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Technical characteristics of Motown

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Started with 3 track then went to 8
Two drummers
3-4 guitar lines
Bass used DI
Limiting and EQ
Drum kit locked into place, constant sound
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Motown label key facts

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Founded 1959 by berry Gordy
Black owned and for a black audience
Generic sound from same people writing music
Used technology unlike other labels

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Musical characteristics of Motown

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Holland Holland and dozier song writers
Dense textures
Large orchestrations
Rhythm section prominent with tambourine and hand claps
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Representative artists of Motown

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Marvin Gaye
The supremes
Smokey Robinson 
Stevie wonder
The four tops
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Stax label key facts

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Mixed black and white musicians

Dominated 60’s with motown

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Musical characteristics of Stax

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Earthier bluesy feel
Booker T and mg's 
Pulsating gritty style propelled by horns and a driving rhythm section
Ensembles often smaller and less dense
Vocals expressive, gospel
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Technical characteristics of Stax

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Vocals further back in the mix
Vibrant horn parts in the place of background vocals with focus on low freq
Studio a large theatre and wasn’t microphone rich

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Representative artists of Stax

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Otis redding
Wilson Pickett
Isaac Hayes
Booker T and the MG’s

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Atlantic soul key facts

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Staxs rival label
Founded 1947
Partnered with Stax in the 60’s
Famous off aretha Franklin

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Technical characteristics of Atlantic

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Working on 8 track equipment by 1958
Famous for echo chamber
Drums always in same spot
2 mice on kit
Use of EQ frowned upon
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Representative Artists for Atlantic

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Aretha Franklin

Percy sledge

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Key facts on Philadelphia soul

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Derived from Motown and Stax
Went onto influence disco
Considered a producers genre

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Musical characteristics of Philly soul

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Lush and smooth

Sweeping strings and horns

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Representative artists of Philly soul

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The o jays
The spinners
Harold melvin and the blue notes
Mfsb

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Blue eyed soul key facts

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Performed by white people and made for white people

Many artists are British

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Representative artists of blue eyed soul

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Michael Bolton
Box tops
The doobie  brothers
Fine young cannibals
Eddie Hinton
Tom Jones
Teena Marie
Lisa stansfield
Joss stone

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