Synthesizer

Shack on Saturdays nights in Harlem…” Soon afterwards, other musicians followed suit. The jazz purists did not receive this with open arms since it was more of all instrument music than what they knew. Stevie Wonder went on to use electronic synthesizers on his…

finds power in manipulating women. Pop music is unmistakably known for its descriptive lyrics on self pleasure and gratification. Over the years, the use of woodwind instruments declined and an electronic apparatus surfaced. Recording artist use synthesizer, an electric piano, to create the illusion of drums, bass and guitars and an Antares AutoTune, which disguises the vocalists flaws. Resulting in the invention of the electric dance music. Pop is generally has a paid beat sculpted around…

the government will they be ready for whatever will happen. The musical elements of this song are varying in tempo and pace which creates an emotional club ballad or a dance floor anthem feel. The song is sung with guitars, keyboards, drums and synthesizers which gives the…

The 1950’s- 1960’s saw a big change in society, as well as in the constant growing music industry. In the States and the Uk, people were still holding onto many aspects of the past: -World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is…

Iron Maiden first released “Run to the Hills” as a single in 1982, and Bruce Springsteen released “Born in the U.S.A” on the album of the same name in 1984. Both songs comment on aspects of America. Although they are seemingly unrelated, both Iron Maiden and Bruce Springsteen use their musical talents in each song to give an outlet for these issues to be heard. “Run to the Hills” by Iron Maiden is a song about the troubles between Native Americans and Europeans when the Europeans first arrived…

regional roots. The main type of guitar sounds in alternative rock music is the distorted guitar. Lyrics are generally nonchalant, with defiant attitude. The main instruments are vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, keyboards, and synthesizers. There are many alternative rock bands, but I will only be discussing Nirvana, Pearl Jam,…

Black and white piano keys scattered the floor, dreams were crushed, and the future looked bleak. At that moment, I was presented with two options: to continue following my dreams or to live life in the moment and stop working to fulfill my ambitions. Both options had their pros and cons. If I quit and stopped trying to learn how to play the piano, and drums, my day would free up and I would be able to spend more time with my friends, and if I were to give up, nobody would blame me. I was never…

Rakim Mayers, more popularly known as A$AP Rocky is an American rapper from New York. Rocky adopted the name from his involvement in the "A$AP mob" (the A$AP mob is a collective group of hip hop artists from Harlem, New York) this is where Rocky's career first started. In 2011 Rocky released two singles that gained recognition via Youtube, he then followed up by releasing his breakout mixtape Live. Love. A$AP - this was highly critically acclaimed. Rocky lived in Harlem, New York his whole life…

The use of synthesizers and the TR-808 drum machine influenced other genres including techno, electronic dance music, and freestyle. The success of “Planet Rock” acted as a springboard for the sound that would become freestyle. This genre was born in the same areas…

Introduction In 1983, when Cyndi Lauper released “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” on her album She’s So Unusual, it garnered so much fame that it became one of the most well-known feminist anthems in the country. Several artists covered the song in subsequent years, and Lauper herself released a remastered version. However, few people are aware, even today, that the song is a cover version of Robert Hazard’s original demo, recorded in 1979 but never released officially (the demo is currently…