Essays on Music Industry

As the world moves rapidly towards a technology-based society, it’s no surprise that the way we produce, and access music has changed significantly. A recent contributor to this evolution has been the billion-user app: TikTok, which has peaked in today’s meme-endorsing society. TikTok is a...

With recent viral feminist movements such as #metoo and #imwithher, it is evident that gender inequality is an issue world-wide that is trying to be addressed. In regard to the general music industry, and in particular indie/alternative pop artists, female musicians are no exception. Although...

Covid-19 is an unprecedented global pandemic that no one could’ve foreseen this time last year. Covid-19 has spread from the first cluster in the capital of China’s Hubei province to a pandemic that has so far killed over 200,000 people, with over 3 million who...

Music is part of our lives almost since we were born, and for many it is considered the food of the soul . There are different types of music, and each person can vary in their tastes. Research results show that music is a powerful...

The 2000s music have created a few styles, such as indie-related genres such as Emo Alternative R&B, and a multitude of new electronic subgenres, most notably Dubstep, Bass music and Moombahton, as well as genres that fused influences from past decades, mostly the 80s, into...

We always wonder why bad things happen, maybe the answer is right in front of us but we’re just too blind or na?ve to see it. Most would like to think that all people know the difference between right and wrong. The problem is we...

What is music? When looking for the definition of music you’ll stumble across a lot of different definitions, everyone has their own definition of what music is to them. A better question to ask probably would’ve been what is the meaning to be found in...

In this tech-age, most of the traditional industries have been changed overwhelmingly. The traditional art industry is undoubtedly one of its “prey” as well. Before 2007, artists earn their bucks just by selling record albums. But with the emerging Internet video sites, many unconventional artists...

When you really like something, you often don’t give it a second thought. Without you realizing, it becomes a staple in your life – like food or water, and you can’t imagine its absence. It’s a part of you. That’s how music is to me....

Music education is beneficial to children because it promotes stronger teamwork, gives a boost of self esteem, and creates smarter students. The first section of this essay will show how musicians have higher self-esteem and self confidence – which is helpful when in society of...

Boy groups across the globe become successful in their own countries, but very few of them become successful worldwide. BTS and One Direction are prime examples of successful boy groups. Neither are from the US, but they have succeeded in becoming well known in the...

Amidst their growing popularity and the crazed hysteria by adoring fans, the Beatles released their third album, A Hard Day’s Night on July 10, 1964. The commemorated opening chord of the album, accentuated by George Harrison’s new Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, sets a powerful opening sequence...

Introduction In a career span of ten years (1960-1970), The Beatles successfully emerged in influencing and changing the music of the world we live in today. They were pioneers in building the bridge between post production and live recorded music whilst blooming with creative, artistic,...

Music inspire people because they can express themselves. Music can also tell you about the artist history or life story. Imagine Dragons are an unusual band that consists of four members which are Dan Reynolds, Daniel Platzman, Wayne Sermon, and Ben McKee. The band had...

Introduction New research charting broad shifts in changing personal music tastes during our lifetimes finds that – while it’s naturally linked to personality and experience – there are common music genre trends associated with key stages in a human life. The increase in music usage...

Now and since time immemorial, is a constant state of change and the meaning of events, things, people, and everything else is determined by us. We assign meaning to things until vilifying them until we deem fit — That’s what the existentialist would say. More...

My career goal is to have a role, or even multiple roles, in some aspect in music technology or audio production. Many factors need consideration for this career path in particular since there are a few fields in the creative industries that I could enter...

At 17 he was an up and coming musical theatre composer and he was later introduced to the 20-year-old pop music songwriter Tim Rice in 1965. The first collapsed in The Likes of Us, a musical that was based on a true story from a...

What would happen if there was no one around to lead the world? There would be no order and everyone would not know exactly what to do. Laws would never have been passed because no one would take charge enough to make sure they’re upheld....

Blues is a kind of folk music produced in the early 20th century among African Americans. Among all the forms of folk songs, it is one of the most interesting to musicologists for the following reasons: Its ‘age’ is not big, and researchers can find...

Now Hear This If one were to ask what someone’s favorite music is, what would the probable answer be? It is impossible to tell. The levels of variation within music give a vast array of options. One could love acapella, afro-jazz, or even heavy death...

Throughout years of memorable musical works made by female and male artists, female artists have never gained the credit they truly deserve. ‘Best Song lists’ have hindered the growth of female musicians from demanding their place in history. Ann Powers, a music critic for NPR,...

Libby Larsen. Elizabeth Brown Larsen was born December 24, 1950 and is a current American classical composer. Along with composer Stephen Paulus, she is a co-founder of the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum. Libby was Born in Wilmington, DE. Libby is a...

Mexico is known for some things that range from its lovely shorelines to its little remarkable towns to its sustenance, yet another part of Mexican culture that additionally emerges, is its numerous types of music. At the point when individuals consider music of Mexico, they...

Steveland Judkins Morris, more commonly known as Stevie Wonder, to this day remains one of the most talented and innovative people to have made their mark upon the music industry. Wonder grew up in Saginaw, Michigan, and was signed to Motown Records in 1961 at...

Once upon a mattress is a “musical comedy” that started on Broadway in 1969. The music is written by Mary Rodgers, “the lyrics were written by Marshall Barer. However, the play of Hans Christen Anderson fairy tale The Princess and The Pea”. Which are the...

Michael Jackson’s pop magnum opus, “Thriller,” was a cultural turning point for music as a whole. And out of all those hard hitting tracks, one truly captured the es- sence of Michael Jackson. The song, “Billie Jean,” embodies everything in Jackson’s ability to create music....

A chance operation is a method of generating something independent of the creator’s will; it’s part of a generative system. John Cage used chance operations to “imitate nature in its manner of operation,” specifically using the I Ching in his compositions in the mid-twentieth century....

Equalizers are a very well-known aspect of any engineer’s life. Even for the average person who has no real knowledge of audio engineering knows what an equalizer is and for the most part how it operates in a plain world setting. Equalizers have gone through...