun gathering to enjoy God’s gift to Earth – live electronic music. The main issue society usually has with raves is the amount of drug use usually associated with them. Indeed this also scared me, I was not one to take drugs and the thought of being around thousands of people who were did not appeal to me. However, this fear was all but forgotten when I entered the venue the night of the event. Before entering the concert, I waited in about in a line that stretched half a mile where I got the chance to talk with a lot of the people attending the rave. What I learned from a lot of the people, most who have attended many more raves before this one, was no one wanted a bunch of teenagers high on drugs attending. They said the media exaggerates the drug use at these events and a lot of people simply were there for the music. There was also security at the door that checked every person and their...
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...happen again and will explain the four reactions to risk how to deal with the risk exposure of the fire accident. b) Suppose Hong Kong event organizer may be organizing a similar outdoor event in the future, so we should need to have a risk control manager to develop the risk management process for preventing fire accident. I would like to explain the 4 steps about risk management process. Identifying the risk: We may be organizing similar outdoor event in the future of Hong Kong, there are fire effect on stage and electronic dance music from bands in order to attract more audience to enjoy a fire and music night. In the event, may be occur fire accident to pure risks. There are natural disasters of rainstorm, fire and construction damage of stage collapse. Fire means smoking and wiring problem and short circuit of electronic music instrument and use colored theatrical powder can lead fire accident. Rainstorm can cause short circuit of electronic music instrument. Stage collapse means structure damage. When appear some of risks, we should find solutions to reduce fire accident happen. Others, if fire accident happened, arising to injury from people and instruments damage. Quantifying risk: We can list out a table for analysis the probability of happen as below: then figure Impact 0.01 to 0.33 = Low, 0.34 – 066 = Medium, 0.67 – 1.00 = High. Table 1 Risk Summary | Risk Category | Probability | Impact (1-4) | RMMM | Smoking | Fire | 0.5 | 0.5 | | Wiring problem...
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...As County Supervisors consider a possible ban on electronic dance music events on county property, the Los Angeles Times reports concert promoter Live Nation has agreed to additional safety measures for future events. These include increased cooling stations, free water, and increased security and medical services onsite. Meanwhile, the event HARD Presents ... A Night at Fairplex with DVBBS, Juicy J, Destructo, AC Slater and more at the Fairplex sports facility in Pomona, Calif., that was scheduled for Sept. 10 has now been cancelled and tickets will be refunded. The two-day HARD Day of the Dead festival on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 has also been scaled down from 65,000 to 40,000 attendees per day. Skrillex, Future, Flying Lotus & More Set for HARD Day of the Dead A spokeswoman for the nonprofit Los Angeles County Fair Assn. told the LA Times, "Fairplex will continue to work with Live Nation, the Board of Supervisors and all public agencies to ensure the continued safety of all guests. We will work together to do everything we can." On Aug. 1, 19-year-old Katie Dix of Camarillo, Calif., and 18-year-old Tracy Nguyen of West Covina, Calif., died of drug overdoses while attending the Hard Summer music festival at the Fairplex. Safety at EDM festivals has been a real concern of the county's since a 15-year-old girl died from an Ecstasy overdose after attending the Electronic Daisy Carnival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. That was followed with discussion of banning...
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...Electric Music The flashing lights, the bang of the bass, and the sweat pouring down my arms. The smell of the sketchy club that will be the stomping ground for the night and the huge amount of people within my view, moving similarly to an uneasy sea. I’ve lost all track of time; my legs have been in constant motion along with my fellow ravers for what feels like days. Techno is the one thing that draws everyone here, as if we were bees being drawn to a flower, the music is the nectar of our ears. We are drawn techno, a type of music that is very misunderstood. Techno is music created using synthesizers and other electronic instruments. Techno- electric music and raves; when many hear these words they most likely think of an underground club that is filled with drugs and drunk kids. This perception has been hanging over this scene for some time now. It seems that has all started to change. This once frowned upon practice referred to as raving and the music that accompanies this event, called techno, is now generally accepted. Now not only young people enjoy this music, a lot of middle- aged people do as well. Today it appears that this once dark practice is now coming to light. This once dark practice has been growing in popularity among the young people for a little over fifteen years. With this rise in popularity comes more than just acceptance. The rave scene needs two things; a DJ and a location. Generally a traditional DJ would take a request for a song, or throw their...
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...less obvious and arguably less effective solutions is teaching the general population, the fans but more specifically adolescents about the the terrifying, often lethal repercussions. Even though this cannot be on one or even a small group of promoters but generally the industry could take responsibility to take a national initiative to deal with this issue. It could be something primitive like giving it a more serious approach in schools, colleges and also making information stations more prevalent at festivals and conventions. Live Music Industry is so often held accountable for drug-related casualties at the concerts that I belive it would make sense for the live music goliaths such as AEG and LiveNation to start educational initiatives in schools, at concerts and events. An independent initiative that is already working in a similar direction is the aforementioned conglomerate DanceSafe that specializes in educating fans on electronic dance music. Executive director of DanceSafe, Missi Wooldridge, along with the organization is often accused for promoting and/or supporting drug use. The director acknowledges it but these accusations but has said the organization assumes the position of a “supporter of harm reduction philosophy” and aims to undermine drug abuse and educate the fans on drug screenings. The main initiative of Dance Safe was to sell kits online “helps drug users avoid ingesting unknown ... adulterants found in street drugs”. In fact, the D.C. chapter of DanceSafe...
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...Example outline, for Olly Wilson’s Cetus 1) Olly Wilson. Born 1937 in St. Louis, MO. Pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher. Music includes orchestral and chamber works, as well as works for electronic media. In 1971 received a Guggenheim fellowship, used to study West African music and languages, and in 2008 received a Rome Prize. He is also known for establishing the TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) program at Oberlin Conservatory, the first-ever conservatory program in electronic music. 2) The majority of Wilson’s output is for chamber ensemble or orchestra, a small portion for acoustic instruments and electroacoustic sound, and even less for electroacoustic sound alone, so Cetus, being a piece for stereo acousmatic sound, is in a somewhat unusual medium for Wilson. The piece was created in a tape studio, which Wilson used frequently pedagogically, so the technology used to create this piece was familiar. 3) Cetus (1967) is for stereo acousmatic sound and was realized in the Studio for Experimental Music of the University of Illinois, currently run by Scott Wyatt (whose piece “All Sink” was on the Technosonics concert), that was also used by Xenakis and Cage to create computer music in the 60s. There is heavy use of sine wave oscillators and noise generators (tools of elektronische musik) in this piece, combined with tape editing techniques and effects, but no use (at least perceptibly) of “real world”, musique concréte sounds. 4) The elements present...
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...OF KNOWLEDGE WORK INFLUENCES MUSIC INDUSTRY For Music production and recording industry YUXIN GONG 2014.4.6 Excusive summary Introduction 1.0 Automation effects amateur music player 2.0 Automation highly influences Professional music industry 2.1 Auto-tune 2.2 Low Frequency Oscillation Conclusion References 2 Executive summary People from all ages and races love music. Since everything is under rapid development, music industry has a huge improvement with the use of technology. It is still controversial whether the high-tech used in music is good. Some music fans are no longer satisfied with the music industry while some people become more enthusiastic than before. Artists also have contrasting views in the innovation of technology, especially automation of knowledge works. I did some research both online and in the library and did interviews with different music players to support this background report. The interviewees are from different levels and working on distinguished styles of music. Thus, I can get enough information from various aspects. Here, I am going to divide music players into two groups: amateur and professional. It will be easier to evaluate the automation’s effects. At the end of this report, there is an expectation of how automation will influence the music industry more in the future and whether humans’ talent will be replaced by these automation works someday. For amateur music player, automation gives them...
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...ENGL 1121-91 13 November 2014 Precision Music The intense energy of EDM has caught the attention of pop culture around the world. EDM or electronic dance music has been having a parallel climb with computer development. Starting as far back as the 1970’s when traditional instruments were slowly leaving music to create this new genre. In the late 80’s house music had exploded in Germany and all over Europe. It took until the late 90’s for EDM to hit America. This new genre has started out relatively subtle, sticking to its underground roots. It wasn’t until 2011 when EDM began its explosive introduction into the United States. This has resulted in EDM evolving more than it has in years. In addition to the general public, colleges have implemented electronic music production into their programs. This has helped the evolution of EDM. Another contributer to the rise in popularity has been DJ’s playing EDM in clubs, introducing it to a wider audience. Being in the spotlight has brought many people to offer their support for EDM. Some say this can wither away the genres credibility. With so many people involved in the EDM scene, big companys see the opportunity to exploit it with inexperienced producers creating music to advertise for these companys. But with the EDM scene being so diverse and unique, it has done well in keeping disconnected from these money hungry companys. One way it has done this is by giving birth to a new type of music producer: the bedroom producer. These pioneers...
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...life’s toughest and most enjoyable moments, there is usually music involved. Whether it is Reggae, Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Rock, Latin, Jazz, or Classical music has a way of reflecting what’s on persons mind. Just like in prehistoric times, when music was just being born by early societies, in its many ways it was and is still used today to express oneself. Music is our feelings and emotions laid out for us to hear, using rhythm, pitch and melody. The rhythm of the rain and cricket, the melody of the songbird and our own voices became music that has been with us through the ages and has evolved with us as communication, ritual and entertainment. We listen to music because of the feeling of connection it creates within ourselves and with other people. Within a person, because ones mood can determine the genre of music they want to listen to in order to feel satisfaction. Also, because of the shared interest and feelings of music. Very rarely is there bad music, or good music. Music is either effective or ineffective; it’s all based on the listener’s unique opinion. The important thing about modern music specifically, is that the degree of modernism depends on the experience and taste of those whom are listening. This means that each and every person can have vastly different views on which artist and what styles are considered modern, because the critique of all art is a reflection of the individual’s experience. Music is in many ways woven into the fabric of our lives and can define...
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