Music MCC

What YEAR did Gibson release an electric guitar and amp for $150?

1946 1929 1939

How has technology affected the current day music business?

ALL ARE CORRECT Artists can record their own projects for a fraction of the cost 20 years ago. Artists can market themselves at no cost on social media and Youtube, virtually eliminating the record company. Artists can now cheaply make their own videos as compared to 20 years ago.

How did Rap benefit from the exposure of having it's own TV show on MTV?

ALL ARE CORRECT It helped legitimize Rap. It helped the genre spread from region to region and even globally. MTV realized it should be promoting a cross pollination of styles, instead of just one, which was rock.

Adele's vocal gift is described as:

ALL ARE CORRECT Melody and Human emotion A once in a generation voice that taps into your heart and rips it out Technical excellence and emotional freedom

In the mid 90's MTV left it's original format to feature what kind of programming?

ALL ARE CORRECT News and award shows, like the MTV Video Awards. which started in 1984 and evolved into a Superbowl like event targeting the youth market. Animated cartoon series, like Beevis and Butthead Reality TV Shows like The Real Wold, The Osbournes, Punk'd and Pimp My Ride. Comedy programs, shows from other cable channels as well as movies that were targeted towards their demographic. Examples: The Ben Stiller Show, Scrubs and 8 Mile.

How did The Beatles album, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, influence popular music?

ALL ARE CORRECT Since this album, the studio became a sonic laboratory for experimentation and groundbreaking new sounds. They revolutionized how musicians would utilize the recording studio. They created music that couldn't be recreated "live" in concert. It changed the musical landscape of how music was made.

What was The Beatles inspiration for the creepy string style in their song, Eleanor Rigby?

Alfred Hitchcock's movie soundtrack for Psycho.

In Going Electric, the very first concept discussed that was crucial to rock's development was:

Amplification Great instrumentalists English teens playing the Blues

Identify the singer discussed in Human Instrument who was said to have created his/her own style that was beyond category. His/Her work with producer Mark Ronson combined elements such as jazz, soul and Motown to create a totally unique style.

Amy WInehouse

Identify the 90's artist who recorded his music at friends houses and did away with the big studios entirely. This artist started as an indy artist and is known as an experimental and lo-fi artist. Even though his style is known as Lo-fi, his music contains collages of samples that cross a wide variety of genres, like his hit, Loser.

Beck

At the end of Sound and Vision, what artist is featured that releases an all video album? She uses many of the tricks contained in this video to reinvent herself in a new age.

Beyonce Lady Gaga Nicki Minaj

What west coast rap producer was featured on this program and called "the greatest of all time?"

Dr. Dre Easy E Kendrick Lamar

What new style from this century is described as the new folk music even though is is based on technology?

EDM

What 70's artist is given credit for foreshadowing the trends that would take place in the 80's like: adopting personas, championing gay culture and creating videos years before it was popular to do so.

Elton John Prince David Bowie

In the 50's, the studio was used as a sonic laboratory with limitless possibilities. But in the 60's it changed the focus to capturing a band's perfect performance.

False

The Grateful Dead set out to create musical perfection instead of a vibe like that of many other San Francisco bands.

False

We as humans, seem to judge a vocal line on an intellectual level not on truth and honesty.

False

Identify the musician who holed up in a studio for 5 years and created 250 songs with a synthesizer team and a rig called Tonto. These sessions produced 5 years of groundbreaking albums and remade his career.

Stevie Wonder

Identify the Indy Record Company that started up in Seattle not knowing much about the biz and learning from their mistakes. They would sign many local bands who would become the bands of the 90's and go on to much fame and fortune.

Sub Pop JAG Fool's Gold

What was Elvis's first hit that propelled him to superstardom?

That's Alright Mama

What statement about the art band DEVO is false?

They remade the Rolling Stones classic song, Satisfaction in a robotic style. They embraced technology and liked to pretend that it was in control. They dressed in zany jumpsuits with flower pots on their heads or wore hard hats with hoses sticking up their noses. They pioneered the punk sound and style. They created a futuristic/robotic/space sound that commented on society using irony or satire.

What did the disco group, The Bee Gee's do to contribute to the beat of popular music?

They used a real drummer to create a drum loop and repeated that pattern for an entire song.

What was the view of rap producers at it's inception around 1978?

They were thought of being non musicians because everything was done electronically and there was no singing.

All of the following bands are from Seattle, EXCEPT:

Third Eye Blind

What did Dave Grohl do immediately after the death of his bandmate Kurt Cobain?

Traveled to Ireland to get away from music. Went back to Virginia and volunteered at his mom's school. Went surfing in Hawaii

What was the root cause of the great songwriting on Fleetwood Mac's hugely successful album, Rumours?

Two couples in the band broke up.

What MTV concert series helped revive and propel new bands to superstar status?

Unplugged

What way of recording became the standard format in the 1950's?

Using magnetic tape that allowed for easy editing and great fidelity.

The very first song played on MTV was:

Video Killed

In the Human Instrument episode, the singers Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Tom Waits were used as an example as singers that did what?

Weren't good singers, but were unique singers that found their own sound. All became famous in a 5 years period. All studied with the same legendary voice teacher

What is the MAIN role of the producer?

While technical skill is important, a skilled producer knows how to bring out the best of a performer.

Identify the Pink Floyd album that is considered to be the next Sgt. Peppers in terms of a concept album and studio technology.

Wish You Were Here The Wall Dark Side of the Moon

What was the first rap show on any TV channel?

Yo!

In the beginning years of MTV, who was the target audience and what style of music was played? MTV exec's thought they knew who was watching and underestimated their cultural influence by excluding certain genres of pop music.

Young black males who listened to Rap. Young white males who listened to 70's classic rock. The age demographic of 12-22, who listened to heavy metal.

The Beatles and George Martin were a good musical fit because he knew nothing about rock n roll and they knew little about the recording studio. He brought a sense of deep musicality and could complete their musical vision with anything they could imagine.

true

What is autotune?

A pitch correction software tool

What guitarist is featured in Going Electric and called the pioneer of the electric guitar?

BB King Charlie Christian David "Honey Boy" Edwards

What song in Going Electric was considered to be a forerunner of the techno sound because all instruments were played on the synthesizer? This song set the stage for the New Wave style of the 80's.

Baba O' Reilly by The Who Whip It by Devo I Feel Love by Donna Summer

Identify the famous English producer who wrote a whole album using the synthesizer and tape loops called Music For Airports in 1978.

Brian Eno

Identify the musical mastermind behind the Beach Boys sound who "heard it all in his head." He would write and produce all their music influencing The Beatles "to up the musical ante."

Brian Wilson

Identify the band leader who introduced the Latin Rhythm section to rock music.

Carlos Santana

What was the first hit song to feature autotune?

Cher's believe

What artist is featured in the Human Instrument who sang a famous hit in one take and fought to do more takes because she could do it better?

Christina Aguilera

Episode 7 of SoundBreaking, called Sound and Vision, doesn't offer us any new insights to the development of the music, but instead, concentrates on the effect of:

Computer Technology Music being seen, not just heard. The music formats that came and went throughout the decades

The singers: Bob Dylan, Carole King, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, and Joni Mitchell all belong to what category?

Country Rock Southern Rock Singer-Songwriter

What English band had 3 famous members who united to form rock's first supergroup?

Cream

Identify the Funk artist and album that was self produced in a home studio and used drum programming. This was 10 years ahead of it's time and was a harbinger of things to come.

Curtis Mayfield Superfly. Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life. Sly Stone There's A Riot Goin' on!

Identify the album that SRV played on before he became famous. This artist also discovered him in Montreux, Switzerland rocking the post show after party stage.

David Bowie's Let's Dance

Identify the crooner who became one of the biggest stars on the planet in the early 1940's. His style was very emotional and he is sometimes called the first rock star as young girls went wild for him. His career spanned 50 years in music, movies and TV.

Frank Sinatra

What song did Tom Petty discuss that went into detail about how the song idea was developed and the lyrics written? He and his producer co-wrote it.

Free Fallin'

In the early 80's, imported videos from the U.K. seemed to have a sense of concept and style that American videos lacked. Where did these influential concepts come from?

French and Italian Films American gangster films of the 40's German and Indian films

Identify the 70's genre in which 4 major artists became their own producers.

Funk

What guitar sound effect did The Stones use on the song Satisfaction that seemed to revolutionize the guitar once more?

Fuzz Tone

Who was the producer of The Beatles?

George Martin

Identify the famous movie soundtrack composer who demonstrated how he creates music with technology for Batman movies.

Hans Zimmer

What was it that Sam Phillips gave to his Sun artists?

He gave insecure artists the inspiration to display their talents and be proud of it. He gave them lots of money for recording He ripped them all of financially and only gave them fame. "You can have money or fame, but not both."

What did the Beatles producer like about The Beatles?

He liked their charisma and humor. Since he was an expert in rock n roll, he knew they would work well together. He and Paul McCartney were both huge classical music fans and hit it off from the start.

What has become of Robert Lang's studio?

He turned it into a recording academy to train audio engineers.

What was the secret behind the famous producer's Wall of Sound?

He was the first to double and triple track all parts now known as overdubbing. He doubled or tripled the musicians and had them play at the same time in a small room. He was an electronic genius who invented guitar pedals for distortion and other modern day guitar effects.

Identify the 70's rock band from Seattle that hit it big with two sisters fronting the band.

Heart

The earliest influence of sound and vision dates all the way back to:

Hollywood Musicals

What 60's TV show is mentioned that was a bit more edgy than the others and helped to shape an artists image?

Hullabaloo Where The Action Is Shin Dig

Identify The Beatles song that encapsulates their love affair with studio technology. They combined two songs together and utilized an orchestra to create a gigantic musical crescendo that would exemplify their greatest work.

I Am The Walrus A Day in the Life Rain

Why didn't some artists like making videos of their music?

It became another thing to do that took them away from writing, recording and touring. They had to pay half of the price tag. All of the above

Identify what was unique about The Who's introduction to their classic song, Baba O'Reilly?

It contained a Moog Synthesizer programmed pattern that technically couldn't be played by an actual human being. This was a first in pop music.

What is unique about Robert Lang's studio in Seattle, Washington?

It's located underground and was hand dug by the owner and friends.

Identify the great band leader/rhythm master who heard all the instruments in his band as a drum or symphony of percussion? He single-handily invented the a new style of music because of it.

James Brown Stevie Wonder Prince

The electric bass was in existence by 1960. Motown used a bass player who would prove to be one of the most important bass players in history. He played on 100 #1 hits, unmatched by no one. Identify him.

James Jamerson

Which guitar player is discussed in Going Electric that was said to raise the technical limits of the guitar, adapted an outrageous appearance, and sonically pushed the limits of the electric guitar?

Jimi Hendrix

What English Blues band was described as the "bad boys" of rock as compared to The Beatles?

Jimi Hendrix Cream The Rolling Stones

Identify the two music legends that hailed from Seattle.

Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles

Identify the singer-songwriter who worked without a producer, invented his/her own guitar tunings and was one of the most original talents to come out of the early 1970's Los Angeles Laurel Canyon music scene.

Joni Mitchell

In the mid 70's Lang was recording a High School Jazz band that had a member who would become world famous in the Smooth Jazz genre. Please identify him.

Kenny G

What was the reason given for how hip hop was invented in the early stages of it's development?

Kids and teens lacked instruments and training to make "legitimate" music so they made music out of mixing prerecorded music. New York City teens were sick of the current state of rock n roll. Gil Scott- Heron released the hit Whitey on the Moon in 1970 and it was a hit sensation that got everyone rapping.

Whom is credited with inventing multi-track recording technology, which was originally called sound on sound. This is not as well known as his other bigger invention, perfecting the electric guitar.

Les Paul

The following are Sun Artists EXCEPT:

Little Richard is not from SUN

Identify the 80's icon who started doing dance remixes in New York City and eventually cowrites her famous track, Holiday, with a popular DJ.

Madonna

Which artist pushed the limits of acceptability with many controversial videos that were instantly banned from MTV? It seemed to be a marker of success if your video was banned and even garnered more interest, sales and profits.

Madonna NWA Public Enemy

What artist broke the color/race barrier on MTV?

Michael Jackson

Since MTV quit showing music videos, what happened to the format?

Music videos are now watched on Youtube.

Going Electric chronicles the trail of the Blues. What was the first city to "plug in" the Blues due to big city noise?

New York Chicago LA

Just like today's computer music programs, the drum machine allowed musicians to do what?

Non drummers could easily create their own drum track and it sounded great!

What grunge album masterpiece was recorded at Lang's Studio?

Pearl Jam 10 Nirvana's Nevermind Soundgarden's Superunknown

Identify the Beach Boys album that was considered a groundbreaking record that inspired The Beatles to make a concept album. The Beatles released Sgt Pepper's which has been voted throughout the decades as the greatest album of all time.

Pet Sounds

What producer is known for being a total control freak and the creator of The Wall of Sound?

Phil Spector

Many new MTV artists of the early 80's had a fashion sense and look that was a direct link to what previous style?

Punk

What invention changed the way music was recorded in the 1920's?

Radio The electric guitar The microphone

The end of Disco also signaled the end of funk because black musicians were lumped into the Disco category. In the 80's, what new music brought a rebirth to black music?

Rap

Because of the need for 24/7 video programming in the early days of MTV, the channel added what type of new bands to the video rotation who had already been dabbling in the video format during the late 1970's?

Rap artists English Bands Heavy Metal Bands

What producer ended the program by helping Johnny Cash remember "who he was?"

Rick Rubin

What do all these groups have in common: Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Dixie Chics.

Rick Rubin produced at least one of their albums.

Identify the inventor of the first synthesizer that put us on a technological track to digital computer music.

Robert Moog

Recording vocals in a studio presents many problems. All of these problems were discussed, except:

Singing with headphones on messes with your pitch. Singers have to learn to "work the mic" and sing close to it when soft or further away when singing loud. Many great studio musicians like those from Motown played live in the studio and played off of and catered to the vocal line. On stage, the audience gives you energy and in the studio there is nothing to inspire you.

What was called the first true music video?

The Beatles, Help! Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody David Bowie, Space Oddity

Identify the famous musicians who made up the rhythm section of Motown.

The Funk Brothers

What featured band on Four on the Floor stole the idea of two drummers and uses that concept to this day?

The Grateful Dead

In the beginning of Going Electric, the power of rock n roll was best exemplified by what instrument?

The Guitar Bigger drum sets Bigger PA systems for louder vocals

Identify the 60's garage rock band that inspired many musicians to start playing and utilized dropped guitar tunings and a punk/pre-grunge sound?

The Sonics

Who was recognized as the loudest band in the world in 1976?

The Who

What TWO rock bands/icons pioneered the use of amplification?

The Who and The Grateful Dead