Finding Focus in Today’s World of Mus
Posted by Music Archive | Posted in Live Music Archive | Posted on 16-08-2009
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Contemporary media perpetuates all the old styles so that what’s popular now is what has been popular 30 years ago. If you are old enough and were around in the 60’s, you’d remember that the 30’s seemed to be an era where the music and styles contrasted greatly with the 60’s. Today in 2008 we hear much of the same that has been around in the 70’s as well as all the other eras including now’s contemporary music. This is thanks to the modern day varieties of music media that we have now. can be this surplus of variety is what prompts the “search for meaning in modern music“.
Electronic amplification has made the contemporary sound of electric guitars and drums dominate the sounds of today. PC recording with its click tracks and loops has additionally played a big part in the contemporary sound. The PC software “Band in a Box” and the like lets you build a song with pre-recorded loops and then copyright it as something original. individual ly, as a classically trained pianist and working performer, I do not like these facets of modern day music.
If you’re a artist, what’s the majority vital is to be creative as an individual whatever it is you do. Create. Then share what you create. If you make a living at it, this influences how you create, but produce just the same. If you just listen to music, you will undeniable ly listen to what you want to, and you might find a greater variety to select from than ever before.
Personally, I have produced 3 CD’s. The first one was original songs produced in a studio. My original premise for it was to win a lover back to me. Then it became an resolution to make wonderful recordings of my non-commercial styled songs that also involved the new (and married) love in my life. I have made living in music, mostly in academia (community college) and community theater concert and parties and wedding s. My other two CD’s are piano solo. One is classical and one is Christmas songs. None are commercial successes, but I make some money from the recordings from downloads all over the world.
As a result I’m trying to make money in other ways. And so I’m writing this article!
You may find my recordings at davidstahl.com and cdbaby.com/davidstahl
