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Friday 9 April 2010
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Music Technology.
Technology enters the music world
Technology enters the music world
Author: Brain Caron shelly
Technology has intercepted in every aspect of human life and has helped in its development a lot. It has even entered the world of music and helped the musicians a lot. The latest step of technology in the world of music is the introduction of iphone. We all know that a band or a musician cannot succeed unless it gets a proper promotion. And for promotion the bands need proper tools, iphone is the best and latest tool used for promoting a band. Most iphones have an application known as RiffRaters in them. This music app help the newly formed bands and solo artists a lot to promote their music and get noticed by people all over the world. Apart from the musical instruments, this is the most important gift of technology to the music world. It has helped thousands of unknown but talented singers to make their name in the pages of famous musicians.
Using the iphone app, RiffRaters you can record your top guitar riffs, keyboard riffs or bass guitar riffs and share them with other iphone users who use this music application. Other iphone users find the tracks that you have shared on their phones. The interested users listen to these tracks and rate them according to their quality. The most rated tracks get superior ranks in the music application of iphone and more people get to listen to these tracks. This is one of the most effective ways of music promotion nowadays. Thousands of iphone users use this application to promote their music and many have already gained popularity among the music lovers.
There are several other technical ways to promote music online, which are also very effective. You can use these ways besides the iphone app RiffRaters. Some of these steps are,
1.Joining social networking websites like Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Twitter, where you can meet hundreds of other music lovers. You can consult about your band with them; ask them for proper ways of music promotion. You can also upload your music videos in those sites so that other people can listen to them.
2.Creating personal website of the band, uploading videos of your composed music riffs, photos, biography of the band members etc in them is a very effective way for promoting music.
3.Uploading your homemade music videos in YouTube is one of the most effective ways for music promotion. Millions of net surfers log on to this website every day and they will surely find yours in the site.
Technology has entered music world quite a long time ago. But the discovery of iphone and its introduction in the music world is the best of all. Many amateur musicians have gained success in the music world by using this iphone app, RiffRaters. If you own a iphone and willing to show your talent to the other iphone users, then rush to your nearest iphone dealer as soon as possible and get this music app from them. RiffRaters will surely help you to succeed in reaching your goal.
people can find some extraordinary cool riffs like the blues riffs and jazz riffs from the late 60's or 70's in the iphone app.
Using the iphone app, RiffRaters you can record your top guitar riffs, keyboard riffs or bass guitar riffs and share them with other iphone users who use this music application. Other iphone users find the tracks that you have shared on their phones. The interested users listen to these tracks and rate them according to their quality. The most rated tracks get superior ranks in the music application of iphone and more people get to listen to these tracks. This is one of the most effective ways of music promotion nowadays. Thousands of iphone users use this application to promote their music and many have already gained popularity among the music lovers.
There are several other technical ways to promote music online, which are also very effective. You can use these ways besides the iphone app RiffRaters. Some of these steps are,
1.Joining social networking websites like Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, Twitter, where you can meet hundreds of other music lovers. You can consult about your band with them; ask them for proper ways of music promotion. You can also upload your music videos in those sites so that other people can listen to them.
2.Creating personal website of the band, uploading videos of your composed music riffs, photos, biography of the band members etc in them is a very effective way for promoting music.
3.Uploading your homemade music videos in YouTube is one of the most effective ways for music promotion. Millions of net surfers log on to this website every day and they will surely find yours in the site.
Technology has entered music world quite a long time ago. But the discovery of iphone and its introduction in the music world is the best of all. Many amateur musicians have gained success in the music world by using this iphone app, RiffRaters. If you own a iphone and willing to show your talent to the other iphone users, then rush to your nearest iphone dealer as soon as possible and get this music app from them. RiffRaters will surely help you to succeed in reaching your goal.
people can find some extraordinary cool riffs like the blues riffs and jazz riffs from the late 60's or 70's in the iphone app.
Article Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_1408665_48.html
The 90's music scene.
Music of the 90s - Good or Bad?
Author: JBachmeier
Some have labeled the music of the 90s the worse in history. But others think it some of the best music due to its originality and variety. Which is it?
The 90s was a time of new subgenres, old bands coming back to life and an era of one-hit-wonders. It was a time when hip-hop was displacing metal as the top-selling genre. Subgenres that were being created included things such as rap-rock. And then there were bands like Creed and Nickelback who were labeled as creating what was called butt-rock, music which focused less on complexity and musical talent and more on radio-friendliness as well as emotional impact on its listeners. And yet, the 90s was the era of pop hits that you either found annoying or loved such as Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus, Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice, Macarena by Los Del Rio, and Candle In The Wind by Elton John.
The early years of the 1990s began with a surge in popularity for music genres like techno (often called dance or house music). Groups like Technotronic entered the Billboard charts with big hits like “Pump Up the Jam” and “Get Up (Before the Night is Over)”. Similarly, the hip-hop music scene achieved popularity with artists like MC Hammer and Tone Loc.
Between 1992 and 1993, with the popularity of sexual lyrics dominating the airwaves, alternative music began making mainstream radio. Bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden became common names. Their lyrics were new and words that people who felt outside of society connected to. Songs like Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” marked the beginning of the grunge and alternative rock phase that remained popular throughout the mid-1990s. The hopelessness that grunge bands sang about started wearing thin by late 1995. And people were looking for something fresh and new, something that felt happy. To fill the niche were bands like Hootie and the Blowfish, Sister Hazel, and The Bodeans. Melodies were upbeat and lyrics were positive. These bands also created a resurgence in songs that dealt with love and relationships through ballads and happier-sounding songs. “All For You” by Sister Hazel was a popular song about the things a person does for another in a relationship while, contrastingly, “Let Her Cry” by Hootie and the Blowfish dealt with a tearful breakup that deeply hurt both people. "Happy rock" paved the way for the “bubblegum pop” that followed in the waning years of the decade. Artists such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera quickly dominated the mainstream pop music scene well into the late 1990s and beyond. Surprisingly enough, the sexual lyrics and innuendos also came back in the songs of this era that was one popular in the early years of the decade, but they were more blatant than before. Videos were more sexual in nature as well.
Then there were the boy bands. The Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, and N’Sync found a resurgence that older boy bands such as the New Kids on the Block from the late 1980s may have seen. Was the 90s a time of great music or confusion? Such a decision may be too subjective to make. Professionals say one can't judge pop music until another generation of kids are born - will they be drawn to it and recreate it or think it is the worse thing they ever heard. Seems like only time can tell.
Jeff Bachmeier is owner of 977music.com, an online music and online radio station network providing live streaming Internet Radio channels with music from the 50’s thru Today. Users can also choose to create their own customized on demand playlist through their own social media profile. For more information please visit http://www.977music.com.
The 90s was a time of new subgenres, old bands coming back to life and an era of one-hit-wonders. It was a time when hip-hop was displacing metal as the top-selling genre. Subgenres that were being created included things such as rap-rock. And then there were bands like Creed and Nickelback who were labeled as creating what was called butt-rock, music which focused less on complexity and musical talent and more on radio-friendliness as well as emotional impact on its listeners. And yet, the 90s was the era of pop hits that you either found annoying or loved such as Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus, Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice, Macarena by Los Del Rio, and Candle In The Wind by Elton John.
The early years of the 1990s began with a surge in popularity for music genres like techno (often called dance or house music). Groups like Technotronic entered the Billboard charts with big hits like “Pump Up the Jam” and “Get Up (Before the Night is Over)”. Similarly, the hip-hop music scene achieved popularity with artists like MC Hammer and Tone Loc.
Between 1992 and 1993, with the popularity of sexual lyrics dominating the airwaves, alternative music began making mainstream radio. Bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden became common names. Their lyrics were new and words that people who felt outside of society connected to. Songs like Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” marked the beginning of the grunge and alternative rock phase that remained popular throughout the mid-1990s. The hopelessness that grunge bands sang about started wearing thin by late 1995. And people were looking for something fresh and new, something that felt happy. To fill the niche were bands like Hootie and the Blowfish, Sister Hazel, and The Bodeans. Melodies were upbeat and lyrics were positive. These bands also created a resurgence in songs that dealt with love and relationships through ballads and happier-sounding songs. “All For You” by Sister Hazel was a popular song about the things a person does for another in a relationship while, contrastingly, “Let Her Cry” by Hootie and the Blowfish dealt with a tearful breakup that deeply hurt both people. "Happy rock" paved the way for the “bubblegum pop” that followed in the waning years of the decade. Artists such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera quickly dominated the mainstream pop music scene well into the late 1990s and beyond. Surprisingly enough, the sexual lyrics and innuendos also came back in the songs of this era that was one popular in the early years of the decade, but they were more blatant than before. Videos were more sexual in nature as well.
Then there were the boy bands. The Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, and N’Sync found a resurgence that older boy bands such as the New Kids on the Block from the late 1980s may have seen. Was the 90s a time of great music or confusion? Such a decision may be too subjective to make. Professionals say one can't judge pop music until another generation of kids are born - will they be drawn to it and recreate it or think it is the worse thing they ever heard. Seems like only time can tell.
Jeff Bachmeier is owner of 977music.com, an online music and online radio station network providing live streaming Internet Radio channels with music from the 50’s thru Today. Users can also choose to create their own customized on demand playlist through their own social media profile. For more information please visit http://www.977music.com.
Article Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_1166142_48.html
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