...Music Video Effects on its Listeners EN 1320 / Composition I Music Video Effects on its Listeners Some would argue that these videos are simply a way for musical artists to express themselves in a way that they normally could not with just music, but statistics and research would argue otherwise. Studies have shown that a vast majority of music videos today have a negative impact on adolescents. These videos have a large influence on how teens view themes such as sex, drugs, violence and even influence their behaviors like how they see themselves and how they think they should fit in by establishing gender stereotypes. These themes are very dangerous as most of today’s youth get their information from the media. While some music videos are seen as an art form, they force much of today’s teens to hold very unrealistic views of life by skewing what their priorities and goals should be. Today’s music and its videos have a huge influence on many factors of a young adolescent’s life. One aspect in particular is sex. Studies have shown that sexual content appears in more than 75% of the videos being viewed (Ashby, 2005). Needless to say, this is a very high exposure of sexual content in music videos. The dangerous part of this is that young impressionable minds are viewing these videos and getting most of their information about sex and life decisions from the media instead of from parents. The danger is shown in other...
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...this research is to state the effects of pop music (and music videos) to overall well being of children and teens. This paper will focus on the negative side, on two major fields: Behavior (including health) and Interpersonal relations. I picked 10 current Pinoy music videos of varied genres. I formulated a mini questionnaire and let random children and teens answer it. It took me almost 3 weeks to gather information and make conclusions. I chose to do a research on the effects of listening and watching pop music/music videos because me, myself is an avid listener and viewer of pop music. It will be much easier for me to do a research if I choose a topic, which is very relatable/close to my heart and to my being. And also, the reading assigned to me in the class, which is an experiment to pop music video viewers and its effects to gender and sexuality of teenagers, influenced me to do this paper. Below is the actual survey questionnaire that I gave to 8-20 year old children and teens, to be followed by an explanation of why I chose those kinds of questions. Questionnaire 1. State your gender: _____M _____F 2. Age range: _____5-12 _____13-25 _____26-30 3. Do you watch music videos? _____Yes _____No 4. How often do you watch music videos? _________Hours 5. Where do you watch music videos? _____TV _____Phone/iPod _____Youtube 6. Do you like to see dance routines within a music video? _____Yes _____No Why? __...
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...“Today's rock music extols everything from rape, and homosexuality to sadomasochism and bestiality.... Other lyrics glamorize drug and alcohol use, and glorify death and violent rebellion” (Betz, 2004, p. 1). Music is and always has been a major influence on teenagers around the world. Is music today taking it a step too far? According to Smilkstein (1999), violence occurs in 57% of rap and rock videos and sexual intimacy in 75%. Of videos with violence, 81% also contained sexual references, (p. 1). Music has been around for centuries and affecting teens in all sorts of different ways. Violence and bad situations are not the only thing that comes out of music. Christian music affects religious listeners in a much different way than rap music would affect a teen today. This paper will deal with all the effects, positive and negative, of music and teenagers. The music being discussed will be rap, rock and roll, heavy metal, country, and Christian. Each section of music will be thoroughly explored and how each individual aspect affects teenagers will be brought into light. “Teens who spend more time watching the sex and violence depicted in the ‘reel’ life of ‘gangsta’ rap music videos are more likely to practice these behaviors in real life” (Kerchheimer, 2003, p. 1). Five hundred and twenty two black girls between the ages of 14 to 18, all who listened to rap and watched rap videos, were studied. Compared to girls that rarely or never watched the videos, the 522 girls...
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...Running Head: IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON MUSIC INDUSTRY The Cultural and Economic Impact of Technology on Music Industry [Name of Author] [Name of the Institution] Abstract Technology has played a pivotal role in evolving every industry at global scale, music industry is also influenced by technology. The impact of technology on the music industry has a mix reaction from the cultural and the economic domain. In this paper I will critically analyze the research on impact of technology mentioned in different journals, books, articles and papers. In order to compile this report a simple hierarchy has been followed. The impact in the cultural domain will be examined, its proposed solutions will be highlighted and alternative research methodologies will be defined. Then impact on the economic sector of the music industry will be critically reviewed in the evidence of different papers. Role of governing authorities will be examined and then proposed solutions will be defined. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 4 Discussion 5 Cultural Impact of Technology on Music Industry 5 Negative Impact 6 Economical Impact of Technology on Music Industry 7 Positive Impact 7 Negative Impact 7 Conclusion 8 References 10 Cultural and Economical Impact of Technology on Music Industry Introduction Music is a form of art essentially created for the purpose of entertainment. It has now evolved as a resource of expression for multiple human activities ranging...
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...188-024 Research Essay December 13th, 2013 How Women Are Portrayed in Music In today’s society, the genres of rap and R&B are one of the most popular forms of music. Conversely, the ideas and lyrics of many songs fall into these genres tend to be violent, offensive, vulgar and sexist. We can see that sexism in rap music is apparent through the negative portrayal of women found in both the lyrics and music videos. This is an important issue because rap is so popularized today that these negative depictions of women, especially African American women, is potentially giving its viewers the idea that it is acceptable to treat women in such demeaning ways. Most of the time, we do not comprehend the message that is being sent through songs we listen to. We as society need to become more conscious of the music we listen to. Over the years, rap and rap music videos have repetitively become more and more sexual and degrading towards women. Rap has been criticized various times for this reason. The excuses used to justify the misogyny in rap are inadequate and lack accurate support. The most effective way for this continuous cycle to end is if the fight and protest comes from the women themselves. Men are the problem in the objectification of women but in order for it to stop, women need to step up and take control of the situation. Misogyny and degradation of women does exist in almost every genre of music, yet the Elmhorst 2 one genre that completely revolves around belittling...
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...album has sold between 80 and 100 million copies worldwide and is still tremendously popular today. Defining the monumental value of “Thriller” is not limited to the sales figure alone. The song motivated the creation of a music video that revolutionized the music video industry and set a benchmark for other music videos. Since its release, many artists have tried to emulate the video. “Thriller” not only made history as a song, but also helped to build bridges across different cultures and ethnicities. This term paper examines the attributes of the song that made it a distinguished piece of art; namely, its artist, genre, composition, videography, and influence. Artist Michael Jackson is the artist renowned for the “Thriller” song and album. The singer’s popularity as a musician was on the rise from the time he was part of “The Jackson 5,” a family run band that consisted of five brothers. Michael Jackson, born in 1958, was the youngest in this group, as well as the favorite because of his distinguished voice and stage performance despite his young age. For this reason, he was the lead singer of the group. Some of the popular hits by this group included “I want you back” and “ABC.” However, Michael Jackson really took off the moment he pursued a solo music career. Jackson’s successful solo career began in 1971 when he was only 13...
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...I think it is safe to say that pretty much everyone listens to and enjoys music. Who would be able to resist being soothed into relaxation by a favorite song or even an entire album after a hard, long day of stress? I know I definitely would not be able to. It is no lie that music is a very big part of our lives today, especially for the youth. It is even used as a type of therapy to help the pathways of the brain heal from stress and traumas. However, not a lot of people realize how bad some of today's music is and the negative impacts it has on today's youth. It alters behaviors and neuronal pathways, holds no regard for who it offends, and promotes violence as it shapes today's culture. For some cities and ethnic groups, music pretty much...
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...although not explicitly, connects the central theme of progress to all cultures through the undistorted images of his lyrics, artwork, and music sampling decisions. Jay-Z illustrates,...
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...important agent of socialization the development of new technologies has bridged an increasing gap between the older and younger generations. Newer generations are drawn into the entertaining and appealing world of technology and are being constantly bombarded with messages from a multitude of media sources, these messages not only promote products, but moods, attitudes, and a sense of what is and is not important. With lesser and lesser interaction between the older and younger generations cultural traditions, values, morals and attitudes of institutions and families are being disintegrated and replaced by the mass Medias ideas and perceptions. This social conditioning is spread mainly through Music, television, the internet and print media. Music exerts significant influences on its listeners as it can express, convey and illicit powerful emotions that its...
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...distinctive foreign genre that catches the attention of Filipino music lovers. Thousands of Filipinos especially teenagers go crazy over the so what called “K-pop” music. K-pop is an abbreviation for the term Korean pop which is continuously making a buzz not only in the Philippines but also in other parts of the world. Holden defined K-pop as “a musical genre and subculture originating in South Korea which comprises a wide spectrum of musical and visual elements” (144). If Korea has what they call as K-pop, the Philippines has its very own “OPM” or Original Pilipino Music. OPM is referred to as “Philippine pop songs, particularly ballads, such as those popular after the collapse of its predecessor, the Manila Sound, in the late 1970s, up until the present” (Basijan 18). The spread of K-pop music in the country resulted to K-pop invasion or what others refer to as “K-pop fever”. Unknown to some, this phenomenon is giving threats to the OPM industry since it affects many aspects of it. Because of the Korean Pop invasion in the Philippines which influences a lot of Filipino teenagers to patronize K-pop music, it poses threats to the Original Pilipino Music industry in terms of the album sales, organization of local concerts and the worst is, it might be more popular than OPM in the near future. II. The impacts of Korean pop invasion to Filipino teenagers A. Teenagers’ change of preference from OPM songs to K-pop music “Nobody”, “Fire”, “Sorry Sorry” and “Gangnam Style”, these are...
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...The music was pumping and the finger food laid out in abundance one recent evening in a subterranean Manhattan bar, as executives of Pandora Media, the Internet radio service, mingled with some of their most prized new advertisers. Most of the clients, however, were not representing big corporate accounts or multimillion-dollar national campaigns, but rather local businesses whose budget might top off at $20,000 a month. Yet they are the focus of one of Pandora's most important new corporate strategies as it competes with terrestrial broadcasters for a chunk of radio's $17 billion ad market. Pandora's pitch to advertisers is that its technology can cater to consumers with far greater precision than radio -- it can pinpoint listeners by age and sex, ZIP code or even musical taste -- and that as it grows, Pandora will effectively be the top station in many cities. ''A dollar spent on Pandora is better than a dollar spent on terrestrial radio,'' said Tim Westergren, the company's founder and chief strategy officer, nearly shouting at a corner table to be heard above the din of his party. Competing head-to-head with terrestrial radio's armies of local sales staff members will not be easy. But for Pandora, increasing ad revenue is essential. The service went online in 2005, streaming free music tailored to listeners' tastes, and its growth has been explosive. In the last two years, it has gone from 45 million to 125 million registered users, and its revenue has increased...
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...Hip-hop plays a major role in its effect on African-American women (AAW). African American rappers, whether being male or female have evolved tremendously especially when focusing on lyrical content. Rap lyrics have shifted over a period of time. The form of music many people know as hip hop, rap, gangster rap and exedra started as a culture, more so a way of life which had the ability to captivate an audience and reach into the souls of many listeners across the world. Black rap music has exhibited Black women as objects all the while female emcees of color are approaching music with a different emphasis to recreate the image of women of color and empowering them. Hip hop originated in the South Bronx, New York around the mid-70s. It involved...
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...Compliant Destruction Music artists and their lyrics have a very large impact on their adolescent listeners, and the negative influence surrounding today’s popular music is detrimentally affecting today’s youth. “In a study done in 2000, North et al found that a sample of 2465 adolescents in England reported listening to music for an average of 2.45 hours per day” (American Academy of Pediatrics 1). This means that teens are listening to lyrics that desensitize and glamorize the use of drugs, sex, alcohol, and discrimination for at least two hours a day. Then, in addition to listening to music, teens watch explicit music videos, read incriminating articles, and see scandalous stories on the news that further amplify this negative influence....
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...the seventies. Throughout its formation, the various elements were at some time or another, deemed unacceptable. Graffiti artists faced jail sentences, break dancing became illegal in some areas, and rap music has been severely criticized for various reasons. These elements were never analyzed in an oppositional manner until recently, however. Hip-hop culture represented the claiming of urban communities by the residents. Writers decorated the empty walls of their communities in an attempt to personalize their surroundings. They also painted trains, which traveled to other communities, and in this sense they developed a living and moving art form. Break dancing claimed space simply because it utilized community space for the performance of a culture specific dance form. Finally, DJing and MCing claimed public space because the main stage for performance was often local parks where they would throw parties for the community. ?The power was supplied by the city unknowingly as community members discovered ways in which they could tap into the city's power boxes at no expense to themselves? (Shomari, 45). Therefore, the development of hip-hop culture was inherently oppositional. Rap music now viewed as an area for political debate by many, did not begin with this in mind. Rap music was developed by DJs, who used two of the same records and looped the break beats of the record, which then allowed the beat to be extended infinitely. They also used the record for ?scratching.? Scratching...
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...At the same time audience perspective in a live concert is more of music being matched to the visual presentation, without a visual presentation audience perspective is more of an out of perspective and unnatural for most music lovers to process such a mix. On the other hand, when you watch drummers like Terry Bozzio's live concert (Bozzio 2014, March 13) Retrieved from https://youtu.be/CroX237dzfY. It is hard for a listener to fathom the complex process which goes into spectral panning. According to Verfaille (2009). Adaptive spectral panning. Retrieved from http://www.isophonics.net/content/adaptive-spectral-panning. "The spectral panning effect consists in converting a mono sound signal into a stereo sound signal where each frequency component is placed to its own azimuth position between the loudspeakers, creating a spectral split effect." Similarly, we no longer in use of LCR panning method. Unlikely we can place any sound anywhere in the stereo field with today's technology. According to iZotope Neutron 2(2017, October 4) "Can achieve a clear, well-balanced mix, analyse and control every aspect of the visual soundstage. Therefore, drummer's perspective is more how the human brain is able...
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