The digital revolution

Question 1

when was electronic music created

Answer 1

The 1970s

Question 2

what is electronic music

Answer 2

the creation of producers who recorded music in an electronic or digital form.

Question 3

which genres dominated electronic music

Answer 3

Hiphop, techno and house music dominate.

Question 4

who are the 3 important producers to electronic music

Answer 4

Progenitors: Brain Eno (producer)
Marley Marl and Rick Rubin (use the 808 drum machine or a drum sampler like an SP 1200 or an MPC to sample bits of drums into a collage)

Question 5

what made the beatles so famous?

Answer 5

the fact that they used the studio as an instrument

Question 6

which genre emerged after the beatles and the beach boys

Answer 6

progressive rock

Question 7

what is progressive rock

Answer 7

it is a broad genre of rock

Question 8

when and where was progressive rock made

Answer 8

late 1960s and early 1970s in the UK and USA

Question 9

Who was lee perry

Answer 9

a jamacian producer who influenced progressive rock by making it more afro

Question 10

what did type of music form did lee perry create

Answer 10

the dub

Question 11

what was lee perry’s studio called

Answer 11

the black arch

Question 12

who is james brown

Answer 12

the father of soul music

Question 13

How did electronic music change the creation of music when we listened to it?

Answer 13

flipped music from being about the top to being about the bottom

Question 14

What does the top of music comprise of?

Answer 14

focuses more on a melody, a certain kind of instrumentation

Question 15

what does the bottom of music comprise of?

Answer 15

focuses on the rhythm, bass and drums

Question 16

how did electronic music first emerge?

Answer 16

with the invention of the synthesizer and the drum machine. Digital developments actually allowed these machines to actually sample sound and play it back which completely changed the game.

Question 17

How did the digital age change the distribution of music ? Explain the 3 steps which led to how we listen to music today.

Answer 17

1. Invention of the compact disk and digital tape
   → music began to be digitized (encoded into zeros and ones) → this made sound come in smaller packages.
2. The compression of ones and zeros allowed for files to go from 30 megabytes to 3 megabytes
3. Songs could be shared as computer files MP3 etc.

Question 18

what was the name of the first software that disrupted the distribution of music? When was it?

Answer 18

Napster. Late 90s and early 2000s

Question 19

What did Napster do?

Answer 19

It allowed you to send and view other peoples digital folders of songs for free

Question 20

how did steve jobs influence the distribution of music?

Answer 20

invented the first MP3 and got all the major record labels to agree to make their music available online for a price.

Question 21

what are the 3 phases of the digital music business?

Answer 21

Phase 1 - free file sharing

Phase 2 - Paid downloading -
When the ITunes store opens creating a marketplace for people to buy music online.
But because this means that you as a listener are not owning anything, the model developed further.

Phase 3 - the streaming economy
A big library in the cloud that people can access for a monthly fee → streaming music economy.

Question 22

pillars of the music business

Answer 22

Performance
You have to pay to be in the room where i perform

Copyright

Question 23

explain what copyright is

Answer 23

I have this recording of the song and i have the right to copy it. If you want to copy it then you have to pay me money and then ill give you the copy.

Question 24

how are artists paid on streaming services?

Answer 24

streaming service is a mixed costs. They get paid a flat fee which is determined by the subscription fee users pay and then there is a variable earning based on how many streams you get.