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“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” This is what John Ortberg had to say about grit and the effect it has on people and the world. When giving the TED Talk, “The Key to Success? Grit”, Angela Lee Duckworth shared something similar, “...One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn't social intelligence, it wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ: It was grit.” Duckworth’s insightful words showed me that grit is more…

sounds/genres, and a more dynamic art form. The cons of this new technique, however, could be the fears that crossover music will become the only genre – eliminating authentic solo performances, the time frame in which two artists could meet up and record may take longer, and people who dislike one genre may totally stop listening to a genre they like because of the…

I feel like the illegally downloaded music has significantly impact on the artists and on the Record Labels. When I pirate music, although the artist is somewhat benefitting from the publicity and by their music being listening to, they are majorly being hard done by money wise and it is not just the Labels and the artists that are suffering. The effects of piracy shockwaves all the way down to the shops and online stores from which the music is sold…

Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die. Spencer is still in touch with Brendon, so one day he might return to the band. Brendon Urie was born April 12,1987, St. George, Utah. Brendon is the only remaining original band member. Brendon, writes and records all the parts for a song. He is married to Sarah Orzechowski, he married her on April 27, 2013. When the band was just starting out Brendon was invited into the band by Ryan and Spencer. He is the lead vocalist and mow the lead guitarist. He…

Many people love music want to listen to it as much as possible but it is really worth paying a dollar per song or 15 dollars for an album? Many people would say yes and some could say no but, who is to say which person appreciates music the most so for the people who don't want to pay that much they can either priate the songs for free where the artist gets no money or they can stream the music through as site like spotify and the artist will get paid a sum of money for each play. Though many…

popular artist and they receive more than a million streams on a song then this can add up. A global hit album, that was anonymised by Spotify for Artists, received $425,000 in royalty payments during July of 2013 (“Spotify Explained”). However, independent artists (indie artists) may not be able to earn high royalty payments. Major streaming platforms may not be the best place to be for them, but being on those platforms creates exposure. Listeners tuning into these platforms would be able to…

What do advertisement companies and song artists have in common? They both are animportant part of the music industry. Should musicians have to work with advertisers all the timethough? Even if they are two separate businesses, they need each other to make money. Songartists should be allowed to let advertisement companies use their music.Advertisements give musicians better opportunities to succeed in the music industry.According to The New Necessity in the Music Business by Stacia Coates, it…

Interaction In 1995, Triple J created a youth radio station dedicated to helping up and coming Australian artists have a launchpad into the music industry. I have been listening to Triple J Unearthed since 2013, discovering new upcoming Australian artists and bands. The interaction will discuss how Triple J Unearthed has exposed me to unestablished Australian artists. I have looked at what bands I have found out about through the listening service. I also looked into how the website is set up,…

Growing up, I always listened to music - not much has changed since then. My father, a fellow music lover, was the one who got me into the artists I listen to today, most of which are smaller, indie label singer songwriters. While the content we consume is similar, the ways we consume have changed dramatically. The internet has grown tremendously in the past few decades, especially when it comes to the music scene. Nowadays, we have things like iTunes and Spotify to listen to what we want, when…

to be. Not the song originally, but the artist and how they got their music out to the public. Some people may know that when getting a song out you may have to go to a record company and see if you are star worthy. One of the most famous record companies out there that helped hundreds of artist today is know as Atlantic Records which was founded by the great Ahmet Eretgun. Ahmet Eretgun was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1923. His father was the ambassador of Turkey and so Eretgun traveled much…