The Swedish conceived, electronic dance, house music producing artist Tim Berg, better known as Avicii, has rapidly risen with the youth of popular novelty and fallen from that exact reason. It is Friday night and his contrived electronic booms have already begun to fuel the rave faction fraternity parties that are the calling to every Villanova student. All are in attendance, including the Radnor police. The dreaded: “Your neighbors reported a noise complaint, please turn it down” will deter anyone’s buzzkill away from the empty keg. Fortunately, no citations are handed out, but the party’s playlist has now relocated to the lull of Dave Matthews. Although the field of electronic music is gradually becoming more accepted, there are still people who, while admitting it interesting, state the extreme: “is this actually music?” Just recently has electronic music become incorporated in pop culture, and once it had its foot in the door, it spread like wildfire. Like it or not, Avicii is now the third biggest and influential icon of the scene. Good and bad music will always arise from a genre, but the 21st Century has proven more complex in identifying whether an artist is truly a virtuoso, or has taken a shortcut to stardom. With the ability to use computers and sampling to create an original work, it is an interesting study to say the least. As part of a generation that grew up with electronic music, I feel an obligation to reveal the formulation and gluttony that Avicii is hiding behind his smirk.
Generally speaking, good party music is upbeat and does not require a lot of attention to appreciate. People tend to enjoy music more when they already know how most of the songs go. Sound recording radically changed the act of musical lis...
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...e electronic music industry in totality. Avicii’s rapid success has moved him in the direction of “big room” electronica: big chords, epic piano, and deafening bass. Sort of like the arena rock point of the 1980s. There’s nothing criminally wrong with all that I have mentioned above, except for the fact that artists who have been in this industry for a matter of years, are finding themselves shifting away from the sounds they originally stood by. It seems as if many are trying to imitate the success of Avicii. Without sounding like a hipster and calling out such the greats, such as Afrojack and Benny Benassi, I worry that the future will just act on current trends rather than create a unique style that electronic music has prided itself on. Avicii’s insatiability has currently pigeonholed an industry into following his steps, because that is what success looks like.
The up rise results in artists realizing how much the population are interested. This sparks new artists, who have a more natural stance in use of technology. Traditional individuals in EDM have gone from "vinyl", turn tables of "DJ [-ing]" to Mac computers and constant downloading of music as well ...
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The nineties were an exceptional decade for music which, unfortunately, has not been reprised to this day. The formerly mentioned decade witnessed the emergence of alternative rock music as an outlet for those who were saturated by the excesses that characterized the eighties and the lack of substance of some of its music. Accordingly, during the nineties, music audiences began to value talent over appearance, catchy rhythms, meaningless lyrics, and flashy choreographies. Moreover, throughout this time, music was conceived as a means to inspire and move listeners, rather than a mere tool for product placement. Thus, the nineties gave birth to a phenomenal musical genre that has yet to be surpassed since it created a deep connection with the afflicted souls of a generation, valued music’s inspirational quality over intricate musical arrangements, and introduced the world to a plethora of invaluable artists for whom music was their utmost priority.
Earlier this year (DATE???) alt-rockers Cake topped the Billboard 200 chart with their first album in seven (???) years, Showroom of Compassion. The album sold 44,000 copies the first week of its release, a record low for the number one hit. At the same time, Britney Spears' single “Hold It Against Me” scaled the digital song chart with 411,000 copies sold. The two charts illustrate the change in the way we listen to music. The Internet—as it did for almost everything—has radically affected the way people get music.
Originating from the streets of Harlem comes a song that, initially, did not gain much fan fair, but went viral on the internet after comedian, Filthy Frank, made a ridiculous dance video of it (Knopper, 2013). Thousands of copycats created different version in unexpected environments such as skydiving or underwater(Allencastre, 2013). The song is called Harlem Shake by DJ producer, Bauuer. These videos popularized a underground, electronic, dance music (EDM) genre known as “trap”. A genre that attempts to bridge popular EDM synths with southern hip hop influences. Baauer evolves this genres by bringing a much more electric element to the sound so hip hop may not be a genre that comes to mind when listening to the track. This short essay will attempt to analyze this piece of music from an instrumental point of view by naming the different instruments used, discussing pitch. The paper will also discuss duration, tempo, timbre, dynamics, texture and silences at different parts of the song. Through its structure and mood, I will attempt to create a story and give meaning to this music. Indeed, overall, this music is a story that represents the prolonging, desensitized, gang warfare that infested the Harlem district of New York during the 1920s.
For example, music is becoming more widely available to the general public with the introduction of mp3 players and the growth of the online music industry. The essay is concluded with my personal feelings towards the use of electronic technology within the live music industry, as well as the recording studio environment. This conclusion reveals that while the use of electronic technology has become crucial in the modern music market, it should not detract from the quality of live music produced. In this way, I feel that the use of electronic technology – namely drum machines and computerised backing tracks – have had a negative effect on the live music industry, because the majority of artists within the ‘pop’ genre now use computer-generated backing for live performances.
Ever since humans first learned how to make music with their voices and with instruments thousands of years ago, music has been changing. Some changes took place over hundreds or even thousands of years, stunted by human isolation or by guidelines set in place by religious institutions. The 20th century, in contrast, experienced several rapid, radical changes in the popular genres of music. This made the 20th century a very rich time period for musical culture. These remarkable genres--including, but not limited to jazz, rock and roll, and the music of the “British invasion”--all influenced one another, and all influenced the culture we still live in today.
A number of other genres, throughout the decade, maintained a significant following. One genre that was slow to start was Hip-Hop, while it emerged in the 1970’s it didn’t become significant until the late 1980’s. Although Classical music began to lose impetus, it gave way to a new generation of composers through invention and theoretical development. The decade was also distinguished for its assistance to electronic music, which rose in reco...
In this speech I wish to discuss the Sceneography of the critically acclaimed Hip-Hop artist, Kendrick Lamar's live performance at the 2016 Grammy Awards. For the general populous Hip-Hop live performance and high tire theatrical production are worlds apart but when Kendrick Lamar and associated production teams preformed at the American Music Award event, the internet and the world alike were taken by storm. The performance Brings urban hip-hop music which is considered to be the most low brow genre in popular music together with phenomenal sound, lighting, chorography. The level of articulation for the musicians, dancers and technical team works so cohesively and is absolutely a sight to be seen. Of course this territory has been also touched
Imagine a life without sound, would it not be one value living? All of these completely different parts of music and different styles and arrangements of notes and beats has had the ability to fully alter generations and alter the course of history for various people. Music comes all told completely different forms from hardcore to soft and mellow. As a result of these distinction a method of music exists for each kind of person and has the flexibility to go beyond generations. Music is important to our senses and vital to our needs, so listen up!
The music industry is an ever-evolving revolutionary entertainment industry for the masses. Music provides entertainment to all different masses due to the variety of genres produced. Music is a very profitable and complex industry. Music has expanded to a worldwide industry for musical artist to express their art through the form of song to the masses. Music not only appeals to the ears but to every aspect of a person. Music allows for individuals to explore and let their imagination expand as they here a song. Throughout the years the industry has undergone dramatic changes. Whether it is genres, forms of how it is distributed, or even the impact the artist have had. The industry is diverse and ever changing as the years continue. In the past 20 years the industry has changed with help of the technological breakthroughs and adoptions.
With each passing year, technology has become highly involved in our lives, and continues to at a rapidly increasing rate. Technology, in many ways, was designed to help people in various fields of work. However, it has also achieved the reciprocal. Where does music lie? Has technology hurt or helped the field of music, specifically hip-hop? What do these advancements mean for the genre?
In the past, music has been a costly business, where only people with a lot of money could enter and be successful in the industry. Changes in the music industry coupled with new computer technology have made it much easier for people without a lot of money to compose, produce, and distribute their creation. In order to get a better understanding of the music industry in comparison to 2014, one has to look at its history. There were many things that happened from the 1980’s onward, and they brought on a significant impact towards the music industry. Development in computer technology has also made a big impression on music. Many things within these fields have enabled artists to connect with their fans in a way they couldn’t before, and on a lower budget. In this paper, the discussion will be about all of these topics, and about the factors that help transform the music industry into something altogether easier for new people to contribute.
In today’s evolving and changing society, many people do not appreciate how extraordinary music truly is. Since the birth of the vinyl record, there are less people who own and are interested in them. Even though vinyl records have recently been making a comeback, they are still not as popular as they once were. People take for granted how easily accessible music is today though in the past it was not as simple. Even though vinyl records may be costly and may not have a large quantity of songs, as time progresses and technology continues to develop, the way that people listen to music degrades their appreciation for music due to easier accessibility, weaker sound in terms of quality, and decaying genres.