...left due to busy schedules. Both posted farewell notes on the band's official Facebook page.[12][13] Joseph was then joined by Josh Dun,[9] former live drummer of House of Heroes.[14] 2011–12: Regional at Best and Fueled by Ramen record deal Their second self-release, Regional at Best, was released July 8, 2011 with the new lineup consisting of only Joseph and Dun. The album was accompanied by a free CD release show on the grounds of New Albany High School. In November 2011, they played a sold out show at Columbus' Newport Music Hall attracting the attention of a dozen record labels. [15] Although many labels fought over the band, it was ultimately decided that they would sign to the Atlantic Records subsidiary label Fueled by Ramen. During the same year, the duo also gave fans two free, otherwise unreleased, songs via their email newsletter: the original version of "House of Gold" and a single entitled "Two." On February 11, 2012, the band released a music video on YouTube for an unreleased song called "Goner".[16] "Goner" was rewritten and re-recorded for its release on Blurryface in 2015.[citation needed] 2012–13: Vessel and television debut /wiki/File:Twenty_One_Pilots_Live_at_the_LC_-_Columbus,_OH.png /wiki/File:Twenty_One_Pilots_Live_at_the_LC_-_Columbus,_OH.png /wiki/File:Twenty_One_Pilots_Live_at_the_LC_-_Columbus,_OH.pngTwenty One Pilots performing in Columbus, Ohio in 2012 In April 2012, at a sold out show at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, they announced their signing...
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...Walk On Water, by 30 Seconds To Mars, is a song that depicts America in every corner. They support showing America by using imagery in their video, and factual details on top of the imagery. The purpose of the piece is to educate and to persuade the audience so that they know more about America and to think differently about it. 30 Seconds To Mars uses a very electrifying tone for the population of America. The music video for Walk On Water, by 30 Seconds To Mars uses a bundle of imagery to depict America in every corner. The video contains numerous of different people from different nationalities in every state speaking to the camera about America and what it means to them. Some of these people include Kendall, and Kylie Jenner and your...
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...authors of this documentary. The thesis is that two explorers are on a journey, exploring the beautiful northernmost national park in the U.S. (the Gates of the Arctic National Park/the “Edge of the Earth”) through which there are no established trails and such, forcing the explorers to rely on solitude, self-reliance, and skills. In the video, the scenes seemed to be shot in a chronological type of order. To expand on my point further, the Dennis brothers first started the documentary...
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...released on the year 1985 for charity purposes. On February 12, 2010 a new version of the song directed by Paul Haggis was released, the music video received several criticism from music reviewers however it still was successful and was liked by multiple viewers. The music video was a fund raising effort to help the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, not only is the song a fund raising effort but it shows hope that there is a possibility for every single race to unite and help one another. The new version of the song was posted on YouTube to raise awareness all over the world and also to gather donations from people of different races from different countries. The music video posted on YouTube composed of various notable artists from distinct races like Jamie Foxx, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and many more to increase the popularity of the music video and to gain more attention. The song does not mention anything about race in the video however it sends a message that neither skin color nor race should be a hindrance on helping others that are in need. The song also shows that despite the presence of racism in the world, people can live with different races in harmony and even collaborate with one another to achieve a certain goal. People make the world a better place by simply helping their fellowmen specifically the citizens in Haiti in their path to recovery. Majority of the viewers perceived the video to be helpful for Haiti; however others...
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...HISTORY OF MUSIC VIDEOS. PART 1: BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC VIDEOS. In 1894, sheet music publishers used a ‘magic lantern’ to project a series of still images on to screen simultaneously to live performance. This was later known as the ‘illustrated song’. This was the first step towards producing music videos. In 1926, many musical short films were produced with the use of ‘talkies’. They were usually six minutes long. Some short cartoons were also made by animation artist Max Fleischer. In 1930’s, popular artists songs were performed during cartoons. The early animated movies by Walt Disney like Silly Symphonies were built around music. Promotional clips were films popular in the 1940’s. They were usually short and normally accompanied by musical selections which were usually just a band on a movie set. Musical films were an important initial step to music videos. Many popular music videos have copied the style of Hollywood musicals from 1930’s to the 1950’s. In the late 1950's, the Scopitone, a visual jukebox was invented in France and was used by French artistes to produce films to accompany their songs. In 1964, The Beatles starred in their first feature film. They then went on to do another feature film filmed in color in London. The title track of this film was in black-and-white and is one of the prime models of the modern performance-style music video. In 1965, The Beatles started making promotional clips for distribution and broadcasts in other countries so they...
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...Hastings From: Riki Kotaka Subject: How do music companies address the issue the music sales has been declining? Introduction Music is essential for our lives, however it is difficult for those who get involved with music industry to make a profit. Music industry has been shrinking since 1999 when Napster, pioneering music file share service, was founded [1 McCormick]. In 1990’s when the music sales were at the peak, the total global music revenue was around $30 billion, but the one in 2012 was only $16.5 billion [2 Pfanner]. I did summer internship at Sony Music Entertainment in Tokyo for a month. I’ve participated in some meetings to consider marketing plans for musicians. One main reason of the sales declination is an illegal downloading. Although laws prohibit illegal downloading, there are still massive illegal downloading websites on the Internet. However, global music sales in 2012 increased for the first time since 1999, and the number of songs downloaded illegally was declined to 210 million in comparison to 1.2 billion in 2008. [3 Sherwin] It seems that music companies finally found some efficient ideas to overcome illegal downloaders. Do music companies actually increase their profits? And how did music companies start adjusting the situation? The purpose of the research paper is to figure out the main reasons why music sales finally increased, any differences to market music products and if the situation of music companies and musicians has improved or not...
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...Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopolos and Eran Egozy in 1995. The company was originally purpose was to allow users to use demo software to make music. Its sole purpose was to enable people who had no formal musical training or talent to be able experience the joy of playing and creating music. But this concept never panned out. After failing in their original plans Rigopulos and Egozy revamp the brand. By turning a failing software company into one that makes videogames. They had very little direction, since at the time technology for music based games had not been fully developed yet. But this change quickly in 2004 Harmonix found there niche. Haromonix had finally released Karaoki Revolution. That was the start of Harmonix future success in the video game industry. In, 2005 Harmonix teamed of with Red Octane. Red Octane brought their expertise in video games controllers and combined it with Harmonix soft technology and Guitar hero was born. Their successive partnership and effective marketing approach. That would become the fuel for Guitar hero to sell over billion in North American sales. 1. Harmonix used two different philosophies while trying to define the identity of the company. The company first used the production oriented philosophy. They started out focusing on the demo software. Most of the focus was place on the company needs and not the needs of the customer. The software another was not enough to make the company viable. Once they failed at this marketing...
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...Sarah Waring Topics in Hip Hop Thomas Taylor Cultural Analysis: Queen Latifah Queen Latifah is an African American female MC turned TV and movie actress. Her raps and or songs served different social purposes and her focus has remained unbreakable. Latifah’s values could and can be heard in her music. Latifah was skilled at her craft and was able to reach out and connect with her intended audience. It is a known fact that Queen Latifah’s music is deeply connected to the women’s empowerment movement. Latifah’s music served a plethora of social purposes. The term feminist refers to and individual that advocates for women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. “I am someone with or without this man. I am someone with or without this job, with or without these tight jeans. I am a strong woman. I can survive," (Latifah, ABC News) said while explaining the importance of confidence in the lives of women.” We see that Latifah is what one may refer to as a feminist in her song, “Ladies First”. Points made within this song received a substantial amount of attention from the media because of its political standpoint. The song depicts how women come second in society and while the discussion of the topic is great, women and their place in society is a very controversial topic. Latifah stood her grounds and remained true to people of her gender (specifically African-American women) and she did so by repeating the phrase “ladies first”...
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...Not until Lady Gaga wore a meat dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Award did her name spread like wildfire and become the endless discussion topics regarding her quirky, one-of-a-kind taste of fashion and almost everything else, including music video creation. That explains why once her “Telephone” video co-starring with Beyoncé was premiered, Gaga’s obsessive fans and many pop-culture observers began to break it down frame by frame. Surprisingly, it was not the blatant nudity, lesbianism or poison, but the product placement sprinkled throughout the video that garnered viewers’ attention most. The video’s remarkable number of product placements showcases the consumerist culture we are in, where advertisers strive to revitalize and raise public awareness of their brands by incorporating their products into popular music, movies, TV shows and sports besides traditional advertising. The 9-minute video is packed with at least eight different brands, including Virgin Mobile, Monster Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones, Hewlett Packard laptop, Polaroid, Diet Coke, Wonder Bread, Miracle Whip, and dating site PlentyOfFish.com. Although the frequency of product placement in this music video has been to a ridiculous level, the way that brands listed above are inserted into each scene is quite coherent. For example, Gaga steals the Virgin cellphone to contact Beyoncé to bail her out of jail. Food brands like Miracle Whip and Wonder Bread feature in the kitchen scene. The production...
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...The Primal Brain is the part of the brain that's completely made up of survival instincts like food, violence, fear/danger and sexual. It connects to unusual and unique elements. Primal is known to be the most powerful to reach the mass. Primal: The audience is taking in every movement that’s happening in the Media Campaign. The visuals are playing the role to ensure the viewers there is no danger or fear. They might feel a little scared or related to the video, because of the concept and the simulation. “5 ways to reduce stress can seem like a fearful topic at the beginning because the viewers haven’t really taken in every knowledge that’s going to happen next. This is an effective primal brain element because...
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...One of the hottest American singles in 2013 generated critical reaction towards the music business. The American production Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I portrayed a “grey area” between consensual sex and assault. Despite a positive reaction towards listening to the music, an erotic content of lyrics and music video caused a controversy among followers of the song. As the title states “Blurred Lines”, is a genuine message of the “thin line” between what is or isn’t appropriate on a woman. Both the music video and lyrics depict a negative connotation and representation of woman integrity in society. Even though, this song can be considered a parody about “norms” the way it’s being expressed is not positive correct....
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...While trying to find four music videos, I purposely searched for videos with male artists to see how they decided to portray women sexually in their videos. I am a heterosexual female at the age of seventeen and a first-year university student. The music videos I chose to best represent some of the theories learned in this unit were “Earned it” by The Weeknd, “Gorilla” by Bruno Mars, “Shaky Shaky” and “Gasolina” both by Daddy Yankee. All four of these videos represent masculinity as the main focus and the centre of attention, always clothed while femininity is portrayed in a more provocative manor. The women are always in the back-ground dancing inappropriately demonstrating that all they are there for is to draw sexual attention which is a...
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...Gootner Lives and Breathes Music Daniel Gootner is a renowned and talented musician-cum-businessman residing in the state of Florida. He was born in 1987 in Boca Raton. His passion and flair for music are exemplary. He has dedicated his complete life to music because music is in his blood. It seems as if he picked up guitar sounds while he was in his mother’s womb. He demonstrated his flair for music at an early age because of his supreme talent. Follow Daniel Gootner on Facebook to get an in-depth view of his profile and personality. Daniel Gootner entered Boca Music Mart at the tender age of 14 to buy an acoustic guitar costing $60. This was the commencement of his love story...
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...is indeed in the declining stages of the product life cycle, I strongly believe the product will continue to remain relevant for the next several years due to the way Philips has re-designated the CD’s usage. The insights below prove that this product is a unique example of how companies can prolong the life of a product while evolving with newer technologies. The compact disc was first introduced in the early 1980s and was initially marketed to Japan. Although sales were initially slow, the CD gained popularity in Asia due to efficiencies with file transfers and considerably better audio quality with music recording. By the mid-1980s, the compact disc gained popularity throughout Europe as a primary means of recording music. As sales continued to increase over the next decade, Philips viewed the CD’s niche market as primarily a vehicle for the recording and selling of music. This form of file transfer allowed musicians to record more tracks on an album and continued to provide better clarity than cassette tapes and other forms of file storage. The CD’s popularity eventually spread to the United States where sales eventually topped out at over 700 million units sold in 2001. As other forms of file recording and transfer such as MP3 players and USB drives became popular in the early 2000s, the market for compact discs began to change. Technology continued its evolution with the popularity of the Internet and the development of online streaming and storage services in the late...
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...Danelski Engl 102-20 November 16, 2012 The Metamorphosis of the Video Game Part I – What I Want to Know and Why I have played video games since I was seven years-old and I have watched it evolve over the years. My father started me off with my first video game system, which was the Super Nintendo. Although the system played off video game cartridges, which were inserted through the top of it, it was very advanced for its time. My siblings and I would play the game Mario Kart for hours on end – with my father joining us every so often. I noticed as months and years went by, that newer systems with better games and better graphics started to come out. The Gameboy Color, which came out in 1998, was the first handheld gaming device that I had the liberty to enjoy playing. Since GameBoy Colors were one of the first handheld videogame systems, making them very expensive, it was rare for kids to have them, so I was one of the lucky few who owned a GameBoy Color. As we moved toward the beginning of the 21st century, newer and sleeker versions of almost every videogame system slowly came out. Sony started out with the PlayStation, which turned into the PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 later evolved into the PlayStation 3, which had the technological advancements of an updated hard drive, wireless internet, Bluetooth capabilities, blue ray, Wi-Fi, and wireless motion detected controllers. Microsoft designed its own video game system that would later rival the PlayStation. The company...
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