describe how social media has changed the face of the music industry

Question 1

how has social media impacted us?

Answer 1

social interaction is possible anywhere in the world, it helps with promotional purposes and can lead to an audience of millions

Question 2

when was the first email sent?

Answer 2

1971, it was sent by American researchers ARPA. the computers sending and receiving these messages were in the same room

Question 3

when did USENET become popular?

Answer 3

1980

Question 4

who invented the world wide web and when?

Answer 4

1991, Tim Berners-Lee

Question 5

give 3 advantages of the advances in the media for a recording artist

Answer 5

• can be discovered easier (youtube)
• can gain a larger fan base
• learn new skills and produce their own music at home
• promotion of the artist in general
• fan feedback
• easy song access

Question 6

give 3 disadvantages of advances in media for a recording artist

Answer 6

• bad publicity
• negative feedback
• copy right issues
• stalkers?…
• bad cover versions

Question 7

give 3 advantages of advances in media for a producer

Answer 7

• listen to other performers
• get ideas from other music
• promote their artist
• learn new techniques from sites such as youtube
• get more contacts for promoting
• soundcloud to discover new artists
• beats and instrumentals
• easier to collaborate with other artists

Question 8

give 3 disadvantages of advances in media for a producer

Answer 8

• everyone has learnt the same skills from the videos so less unique
• harder to become discovered because everyone at same skill level
• anyone can do it…

Question 9

give 3 advantages of advances in media for an engineer

Answer 9

• youtube tutorials to help skills improve
• easy access to equipment, buy online
• can look up best equipment so don’t buy wrong one
• can promote themselves a bit more
• software updates easily accessible

Question 10

give 3 disadvantages of advances in media for an engineer

Answer 10

• less unique skills
• harder to fix if computer or websites crash
• everyone of equal skill level

Question 11

when was Facebook created and by who?

Answer 11

mark zuckerberg, 2004

Question 12

what was created in 2005?

Answer 12

youtube

Question 13

give an example of an issue between an artist and the internet

Answer 13

spotify

Question 14

what is an issue with spotify?

Answer 14

it doesn’t always pay the artists enough money, leading to some artists refusing to allow their music on there, for example taylor swift