Archive for January 2011
Pop music is music that is really contemporary music. Today whatever music you hear, music that is moving with the times, all of it is pop music. Fifty five years before, the music which was contemporary in that era was also pop and the fathers of pop, Bob Dylan etc lived. But today’s music is also called pop, so pop is really a genre of contemporary music throughout all ages, which is flexible enough to change its form from one to another and still maintain some integrity.
So you can have rock, jazz, blues, R&B, dance numbers and many other genres influencing this one particular genre of music. Sometimes even elements of folk and country music has been found to be present in pop. The basic trick that pop music undertakes to maintain its popularity is use melody that would stay in the minds of people. They do not use catchy tunes but tunes and rhythm which forces you to remember it. Also, the songs are barely filled with lots of music, there is one tempo which goes through the entire song and doesn’t change. But this is an element which has drawn much criticism around the song. Critics often say that pop is too simple and therefore maybe worthless.
Recording a full-length album out of your own bedroom sounds like a low cost and easy way to get your band and music out there for other fans to enjoy. But before you rush off to your local music store and start buying truckloads of recording equipment, read this article and let the information help you get the most bang for your buck in terms of getting the most out of your home recording studio.
1. The Budget
Writing a budget out on a piece of paper is one of the simplest things you can do to help you get an idea of how much you can afford to spend on recording equipment. Try to think of everything you could possibly need to get your home recording studio up and running; computers, microphones, cd making kits, headphones, monitors (speakers), cables, the list goes on and on. Spend a good amount of time getting your list organized and look online to get a feel for what the prices and options are in terms of your equipment.
When I first got into the music industry, I had no idea how to promote my music. I went to a lot of shows and watched a lot of bands. I pretty much made it a routine weekend deal. I had some buddies I grew up with who were also into the music scene and we played instruments every day, usually after school.
One of my biggest dreams was to be able to support myself from the music I created and just as well travel the world, performing for people every night. I’m pretty sure my friends had the same dream, but it didn’t seem as if it were true.
Anyways, there is a lot of dedication that drives a successful band and a whole lot more promotion to make it anywhere if your just starting up. I put down music myself(now working with computers), but I still enjoy every bit of it. I’m going to list some ways that YOU can promote your music on the internet.
The guitar is one of the most popular musical instruments today. The guitar industry is huge, and includes everything from cheap guitars you can buy at discount stores to custom instruments that costs thousands of dollars. Many huge companies churn out guitars using a factory model and assembly-line production techniques, which allows them to bring down the cost of the guitars while still maintaining a certain quality. A custom guitar, on the other hand, is made once, usually by one individual luthier, who hand-picks the wood and creates a unique instrument every time.
There is no doubt that factory-made guitars cost less, and their quality depends on a number of factors. It’s also true that custom guitars aren’t necessarily great unless they are made by a talented luthier using good materials.
For example, wood selection is one of the most fundamental decisions that goes into the production of a guitar. Large companies buy wood in bulk and will set some level of standard for the parts that will be used for each guitar. But wood is not a uniform material, so even in factory guitars each one can be different and sound different depending on the density and the width of the grain present in the particular pieces of wood used in that guitar.