Video Killed The Radio Star

Video Killed The Radio Star

A lot of artists in those times tried to stay away from major labels because they liked their Independence, as an artist they sought out to do their own promoting, weather is was marketing, recording their own material, finding gigs and booking their own tours. These artists wanted to stay true to the love that they had for the music they loved creating and betraying their fans was almost as the same pain they would experience if they sold out to commercial music. The labels would usually try to take over the artists career, if it was what they wore, how they spoke, not to mention the music that the label wanted the artist to produce or create. Records was a vital part of being apart of the major labels in those days, they would give the artist/band the opportunity to create a album/records and so through the sales the label and the artist would be nice financially. From the sales of the records the label would be reimbursed for the money they put into that artist/band. Both would win either way, in these type of times people hardly buy records or albums so in order for the label to make money, they would have to have different merchandise to sell so that they can get an income. This isn't really fair on the artist though because even after the artist's contract is up/over the label still earns because they get income through the merchandise and the songs, even after their career is over. This back fires on the artist sometimes because the artist might not sell enough and so that artist owes the label money and it causes the artist to be broke almost through out the whole contract.

Branding is very important, even if it is for beverages, snacks, clothing, videos, make up etc. Having these things in videos not only help to promote that product from the company but the artist or the person who wears and drinks these products get payed for doing so, because the company knows that because the artist has a big fan base and has potential to grow an even larger fan base they know that their fans look up to them, weather it be the clothing or what they drink, these businesses know the impact it has on their income. Some companies give the artist something that can be used while on stage at tours, gigs etc. Especially if its the music companies that sell instruments, even if it is a string or a whole instrument, they still wouldn't mind because they get the publicity that they need. The good things about this is that the artist does receive a lot of notice in that industry and becomes well known in that area and they get free merchandise. 

   






At 0.30 In the Pussycat dolls video bleep, they advertise the nokia phone. The phone is right at the start of the song even before the 1st verse started. It shows the diversity of the phone, like certain things that it does and how it can be used, in this instance its used as a mirror and as a phone. This helps to show that the phone can be used in different ways. The phone is not showed any where else in the video though.

A big problem with the industry is that the quality of the music has gone down hill, where as back in the day records were sold regularly and people would find out when the latest record would be released weather it was on radio, black and white t.v, the news paper and word of mouth. Now its all about mp3's and downloading music and most of this is done illegally. Records were bought on a weekly bassist, where as today people do not buy any merchandise. The quality of the music have been compressed and sounds disgusting. These problems hurt the label because they do not benefit them in any way, if people do not buy records or buy the C.D's they wont get any income. The differences between now and then is that the quality has gone down hill and the sound is horrible. This hurts the label and artist because all their hard work and dedication to what they do, don't pay of because people do not appreciate what they do as an artist.

Technology is a big important thing when it comes to the music industry, having technology like these make it easier as a producer and help musicians to do things faster than it would be in the past. When you own certain items like a microphone, amps and interface, you can create a home studio, and make your own mixtape in your own home. This is a plus side because instead of paying stupid amounts to use a studio, if you know how to use the equipment properly then you can make and mix down a decent mix tape. This hurts the pocket of music recording studios because people stop paying to use their studios.

Financially its hard for the label, when it comes to promoting music, there is a constant battle in the music industry for the spot light and how they wnat their artist to look or what they think the people would like to see. Now a days its just a thing, where who looks better on stage where as before people would be judged on the talent theyw ere born with and how they developed in time. In this day and age people dont have to have talent, just the look because when they go into studio because of all this advanced technology its easy for them to tweak what they can hear and make it sound really good. Having a talent is not always going to help you make it, yes it may be the heart of what you want to do, but if you done have the bussiness mind or if you dont know how to use the technology, you wont really succed in the music idustry.

Music is something that can never end, Bussiness is something that will constantly get harder and ivolve into something that wont be able to get into. Music can relate to everyone, everywhere.

Event Accounts Assignment

The stock for the bar had already been bought.
33p for each beer previously
£15.99 for the wine, which consisted of 3 bottles,
at the corner shop it £6.99 for each bottle.

21/05/13

10 Full Price Tickets @ £6 = £60
17 Advanced Tickets @ £5 = £85
13 Guest List (Free)
33 Beer/Wine @ £1.50 = £49.50

Total amount = £194.50

- £100 to Band - (60/40)

- £7 for Expenses (Ice & Fruit)

Total Profit = £87.50

22/05/13

Free Show = No profit for tickets.
Beer/Wine = 14 for £1 = £14 previous beer/wine left over was used.

No Expenses

Total Profit = £14

23/05/13

36 Full Price Tickets @ £6 = £216
7 Advanced Tickets @ £5 = £35
8 Guest List Free
2 Students Free
36 Beer/Wine @ £1.50 = £54

Juice - 9 @ £1 = £9

Total amount = £314 

Band Fees - £160 (£80 per band)
Extra Bar Stock -£64.49 it was more expensive because the beer that was bought wasn't as cheap as before, because it was bought from the corner shop.

Total Profit = £89.51 


21st was the first time we had to do something like that, the full price tickets turned out to bring in less than the tickets that were sold online, which proved that buying tickets online can really work well and can bring profit and it also shows what the audience would prefer to buy it online as it saves time and also in case of tickets selling out on the day, this also helps gives us an estimate of how many drinks will be bought and how much we can save or earn through out that night. The bands do get paid so with those deductions it brings the total profit to less than £100. 

On the 22nd it was a free show for students so there was no profit for tickets and they pulled the price down for the beer/wine, so the price was lower and gone to £1. Total Profit was less than £20 

23rd had a change as the people that bought their tickets came at the door to buy tickets where as the tickets on the 21st most of them were bought on line, the differences was that only 7 people bought tickets in advance on the 23rd on the 21st there was 17 buyers that bought their tickets in advance. But there was 36 buyers who bought their tickets at the door.

The bar was very busy and it was very useful, it helped to bring in some or even most of the profit other than the tickets that were bought on each day. This gave the audience something to do during the interval and so they bought more beverages during that time, it was a great success.

The bands that performed deserved their pay because they did very well but because the music was not exactly what young people at our college would listen to as it was rock and not very popular, this made it understandable as to why only so few tickets were sold. I also can remember that the audience were at a older age and was expected.  

When it comes to help promoting i guess it could work if you do the right things which is, promote it on face book, twitter, blogs and word of mouth and also at other Gigs. By doing this it helps to get a bigger a fan base and helps your salary if they turn up to watch your Gigs.  

Something that i have learnt though is that, if people can buy tickets online at a lower price than it would be at the door, people would most likely do that, than turning up and not knowing if your guaranteed a place or not. Also if you have a bargain when buying tickets people would really enjoy that as well. The profit was lower than the total income simply because of having to pay out a certain percentage to the players or the bands.

Major Music Project

Musicians - Guitarists   : Vinie, Christina, Sinai, John
                    Bass        : Amber and Josh
                    Drummer: Roy and Josh
                    Pianists   : Sinai and Christina
                    Vocalists: Shevelle, Sinai, Christina, Bea, Daniella, Amber
                    Sax         : John

Visual Directors - Sinai and Christina : With the visuals they had to try and get photo's and set up what the stage would look like in the show, they had to choose the lighting for each song that was done, they also made sure that the smoke was just right and wasn't to much. Unfortunately the pictures were handed in a bit to late and so we didn't have any photos but it was a success regardless.

Sound Engineers - Year 2 Production : The sound engineers were in charge of the sound checks and how the mics would be affected in each song that was performed for the day of the show. They asked us if we wanted re-verb on the mic and then they would make sure that the accuracy was right for each song.

Bar Staff - Year 2 Performance : Bar Staff had to serve the drinks to the customers/audience that came to see the show, they served wine/beer and fruit juice. They had to take the token which was already bought at the box office.

Box Office Assistants - Year 2 Performance : At the Box Office i had to sell tickets and then tally each sale, also some of the customers had pre booked their tickets and had bought them online, we would give them their tickets, scratch their name of that the list to say that they came and got their ticket and then put them on the tally. With each ticket we had to explain to each customer that the ticket comes with a discount on any drink that they bought at the local pub called the Queens Head. We also had to sell tokens for beers/wines and the fruit juice, because the college doesn't have a license to sell alcohol so buying it at the box office was more convenient for the college.

Stage Managers - Amber : Amber was in charge of what would be on stage and how it would look while we would be on stage performing also how it would affect the performance.

Things like this help, when a major project like this comes to surface. It is vital that each role is done in perfect timing and to the best of that persons ability, so that the event can be successful.

We started from months in advance by, picking and rehearsing these songs and also thought about how the set list would look with all the original and covers put together. We then decided on rehearsal dates and did a count down of how many days or weeks we had left to rehearse. In the mean time of getting the songs ready for the event. We set out roles for the event and gave each individual a set list of things they should tick of for their lists.

Each week we worked on the cover songs as an ensemble, and then every Friday we would work on individual artists songs in the class. After we decided what the set list would be in order and time, we tried to work towards how smoothly we wanted the show to move from stage to stage and also harmonies and timing of each song.

As a group we were given dates that we would have to work as a team, some of us had to work on the Box Office, others at the Bar and some people were getting graded for Phil's DJ Course so they had to play before the event, through out the interval and also after the show.

Box Office - I had to work at the Box Office this consisted of selling tickets, and also tallying up the people that bought tickets at the door and then tallying the people who bought tickets on line. Selling drink tokens like beer/wine and fruit juice. It was proved on that day, that their was more people who bought tickets on line than there was people who bought it at the actual Box Office. I also made sure to promote the Queens head as they had a discount on drinks at this pub for each ticket that was bought.

The sound engineers ensured us that we would have to be in for the sound check hours before the actual performance. They made sure that the artists were set and asked us how we wanted our mics and they made sure that everything would run smoothly.

On the day of our performance, we had the set lists with us so that the show wouldn't slow down or have any hitches through out. So we put the set list on the dressing room doors.

I was responsible for Box Office where i had to sell tickets and tokens to customers, I found it hard at first, soon after got the hang of it, I had to make sure that after each ticket was sold i had to tally each person i sold a ticket or beverage to.

Promoters, Bea and Roy, they used social networking sites such as: Twitter and Facebook to help promote and invite guests to the event. They made a poster that would help the promotion, they put them up all around college. And also got their friends and family, also performers to talk about it on their blogs, social networking sites and at other social events.

My Job was to make sure that everything would go according to plan as it was the day of rehearsals so i made sure that every one so settled and knew exactly what they had to do on stage.

I performed only one of my originals but it was set apart from the other original songs, I used the whole band, Drummer - Roy, Bass Player - Josh, Guitarist - Christina, Sax - John, Backing Vocalists - Bea and Paige.

The summer Gig was a challenge but yet with all the hard work and dedication that we had we pulled it of. The summer gig brought us as a class closer as a family. The Gig was a success and I am proud to be apart of something like that. The staging was set out differently where there was an acoustic and main stage this worked perfectly as it kept the audience alive. The audience were standing which made it more intimate. Timing was a problem as the show went over the time it was meant to end and the running back and forth to each stage became a bit overwhelming for the artists.

The Music was amazing and everything went better than i could have ever imagined. Even though it could have been better, because we could have been more prepared or organised and made sure that the set list was better and we could have got another person to learn some other arts because then that would have been helpful in such a big way, we also could of had a dress rehearsal to understand the staging and how it would look. Other than that everything went well. But these things have taught us what to look out for next time there is a big show like this going on.

Mix

1. I turned everything down and then started again with the lead vocal by turning it up, and levelling it with rest of the bvs. Then checked to see if the output was going above red.

2. After i levelled the vocals i started on the Guitars and tried to make sure that the levels were loud enough, but yet it was able to blend with the vocals. Then the bass and the rest of the instruments.

3. I began to pan the vocals either left or right, I panned the lead Vocal to the left -15, lead and bvs i panned to right +31 and then i panned the actual Bvs to the left -21. I did this to create a well round sound of the vocals.

4. I then panned synth2 -18, synth3 +31 to give the listener something new to listen to.

5. I then bussed the vocals into one bus and so i was able to control all of them on one fader, and i did the same for the Guitars.

6. Then i put reverb on the vocals and so the bus controlled how loud the vocals were gonna be and i also did the same on the same on the guitar and i used the GuitarAmpPro. 

7. I also put a compressor on the Kick Drum.

https://soundcloud.com/shevz20/futures-mix-shevelle

Disco

Disco

Disco was never taken seriously in the USA, because it united homosexuals, people that were disabled and gay as well, it was really hard for these people to be accepted in society. Society saw this as an mental illness, and discriminated them. It was worst if you were black, lesbian and disabled, that's when things would get out of hand.

In the late 1960's Homosexuals were the only people getting discriminated at the time, and because the civil rights movement was just ending or about to end, ethnic origins had almost equal rights to the white people. But it was really hard because people still didn't like the fact that Black People had something to say, but if you were gay and black, you would have to hide it. Gatherings were mostly done underground, like in houses, they would have house parties and take drugs. It was a place where everyone could be them selves and just have a good time but society did not see it like that.

Stone Wall Riots

The stone wall riots was a number of events that took place, these riots were very violent and it demonstrated the frustration of Homosexuals and how they felt about being oppressed because they liked the same sex. Homosexuals were very angry at the fact that they had no voice. How the riots began was because the Gay community had a local club that they would go to, it was owned by the Mafia who supplied, drugs and the freedom to be who they were. Gays and Lesbians, Drag Queens, Transvestites and Transsexuals, were all in the same place. The first Riot took place in the early hours of the morning of June 28, 1969. These parties would be held in Greenwich Village neighbourhood of New York. A Police raid had come in and tried to take over, and a overflow of people came out of the club, while everyone was busy standing outside and just merely having conversation and joking, word had got out that the police held 3 Drag Queens and a bartender in the back. When the police van came to pick them up people began to get annoyed and began protesting with calling the Police, Pigs and saying we shall be free! This riot was brutal and it lasted for a couple days!

Disco began in the late 1960's early 1970's, it was a genre of music that had a black influence and Homosexuals would have a good time in the underground scene, it was place where everyone was accepted for who they were or what they did! It brought hope to every one that was discriminated in society or classed different. Disco brought many diverse groups together, weather it was Black Men, Black Men that were Gay at the time, Women, White Gays and the disabled. This was provided for people to come and be open about who they were and what they did, freedom and hope was given to these people. Drugs like: Cocaine and Marijuana were common as almost every one took part in sexual behaviours as well as getting high, and not having shame for hiding the way they felt, it was a very open scene.


Politics was a main reason as to why people were discriminated this can be compared to Punk in the UK and how the people were treated because the government had taken away their jobs and their source of income was very low, Punk Music was a form of expression with anger, they felt trapped in a never ending job/workplace, they worked long hours but got such a little pay and because these people had a family to provide for they found it really hard to even come to terms with everything and so Punk was created for them to escape from their Jobs, Family and the Governments rules. 

1979 was a crucial moment in history for Disco not only for the genre but for the people. In 1979 a sports game was in play at the Chicago White Sox Stadium, Punk Rockers didn't like the fact that Disco was so big at the time and because Rock was almost dieing they were angered and furious at the fact that Disco was alive and well not to mention most of them were homophobic against homosexuals. These people began to get some of the records from Disco and began to burn them, they also went around destroying the stadium and screaming and shouting. This event was called "Disco Demolition Night" This was year of the death of Disco it died in a horrible way. 

Something that is quite similar to the topic of equality and freedom, is that Disco can also be compared to what is currently going on in Iran. In Iran they are not allowed to listen to music that they want to listen to because the Iranian government has put everything under censorship and so the people are not free to do as they please and that's only to do with music, so their rights have been taken away. Just like in America and how they would be arrested if they were caught doing gay acts or if they were at a gay club or even if someone in high authority thought they were gay they would get locked up for it! They saw it as a disease, as an illness that could not be treated. The Iranian Government believe that by taking away these peoples right to listen to music would help their country, but what they cease to understand is that if you try to keep the people under control they will find a way to rebel against them. But because the Iranian Government want to keep their culture, they think that best way about going through that is taking away these peoples rights.

The Iranian Government feared that if they allowed their people to listen to Westernised Music around the world that it would corrupt the younger generation and that these people will begin to rebel and start some form of uprising against the government and so that would begin a war! But what they fail to understand is that these should be free to make their own decisions and it should not be dictated about weather or not they should listen to music, i mean almost all their life is controlled by their government and now they want to control what the people listen to! Its Just Wrong!

Homosexuals stood up for what they believed in fought for their rights, even in today's world they have been granted the access to marry same sex in some places of America and even just the other day it had been spoken about that England was going to allow same sex Marriage. They fought for their freedom and so they have it today! 


Equality and Freedom should never be depicted by someone else! Fight for what you believe in and make sure you win the fight!
  

Elements Of A Score

Sir Duke : Stevie Wonder

A. G#m = It is a G-sharp-minor-chord and its in the 2nd bar, it tells the person to play G# B D#.

B. In bar 14 there is a quaver and a minim with a slur on top because a quaver is half a beat and a minim is 2 beats but the slur on top tells the player to play the same note for 2 and a half beats but they should sustain it. The Note is a G#.

C. In bar 21 NC = stands for No Chord 

D. In bar 28 it says D.C al Coda this means "Go back to the beginning" telling the player to go back to start of the score and start again. The al coda part means that the player should skip to forward to the next coda sign. 

E. In Bar 30 it says x3 meaning that something needs to be repeated 3 times but the repeat mark at bar 28 and bar 30 is saying that it should go back to the beginning of bar 28 and start again but only from 28 to 30 but just play it 3 times.

F. Bar 37 is a Semi quaver rest but its just before a crochet, but because its a semi quaver rest it is telling the player to take a breathe for 1/4 seconds. 

Is She Not Passing Fair?

A. Bar 1 above the bar it says Allegro molto means to perform the indicated passage of a composition at a very fast tempo.

B. Its called Brace but can also be called Curved Brackets, this is used to connect two or more different staves together in a musical score system.  The brackets are what connect the two piano parts witch is the bass and treble cleff and this helps the player to understand how it should be played.

C. In bar 9 dim. is at the top of the bar witch is the abbreviation of diminuendo this means that the volume has to be smoothly decreased  in a specific part of the passage.

D. Ped. tells the performer to depress the damper pedal and the marking to indicate the release of the damper pedal or that the pedal should be pressed.

E. Colla Parte is an italian term for with the voice. This means that at the part of the song it should be sang in that part of the song.

F. Accel. is the abbreviation of Accelerando this means gradually accelerating or getting faster. This tells the player that, that specific part should be played faster.

G. a tempo means that it will go back to the original tempo it was before after its been speed up or slowed down it would go back to its original tempo it started of at.

Dub-Step

Dub-step

Dub-step began in the late 1990's, and was originated in south London this was something that had been taken from different genres, its influences was 2-step garage, broken beat, drum and bass jungle. dun and reggae. These sounds had been working its way through a whole decade, to become what it is today, the Jamaican party scene is one of the heaviest influences of why dub-step is about, this can be traced back to the 1980's.

Dub-step was originated in the UK, its a genre of electronic dance music. Dub-step is mostly known for its over whelming bass line pumping through the speakers. Also its sampled vocals, normally taken from an original song and remixed to underground scene of dub. In the time of dub-steps first release, around 1998 it was mainly just sound fused together and hardly any vocals. Dub-step attempted to incorporate elements of break beat and drum and bass into 2-step. In 2001 dub became quite popular as they began to start playing this type of music in the night clubs as well as garage. But everything was a darker yet deeper sound. A lot of websites became dedicated to the genre and decided to help its growth through out the UK. Dub-Step began in Croydon and then it spread to Brixton and stretch through out the country and spread beyond small local scenes.

The rhythm of dub step is normally syncopated and the tempo is nearly always in the range of 138-142 beats per minute. Dub-step Is known now for its bass lines and its crazy sounds that cause destruction to our ear drums but the feeling is amazing. Dub-step tends to do this thing where it will have a drop, meaning that everything in the track will be silenced to a split second and then everything is louder and much harder mostly unexpected as to what is going to come from the drop. Or a build up for something louder to come.

Some famous dub-step artist/performers : Skrillex, Scream, Zomboy and Knife Party. These are all dub-step artists that are around today. Some of the earliest dub-step artists are Benga, Excision, Borgore and Datsik. These are the people that set the bar for the dub-step artists out there now.

Censorship In Music 

The UK has some of the most advanced technology, when it comes to media, we are surrounded by it 24/7. Where ever we go it is present, with out even thinking, it is presented to us in a such a way, where sometimes we can question something for what it actually is. 

Some countries do not have the opportunity presented to them, to explore the emotions music brings to one self.  Iran is one of the few countries that still have not been able to listen to music freely with out having to hide, or having to wait at a certain time to express their music beliefs or express what they have inside. Instead an underground urban scene is created for musicians in Iran, knowing that this is illegal they do it any way.

In order to keep their power the Iranian Government believes that if music is censored then power and control is no longer questioned. They believe that by cutting of their access to media/music, it can bring the people on their side, the people are being forced to do what ever the government wants, this only pushes the people further away and just makes them want to rebel against them. The government are worried about the corruption of the younger generation, they believe that with the music that is among us is quite dominant and very revealing when it comes to female artists in the music industry. Because it is not apart of their believes they think it is best to cut it of entirely.

You see when it comes to culture, they would put their culture above anything else. But what they don't see is that with out freedom of speech or an allowance for the people to do what they want (essentially when it comes to music) this will most definitely create a problem not only for the government but for the citizens as well. The censorship of the music has taken away the peoples rights. In order for the people to even make music they have to smuggle instruments in to the country, therefor putting them selves in danger and probably their family also. This it self is a crime, making music is a crime and listening to music is a crime. In what way are the people able to make a stamp on something they have created, the government stuck in their own ways not willing to learn or experience anything new is holding the country back. 

The underground scene in Iran is very dangerous to be apart of, but the people risk it any way just to be heard in some way or the other, some of them would go as far as leaving the country to perform their music. But because these people are so determined they would sell their cd's and perform even though this is illegal, this proves what the love of music can do because even their lack of equipment and technology they still make it work. And what ever technology they do have or get they learn instantly about what it can do and how it can help them make their music.

This to me is inspirational to think that these people have not even half of what i have but their potential and hard work and determination they believe it will pay of one day, and hopefully it will. Take It Easy Hospital are an example of what musicians in Iran have to go through, because even their family didn't trust the younger generation to do what they love and be good at it. What these people do not see is that music brings everyone together and makes it a good time for everyone. 

What the Government of Iran and the UK need to understand is that the Youth are the future generation, we are the ones that are going to be running these countries in many years to come. So i ask; Why restrict us from the things that could potentially make the country/world a better place. No all music is bad, Music is a good thing in it self but if you teach the young ones about the good of music and make them aware of the potential bad in music, it could not only teach them a lot but you could have more trust in the youth, that you wont have to question them all the time or judge them. 

Music is apart of life weather they like it or not! No matter how much the Iranian government would like control, music is everywhere so regardless of what they say, everything they are hoping wont happen if they continue like this, its gonna happen anyway.