Christian music industry

Ultimately, music is created for the enjoyment of its listeners. Around the world, people are able to purchase and download music from applications such as iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon, etc. But what about those who don’t have the financial ability to purchase their favorite songs whenever they want? If someone is the kind of person who loves music and has a large music library, they probably haven’t purchased all of their music. According to James, writer of “Average Teen’s iPod Has $800 Of Pirated Music”, in 2008, “On average every iPod or digital music player contained 842 illegally copied songs.” And today in 2014, it’s probably twice as much as it was in 2008. So does this validate pirating? Does the fact that some simply can’t afford…

but at the same time, it has spawned many sales issues for the entertainment markets, specifically the music industry. The record industry “accounts for a small, but valuable percentage of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product and plays a large role in fulfilling the entertainment needs of individuals” (Bender 1). According to the U.S. Census Bureau statistics, the average American spends about $50.17 annually on music and listens to around three hours of it (Bender 1). Even though a few artists are…

Personal identity within the creative industries 1. Annotated Bibliography: The following case study will compare and contrast three separate texts in order to formulate a question and create reflection and discussion around this. I have grouped together three particular articles due to them all sharing the common idea of identity within the creative industries. Each article discusses a different angle or perspective on identity. Beech, N., Gilmore, C. L., Hibbert, P. C., & Ybema, S. (2016).…

The evolution of music distribution has impacted the way people consume music today. With the new ability of obtaining music for free, whether if it is legally or illegally through numerous file sharing sites, record labels have been put in a special situation where they have to come up with new ways to gain profit beyond record sales, their main source of profit in the past. In a new type of record deal, the 360 Deal, the hassle of investing millions of dollars into an musician’s career to get…

It is a hard market for independent labels because the major labels consist of 70% of the music market. This system is similar to a monopoly, but in recording industry terms it is an oligopoly. Oligopolies allow for record labels to gain access to artists’ other revenue streams such as publishing, marketing, distribution, etc. (Brereton, 2009). Even though the access the major labels have to an artist income is overbearing, it is still easier to gain commercial success through the help of such a…

Channel Orange One of the artists that has inspired me to produce my own music is Frank Ocean with his second album, Channel Orange. The first time that I ever listened to the album back in 2012, I remember thinking, “Holy shi*t…I have never heard anything like this before in my life.” Telling a song-by-song story, his poetic lyrics about his personal sexuality, strip clubs, pregnancy, wealth, drugs, and corruption show Frank’s slightly strange perception of it all. That is one thing that…

anything that goes on when making a record? Do you know what it takes to become a record producer? To become a music producer a person will need to have leadership and skills of creating music. They also will need to go out and build connections in the music industry. This essay will cover the fundamental structures to becoming a music producer along with the career…

Illegal downloading also known as file sharing enables people throughout the world to share information such as movies, music and documents. The various industries have been effected by the activities of illegal downloading. Music artists around the world were losing out on thousands if not millions of dollar worth of profit from CD sales. The illegal downloading will make the owner give up and they will not interest produce materials with the loss that they have to face. In this situation,…

The new technology allows music to be distributed everywhere in the world. Music accompanied people when they listen to music on the radio, listen to music through their personal devices when they workout or having a trip to their destination. Music conveys ideas and concepts that the artists hope their audiences to listen. Audiences receive the messages and impressions depend on their personal depiction of their music experience, which in turn, some music allows audiences to relief their…

Before taking music 111, I only know little about music with few preconceptions. First preconceived idea which I hold was players who can play by ear are naturally genius or just a special gift. However, from the lecture, “Oral Tradition” and Lilliestam’s article I got the idea how the players can play by ear. In his article, "On Playing By Ear", Lars Lilliestam compared music to spoken language. He described as if we learn a variety of phrases, we can use the language in certain situation. Same…