music 103 final readings part 2

pandora

-A music streaming service that operates like an individual radio station -Offering playlists to listeners based on their own preferences -Using a model that the company calls "music genome" allows people to chose form similar songs based on what they are listening to -Can't select individual tracks and hear them immediately; nor can they repeat songs.

unity

-Dedicated to her brother (the album) -Opens with a sample of jazz tenor saxophone with guitar, strong bass and drum set accompaniment -Moves into a slow, sultry, reggae-influenced groove -The focus is on the verbal performance -U.N.I.T.Y is a threat, delivered in the most straightforward terms, it is also a plea for civility and the healing power of love

digital recording

-Gave musicians an unprecedented amount of control over every aspect of their sound -Made possible a new level of musical obsessiveness that could easily destroy the spontaneity that has so often been at the heart of popular music

Tidal

-High definition online streaming service that started in sweden -Attracted a positive attention as an artist owned label -Jay z had co investors like beyonce, kanye,alicia keys, madonna and nicki minaj -Offered exclusive release for some best selling albums

queen Latifah

-Is the most important woman in the history of hip-hop , due to commercial success and her effectiveness in establishing a feminist beachhead on the male-dominated field of rap music -Provided an alternative to the misogynist braggadocio of gangsta rappers like snoop dogg -R&B influenced voice -Began rapping in high school -Appeared in televisions and films -Released an album of TPA soul standards backed with big band and strings in 2004

Spotify

-Launched in europe in 2008 and in 2011 in the states -Allows listeners to pick and chose the tracks they want to listen to -Unlike itunes who pay a fixed royalty per song or album, spotify pay artists based on what they call "market share"

bruno mars

-Mars's interest in the history of popular music was influenced by the fact that he grew up in a multigenerational family of musicians and from the age of 3 performed the music of elvis presley, the jackson 5 and the temptations onstage

gansta rap

-Provided chronicle of the dilemmas faced by urban communities - poverty, drug addiction and violence - from a first person, present-tense viewpoint -Ice-T, N.W.A, snoop dog, 2pac, and notorious B.I.G combined a grim, survivalist outlook on life with a celebration of the gangster lifestyle

mc hammer

-Rapper from oakland, california -At his peak - he was attacked by many in the hip hop community for his lack of skills as a rapper -His success pushed rap into the mainstream

anti autotune

-Saw as a technological substitute from musical talent and experience -Rock band "death cab for cutie" protested against the use of auto tune

uptown funk

-Successful incorporation of earlier musical styles -Number one digitally downloaded and streamed track of 2015 -Collab with british produced mark ronson -This track evokes the minneapolis based funk sound pioneered by PRINCE, featuring members of the gap band, a funk outfit from tulsa

mpeg

-a digital file compression algorithm that allows sound files to be squeezed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size -this led to a rapid dissemination of sound recordings over the internet and the emergence of ipods

mashup

-a recording that digitally combines two or more preexisting tracks, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song over the music track of another

gloria estafan

-born in havana, fled to the US with her family when fidel castro rose to power in the 1950s -1975: auditioned for the Miami Latin Boys (changed to Miami Sound Machine), a local wedding band led by the keyboardists Emilio Estefan (marries him in 1979)

Marion suge knight

-ceo of L.A based Death row records -and their upcoming star tupac shakur -arrested due to an attack on 2 rappers in las vegas

NWA

-formed by ice cube, dr.dre, and eazy-e -upped the ante with recordings that expressed the gansta lifestyle and were saturated with images of sex and violence stright out of the prison toast tradition -eventually added dj yella and mc ren

house music

-genre developed in chicago, named after the WAREHOUSE, the name of a popular gay dance club -pioneered by frankie knuckles, a DJ from new york -manipulated disco records to emphasize the dance beat - the drums and bass - even more strongly -purely instrumental, with elements of european synth-pop, latin soul, reggae, rap, and jazz

iPod to iTunes

-ipod introduced in 2001, shifted to iPhones -itunes launched in 2003 to sell songs (top retailer in 2008, 70% of online sales)

Selena

-known as the "queen of tejano (texas-mexican) music", born in texas -began performing at the age of 10 backed by her father's band Los Dinos -by the mid 1990s she has released a series of popular albums drawing on the traditional accordion band style of texas-mexican music, the romantic RANCHERA song tradition of mexico, and a pan latin dance music style called CUMBIA

ecstasy (MDMA)

-long term effects of MDMA is an alteration of the brain chemistry that makes it harder and harder to get high, leading to severe depression -banned in the US by the FDA which drove the drug underground, led to many fatal overdoses -by the mid 1990s, many DJs and listeners rejected the use of the drug

hammer's celebrity was boosted by

-music videos that highlighted his impressive abilities as a dancer -appearance in corporate soft-drink ads -short lived children's cartoon show called hammerman

Sean puffy combs

-producer and rapper -ceo of new york based indie label Bad boy records -and their upcoming star Notorious B.I.G

dr. pressure

-reached number 3 on the UK singles chart and also sold well in the continental Europe and Australia -collaboration with the scottish musician mylo that combined her techno/electronica hit "drop the pressure" and miami sound machine's single "dr.beat" This is an example of a MASHUP

roots of techno

-traced back to the DETROIT area (home of motown, stooges, george clinton) -detroit techno was a different cultural scene

death row records

-tupac's mother sued death row records for her son's tapes -Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, death row records biggest stars left the label

autotune

-used to correct a singer's pitch, but also to create an effect that can be described as hearing the voice leap from note to note stepwise -create "robotic" and "alien" vocal timbre -used by singers in evert genre genres ranging as a means of revising vocal imperfections and saving time (and money) in the studio

whats my name

-written by George clinton, gary shider, snoop dogg, david spradley -produced by Dr.Dre -performed by snoop dogg -was released as an explicit song on album but also a "clean" version for the radio -track poems with a dense, scratchy sample -updated version of "stagolee" -medium tempo dance groove is established by a drum machine and keyboard synthesizers

uptown funk video

1.8 billion views on youtube -Mars's vocal style/ clothes/ dance movements reference prince, michael jackson and other pop culture influences from the 1980s

Napster

1999, developed by 18 year old -An internet based software program that allowed computer users to share and swap files, specifically music -shut down in 2001

protools

A virtual recording board designed to run on personal computers, have permitted musicians working on a limited budget to set up a basic home studio at relatively small expense

rolling in the deep

Adele -The melody, lyrics, strong backbeat, gritty vocal delivery are an homage to the golden age of the 1960s singers like aretha franklin -Biggest hit of 2011

just the way you are

Bruno mars -This song was biggest-selling of 2012 -Pop ballad with an an anthemic chorus -Sung in a crooning tenor voice toa hip-hop-derived groove -Video of the song includes vintage headphones, cassette tapes, fedora hats(influenced by stars like frank sinatra and michael jackson)

poker face

Lady gaga -Charismatic female singer and fashion icon -Performed in a high energy music video that was heavily influenced by 1980s synth pop

we belong together

Mariah carey -Best Selling single of the 2000s -Sentimental song -Performed by a female crooner with cooing background vocalists and chord progression and lyrics evocative of the 70s soft soul music

west coast rap

Southern california primary place for hip hop innovation, supported by indie labels and AM stations nationwide to feature hip hop programming (KDAY)

controversial aspect of raves

Started in england in the late 1980s and spread to the US is the prevalent use of ecstacy (mdma) by its participants - creates visceral sensations of warmth and euphoria

90 millas

album by gloria Estefan -album of original spanish language songs inspired by her native cuba that featured a roster of veteran latin musicians

Latifah

arabic = "gentle" or "pleasant"

conga

energetic salsa-meets-disco party song -the first single to crack Billboard's pop, dance, black, AND latin charts simultaneously

techno culture

focused on DJ/producers, who, unlike disco and hip hop DJs, often attempt to remain anonymous, operating their equipment in the dark behind a web of wiring

f the police

harrowing, egocentric account of gang life

techno

musical dimensions of a whole youth culture

streaming

providers sell users access to music through a subscription model - these often advertise a free subscription tier

venue for techno music

raves

techno groups

solo acts, or teams of two or three DJs

Rap music comes from african american culture (its creative energy, regional diversity and technological acumen) and expresses american society's dark side:

the obsession with guns and violence, the preoccupation with material wealth and status symbols and long-standing traditions of racism, homophobia and sexism

vanilla ice

white rapper -He was raised in a middle-class neighbourhood , inventing a gangsta persona for himself; a form of misinterpretation known in hip-hop as "perpetrating" (many fans turned their back on him) -Another factor of rejection was his race -People saw him as untalented and living off of black creativity