opportunity to speak about my favorite music genre, Hip Hop. Ever since I was a little boy I always heard Hip Hop playing on the radio and I automatically fell in love with the music genre and culture of Hip Hop. The song I am going to go in depth about and analyze is Afrika Bambaataa’s & the Soulsonic Force’s hit song "Planet Rock". The main reason why I chose this piece of music is because the impact it had in the Hip Hop community was like non other and because till this day it is one of the more popular songs people like to breakdance to. The structure of this song is complex yet at the same time very simple. The producers of this piece Arthur Baker and John Robie composed it so there is a lot…
My taste in music could best be described as electronic swing, since it is not quite EDM, electronic dance music, and isn't exactly jazz. It's the perfect mix, which presents you with a type of music that resembles art more than a simple melody. Often mistaken for nu-disco, electronic swing creates a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear but that also retains the feeling of live brass and the energetic excitement of the early swing recordings.…
Latin Music Music is an advanced way to express various emotions. The tempo, rhythm and dynamics can change the way a song makes its audience feel. Latin music, an usual upbeat type of music has an interesting history like any other type of music. From the 1940s to today every decade of latin music is equally important and remarkable. In the 1940s and 1950s the term “Latin Music” started in the United States. In the 1940s this music began rising in popularity, one author stated, “Latin America,…
“Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings” Howard Shore. Music is the beautiful creature that people can use to express their emotions. When individuals listen to a song or a piece of music, they feel connected to it. Thus, people have written songs in order share their feeling or the story of their life via the lyrics. There are three popular singers and songwriters who are skillful in expressing…
The Virtual Plaza: Exploring the emergence of the vaporwave genre and its relationship with glitch art and elevator music Matthew Rhodes, NM1013 During the last two decades, computer technology has made great advances in all respects, leading to the increased use of computers by artists. The emergence of digital art has led to developments of new genres in all areas of the arts, especially music. Electronic music producers now have the tools at hand to create music of any kind they please, and…
Big Events for Conterm and Montreal’s Music Festivals Normally, you attend a music festival or concert at a coliseum complete with balcony seats and a full stage with humongous monitors so everyone can see the artists performing. But what about an outdoors concert where there isn’t a roof or balcony seating? Summer concerts are great for people who want to party outside, however, musicians still must have a stage set up for their equipment, background, backup singers, and dancers but how is…
auto tune should lower down. INTRODUCTION Auto tune is basically an audio processor which is used to alter the pitch of vocals and instruments during music recordings or performances. It was originally invented to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies. Auto tune is famous mainly because it is used as an effect to distort the human voice when pitch is lowered or raised significantly, such that the voice is heard to leap from note to note stepwise, just like a synthesizer. DIFFERENT…
Introduction: My report will include a timeline detailing the development of music videos, a full explanation of the different purposes of music video, a brief overview of the accepted styles and conventions within music videos and I will also examine 3 very different music videos with a comprehensive explanation on each. Timeline of music videos: In 1894, the first example of illustrated songs were made, 'Little Lost Child' was created by Edward B. Marks and Joseph W. Stern. The sheet music…
Grammy nominated, Independent Music Award winners, 15 years of career and five albums already published which have spread their name all over the world…but if you can’t demonstrate your qualities in front of your audience, your award, prizes and career’s accomplishments don’t worth a dime. That’s why the eight musicians who compose Novalima and performed at Rich Mix for the final act of the tenth anniversary of Movimientos can be easily considered as one of the most thrilling acts around. The…
Woodstock music festival in 1969 had made a mark in America history about sex, drugs, and the impressed amounts of people who came to the event as well as the debt the creators got afterwards in three days. Time went by, an other big music festival was born in 1999 and named Coachella which is about live music of famous bands and artworks. People nowadays still affirm that Coachella is an event that was original from Woodstock and represents the same values. However, some people reject that idea…