...quickly filed them away under a shame playlist, commonly graced with the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen and Wham! It’s only now I’ve begun to realise I was missing out on some proper raw talent. Since when has music been defined by the clothes the band wears and the brands they endorse? Why is it that a shirtless Adam Levine with a mediocre voice is selling more albums then The Black Keys? Marketing takes all that is good and pure about music and twists it into something plastic and fake. Musicians used to sell their souls to crossroad demons just to play the blues, now musicians sell their souls for a six-pack. Amps and stage dives have been replaced by awful dance routines and Pepsi commercials. Do not mistake this for nostalgia, I have no time for it and do not mistake this for music snobbery. There are still people like Dave Grohl and Mark Hoppus who make music because it’s in their fucking heart and soul and all they know is kick drums and guitar licks; but they are a dying breed of musician. The kind of people who keep making odes to lost loves and anthems for the people who feel hopeless. The kind of people who don’t play for the fame or the money. The kind of people who create music because it’s who they are in their DNA. This is not...
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...For example, if one wrote a poem and wants to send his girlfriend this poem as a song, he will use the web to find a music that matches his poem or find a music writer to help him wiring a music. Recording: Self-make music video studio Offer people a place and instrument for them to create their own music videos. Targeting to the music amateur and their friends that has the need to create music videos and have fun in making themselves the video during the process. It’s more like a place for offering amazing experience that produce high valued products. 2. Control Legal : Protection association of online musician rights and interests Since more and more musicians are becoming a independent online music producers, they create music online, distributing and publishing their music through some music programs. The association is targeting specially to the online musician and their music by giving their protection about their legal rights and interests. 3. Build Manufacturing: Self-make peripherals factory Offer people place and instrument to make their own peripherals according to their idols. For example, drawing Justin Bieber’s pictures on the blank cup to make a unique peripherals to your friends. It’s also a place that concentrate more on the experience more than just the products. 4. Delivery Distribution: Window Grid store Offering...
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...Musicians as a Discourse Community A discourse community is a group of people who share a set of basic goals and have their own ways of communicating about those goals. A large discourse community that I personally fall under is being a musician. Every instrument has its own jargon and those who play these instruments know the lingo and different brands and what makes certain techniques better than others. Musicians use music to express themselves and challenge themselves to accomplish more. Something as simple as hearing a new song can motivate the musician to learn new chords and put in the effort and practice to learn something new, or even put their own spin on the song. Musicians are a great example of a discourse community with all of the different instruments to learn and specific aspects to each instrument. Musicians understand the value behind making goals, for it is the only way to really learn. Either the musician has one instrument or several on the mind but it all starts the same way; researching the instrument and setting a goal. For example, when I started playing guitar, I planned to practice for thirty minutes every day until I learned the basic chords. After a week or so, I had the chords memorized and my fingers didn’t feel awkward stretching between the frets as they had before. The growth and development of a new musician is special and individual to every person. When a musician really loves a style of music or a specific artist, it is almost mandatory...
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...developed from the days when composer were servants and have grown to become well established paid artist. It is only in the eighteenth century that we can begin to see music as a commercial enterprise—a multidimensional business that provided employment for not only musicians but also those working for not only musicians but also those working in music-related fields. Certainly, many of the components of the industry were already in place by 1700: public performance for profit, instrument making, music publishing, and private musical instruction had been viable enterprises for decades, even centuries (Campbell, 2011, p. 109.) The stratification of musical life development—the further evolution of classical music, the emergence of a forward looking mentality and an artistic elite to nature it, and the growth of a branch of the music industry that captured to mass taste—the musical world in Europe and North America was far more stratifies in 1900 than it was in 1850 (Campbell, 2011, p. 234.) Beethoven elevated the status of composer from servant to artist; he demanded a pension from aristocratic patrons so that he would not have to concern himself with such mundane matters as money. Our modern conception of the musician as artist derives most directly from him (Campbell, 2011.) According to Tart (2009), in 1991, Rolling Stone magazine reported that MJ and his sister Janet had landed the best, most lucrative record deals in history: deals that redefined superstar contracts in the...
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...! ! ! ! There's so much technology and physicality to music – its a human thing. I'm blessed to have been born into an era where everything started evolving and I'm yet to see everything that does anything. Virtual machines that are able to manipulate our thoughts and inspire us to come up with new inventions everyday. Worlds greatest composers such as J S Bach , L V Beethoven, Mozart relied on the simplest system to compose the worlds greatest music from which the musicians in this era are inspired and influenced by. Even though a pencil and a paper was a bliss, musicians around the world today doesn't rely on it anymore. Ever since the birth of the computers the music industry has taken its strings to another level. Hollywood composers such as Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Brian Tyler has created the best scores that we have heard in the hollywood film and music industry today with computers and electronic hardware even-though The fact still remains the same. I couldn't agree more that the classical composers were more smart and had more original music than this era. What surprises me is that the living man with the most Oscar nominations, John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) an American composer, conductor and pianist who is considered one of the greatest film composers of all time. In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history such as Star Wars, Jaws , Super...
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...One person that has affected my life is Steven Ellison, or better known as his alias Flying Lotus. He is a multi-genre music producer, composer, and rapper, from Los Angeles, California. Before making music, he was already slightly well-known for being the nephew of John and Alice Coltrane. Music is a big part of my life. When I began seriously collecting and listening to music, Flying Lotus really influenced and expanded my tastes. But when asked to do a quick presentation on someone that changed your life, why would I choose a musician? I always have a problem when I focus on school because I want to do what I want to do. I want to do things for the right reasons and because I enjoy it, not for a paycheck. Most artists have this dilemma as well. But most artists also sell their identities for money. I respect what he does. He enjoys what he does for a career, makes many people happy, and does it for himself. He stays true to himself and people respect him for it. He collaborates with many different artists, and is in it for the long run. I find it inspiring and am trying to shape my career like he shaped his. Ellison has five studio albums, a handful of Eps, and one rap mixtape. He produced a ton of music for Adult Swim as well. Everything he does is very different, but it is always very appealing to the senses. Here is some of the artwork. This month, he posted a tweet regarding his new album, which clearly shows the reason I chose him, over a...
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...church the congregation sings hymns. Just as each song is unique, so are the musicians that compose the music. This essay will address a dear friend of mine, a musician named Nick Bonner and his many accomplishments, with his education, a band member, and for his future in music. Nick Bonner and I have known each other for many years and he is a dear friend of mine. Nick is very eccentric and unique. The both of us went to Jackson High School and attended Hocking College. He Graduated with an Associates of applied business majoring in music business specializing in audio performance and production. He also has an Audio engineering certification from a production studio in Chillicothe Ohio. Like I said before, Nick is very unique he as always carved out his own path. Nick is a long haired, free thinking, opinionative person. He is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in or to say what is on his mind. I asked Nick what made him want to become a musician and as he sat there at his computer with his guitar in hand, he looked at me and said “first and for most to express myself, secondly I want to make people feel the way my favorite musicians make me feel”. In order to be fulfilled in his career he has to be constantly setting goals for himself. Even if he plays an awesome show he still strives to be better. Nick is just not an average guitarist; he has broken the mold as a multitalented musician. He plays piano, harmonica, drums and he has been writing and preforming since...
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...Marines Silva Music is incredibly important to this story. In fact, the story has been called "the best verbal description of transcendent musical experience" by a noted musician and ethnomusicologist. In what ways does music figure in the story? Why is it important that Sonny wants to be a musician? How good a musician is he? Discuss the importance of the fact that both Sonny and his dead uncle are/were musicians. Finally, look very closely at the last two pages of the story and discuss what happens when the narrator really listens to his brother play. What understanding does the narrator come to--and how is that understanding related to the story as a whole? Title In the field of psychology there has been an idea that claims that music has a healing power on individuals. In correlation with this belief there is also proof at the biologically level t that music can reduce heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels, as well to provided emotional healing (Friedman 1). In the story “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin, is a story shows the importance music plays in the life of people (Bausch 37). “Sonny's Blues” is a story about a young Jazz musician in the city of Harlem, NY. The story shows a character named Sonny and the healing power music has on him as it helps him deal with his suffering such as: drug addiction, growing up in poverty, and limited opportunities in life. Music was Sonny’s source of healing. In this paper we will examine the reasons why music meant...
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...The plot in “Sonny’s Blues” emphasizes the importance of the bond between two brothers through the power of music and god. “Sonny’s Blues” displays the daily struggle of societal issues, status, and achievements the two brothers faced in reality. Sonny's brother struggles to understand Sonny and his compassion for music. Music builds this communication that the narrator lacks with his brother but they overcome these struggles through music. The narrator is struggling to bond with his distant brother as a biblical vibe is looking over the narrator and helping him through his life. Music plays a significant role in the brother’s lives as it changes their view of each other. Sonny’s dream of becoming a jazz musician is shunned upon his brother but he doesn’t quit his dream. His brother worried that pursuing a music career won’t help him financially and can’t become...
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...Articals The Advantages of Using Session Musicians on Your Song Demo Photo By Cliff Goldmacher Why do professional recordings sound, well . . . professional? There are a number of reasons, including high quality microphones, pre-amps, an experienced engineer and a well-designed studio space. But one of the single most important elements in a great-sounding, professional recording is the performance of the session musicians. There is a reason that the job of the session musician exists. It’s these musicians whose talent and studio experience contribute in a major way to the polished sound of a recording. Because there are different rules that apply when you’re recording an artist demo, I’m going to limit the scope of this article specifically to songwriting demos. Shouldn’t I Be Able To Do This Myself? While I am a big proponent of wearing as many hats as you can in your musical career, there are certain areas where it makes much better sense to rely on experts. First of all, it’s extremely important that you take ego out of the equation. There is no shame in having someone else play on your demo. Remember that a songwriting demo is supposed to put your song in the best possible light in order to “sell” it to prospective artists or place it in films and TV shows; it is not supposed to be proof of your studio musicianship. Recording your instrument in the studio requires an entirely different skill set than playing live. For lack of a better description, studio recording...
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...Session musicians What do they do? Go on tour with bands. Session musicians sometimes go on tour with bands; this involves getting paid a certain amount to play various gigs and concerts around a certain part of the world (or indeed all of it!). A session musician will either ask the company, or the company will ask the session musician to go and play either a whole tour, or just a few numbers in the tour. There is a large amount of gambling involved when it comes to being a session musician or hiring one. This is due to the fact that: a session musician gets pain a certain amount for the show (say £1,000), if the show is a total flop then the record label will lose money, BUT if the show is a roaring success then the record label will make mega bucks. The gamble for the session musician is that he or she can’t go back and claim a percentage of the profits if it is particularly good. The session musician gets paid a set amount and no more. Recording sessions. Quite often a session musician will go for a recording of a single or a few tracks. This will involve the producer talking with the session musician, and agreeing a set amount of pay, agreeing the song(s) that will be performed, and how long it will take, and possible whether it will be split over multiple sessions of not. After the terms have been agreed, the rehearsal and tuning will be done, this involves the band and session musician playing the first few seconds of each song, and adjusting their instruments until...
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...Music of the Heart: A Documentary Proposal I would like to submit a proposal for a documentary about a museum that would focus on the blind visitors. As a replacement for the traditional visual arts museum or participating in a touch tour, it would be a museum of music history. When an individual visits the museum, they should be able to enjoy the experience with minimal limitations. The group of visitors will experience the stimulation of their audio sense and will be asked to share what they can see in their mind while music is being played, which would be remarkable to be captured on film. In this proposal, I will discuss the purpose of this documentary, what the exhibits will include, and how I will promote this film. I have already selected the group, and location is set in Chicago. I am pleased to share this idea, and it will be one of my finest documentaries to date. It is my intention to entertain and educate. This documentary will be different from what is already involving arts and the blind community. The sense of hearing is believed to be heightened when an individual is visually impaired; therefore, I feel that the experience of a music museum would be an exciting experience for the documented visitors. The group will be led by a guide that will direct them to the exhibits and inform them the history of the featured artist or instrument. There are people in society that demonstrate their ignorance when it comes to the blind community, and assume their lack of vision...
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...examine music and social issues. Suicide rates have increased among teenagers, young adults and an epidemic in our military with the prolonged wars. Songs that are composed about suicide and the loss of someone whom has committed suicide has also increased in recent decades. Key words: suicide, music, social problems, demographics and lyrics. MUSIC REVIEW Music is easily accessed today through various media outlets and devices. Music is in automobiles, smartphones, personal audio devices and online. With all these personal devices it has become more common today for people to listen to their choice of music when shopping, traveling on public transportation, working out or virtually any other task at any given time of the day. Music can be an outlet to escape from a situation, isolate oneself or to reflect on something. People can focus in one genre of music, artist or song and repeat that over and over as much as they want. This can be both a good and bad situation. Music can motivate you at the gym when listening to a high beat tempo while conducting a cardiovascular routine. However, music can also keep someone depressed or emotional after a particular event or situation. Suicide has been an increasing problem in young to middle age people over the last decades. This is can be attributed to a number of factors such as wars, financial distress from global recessions and increases in social platforms and information. Committing suicide has become an increasing problem...
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...Name Class Date Institution Depression and Suicide It is being indicated by research that suicide is ranked as the third main reason of death among youth between the age of fifteen to twenty four, in addition to the reasons of homicide and accidents. It is obvious that the people who are taking care of young individuals like their parents who are adult must have information of any disturbing element of their children, if there is any. Usually, people commit suicide due to the reason of depression and anxiety (Beautrais, 2003). Depression is a disease. It has different physical as well as chemical symptoms. It is usually misunderstood by particularly those people who have not touched it or people usually misdiagnose this who leads a bad day. Depression can be taken credited by those people who end battling habit. It can be arises in people like artists, actors, musicians, writers and comedians. Drugs, alcohol, laughs, an audience which is appreciative, all are the reasons for some to avoid blackness. Robbin Williams has gone through depression and it is most probably the cause of his life end (Schildberger, 2014). Experts have pointed out that behaviors of suicide in youth are normally due to different risk factors of social, individual, economical and familial, with psychological health problems playing a significant role in the total mix. For expressing it another way, suicidal is the reason of a perfect blast of difficult, interrelated mental problems, most of...
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...Benedicte Kage Professor Kaur Introduction to Film and Media Studies Movie Analysis 5/26/16 Beyond The Lights: There’s More to it Beyond the Lights, is a 2014 Drama/Romance film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood who also wrote and directed the classic love story Love and Basketball which came out in 2000. The success of Love and Basketball helped propel Prince-Bythewood career and reputation and Beyond the Lights definitely confirmed her talent and ability to bring us touching and heart filling love stories. Prince-Bythewood gives us a modern-day love story starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw who plays Noni, a rising pop star who makes provocative music although her talent is beyond that which the industry allows. Kaz who is played by Nate Parker is a Los Angeles police officer who sees the truth behind Noni’s fake persona. Kaz falls in love with Noni and despite the fact that his father objects because he wants his son to go further in politics. Though Kaz and Noni go through very difficult circumstances, they stay together because of the fact that they actually see each other in the way that no one else does. Noni on the other hand is a mixed beauty that is from Bixton, a neighborhood of South London. Though she gets personal inspiration from singers such as Nina Simone and is talented enough to pull off her classic song “Black Bird”, she is bullied into taking the easiest and most common path to what we call stardom. This path which so often includes sexualization...
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