[pic] Music Industry Assignment 2 (of 2) Level 6 - Semester 1 2012/13 Module Leader: Justin Morey (j.morey@leedsmet.ac.uk) - Room Caedmon 218 Teaching Team: Bob Brazill Andrew Fryer Justin Morey Sam Nicholls Guest Speakers tbc. This assignment is one half of the work required for this module. You will also need to complete Assignment 1. Assignment 2 (of 2) - Written Report (50%) Answer one of the following questions (1600-2000 words) 1. You are a member of a band
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Zach Aaronson November 18‚ 2011 Professor Albert Auster COMM 1011-L02 Introduction to Media Industries The Popular Music Industry and the History of the Billboard Charts Once upon a time it used to be easy to calculate the success and popularity of a recording artist‚ song‚ or album. For most of the 20th century people bought records‚ then tapes‚ and then CDs and these sales represented how many people were listening and loving any given musician. Combined with radio requests and radio
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Today if you look at the music industry most females are singers. Most band if there is a female in the group they are most of the time the singer or a guitarist. There aren’t many female drummers in the music industry‚ but the past few years there has been more female drummers and females getting into drumming. Of the people behind the scenes of the industry‚ women make up less than half of the worker. There are hardly any female A&R (Artists and Repertoire) workers. Females have been underrepresented
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inadequate compared to men. The music firm is a primarily male-dominated field‚ which is not a problem. The problem arises when women are discouraged to reach higher and thus a “glass ceiling” is put in place. Feminism and other movements are working towards smashing the glass ceiling. Farrugia and Swiss‚ authors of “Producing Producers: Women and Electronic/Dance Music‚” said‚ “researchers who have examined the gendered divisions within the dance music industry thus far have noted that most DJs
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Christianity and the Modern Music Industry Christon Linstad Regent University October 7th‚ 2011 Abstract Christianity and contemporary music has had a long love/hate relationship. Music is often charged with being a corrupter of today’s youth and a challenger of Christian moral values. The fear of corruption is still evident today by the campaign Tipper Gore led to put warning labels on recordings that contain offensive material. On November 1‚ 1985‚ before the hearing ended‚ the RIAA
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influence on the music industry has been present ever since he performed his first song showing the mix of explicit lyrics and outrageous productions in a single song‚ while paving the path for many artists of our time with his unique style allowing other artist to explore the road he paved. Prince’s biggest contribution to the music industry is how he changed the desires of his audience through‚ much of at the time‚ his very controversial style. People considered prince’s music as “experimental”
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From the Beatles to N’ Sync teenyboppers have had an iron grip on the music industry that as far as any can one tell won’t be released for many years. There are three main reasons that come directly to mind; age‚ money‚ and psychological aspects. These three motives will be embellished on later in the essay. Before we start I would like to propose a question that will clarify this essay a little better. Why does such a small portion of the America society indirectly control such a major part of
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The name Katie Steel will soon be making headlines in the music industry. The South Florida artist may be young but the inspiration behind her music is wise beyond her years; Steel has developed into a well -rounded musician who has been influenced by gospel superstar like Smokie Norful‚ blues legend Etta James‚ and modern-day powerhouse Beyoncé. All of these different muses have helped Katie develop a distinctive style‚ which sincerely resonates through her powerful vocals. Yet Steel’s talent will
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In the 1960s‚ Cambodia was very prosperous. Every sector was very well developed‚ and what amazes me the most was entertainment industry. At that time‚ movie and music industry did make many countries in Asian region jealous. We had Sin Sisamuth and Ros Sereysothea‚ whom Cambodian people of all generations regard as the Golden-Voiced King and Queen respectively. And there were so many talented filmmakers‚ song writers‚ movie stars‚ traditional dancers‚ and so forth. What about nowadays? When talking
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Target Corporation Arthur S. Camua Jr. University of Phoenix Management MGT/521 Professor Mr. Jeffrey Gordon December 13‚ 2012 Target Corporation Target Corporation is one of America’s biggest corporations according to Fortune 500. Target is a retailer that operates general merchandise and food discount stores. Being one of the biggest and one of the leading retailers in the America‚ Target enjoys a strong market position to promote market opportunities and adds to their bargaining power
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