Music Industry
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The Filipinos dedication and love to music started during pre-Hispanic period. Early Filipinos love to express themselves through ethnic musical instruments. These early settlers played diversity of musical instruments which includes flutes, nose flutes, gong and guitar to play appropriate songs in commemoration of courtship, marriage, and harvest.
Even during the hardest time of Philippine revolution when we were invaded by several countries, Filipinos cling to music as outlet of entertainment and leisure to put off hassle, stress and frustrations. This is the reason why kundiman, sarswela, and the like exist in our music history.
At present, you can stumble on different kinds of music in our modern music industry from contemporary, jazz, bossa nova to pop and alternative music which is an adaptation from different countries. The music industry endured and adapted many changes throughout time and is facing massive challenges like substantial drop of sales of recorded music, quick change of market, advent of technology and piracy. Because of these complications, music industry is tasked to provide a range of music that can satisfy diverse scope of tastes of the consumers, face the challenge of meeting a changed market and respond to such changes which is going to be crucial in their success and continued development of the music industry as a whole.
Today, music progresses unpredictably. This is the main reason why the researchers takes you to the mystery of how music industry in the Philippines works from the time of developing singers to composing songs, towards the process marketing and overcoming the risk and challenges involved in this business. The researchers also hope that they can give encouragement to those who plan to engage in to music industry in the future.
Research Objective
The study entitled “Philippine Music Industry: Its Operations and Challenges” has the following objectives: *
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The Filipinos dedication and love to music started during pre-Hispanic period. Early Filipinos love to express themselves through ethnic musical instruments. These early settlers played diversity of musical instruments which includes flutes, nose flutes, gong and guitar to play appropriate songs in commemoration of courtship, marriage, and harvest.
Even during the hardest time of Philippine revolution when we were invaded by several countries, Filipinos cling to music as outlet of entertainment and leisure to put off hassle, stress and frustrations. This is the reason why kundiman, sarswela, and the like exist in our music history.
At present, you can stumble on different kinds of music in our modern music industry from contemporary, jazz, bossa nova to pop and alternative music which is an adaptation from different countries. The music industry endured and adapted many changes throughout time and is facing massive challenges like substantial drop of sales of recorded music, quick change of market, advent of technology and piracy. Because of these complications, music industry is tasked to provide a range of music that can satisfy diverse scope of tastes of the consumers, face the challenge of meeting a changed market and respond to such changes which is going to be crucial in their success and continued development of the music industry as a whole.
Today, music progresses unpredictably. This is the main reason why the researchers takes you to the mystery of how music industry in the Philippines works from the time of developing singers to composing songs, towards the process marketing and overcoming the risk and challenges involved in this business. The researchers also hope that they can give encouragement to those who plan to engage in to music industry in the future.
Research Objective
The study entitled “Philippine Music Industry: Its Operations and Challenges” has the following objectives: *