Despite it being best to have some education as background to becoming a music producer, there is actually no required education level to have an occupation as a producer, in music anyway.
Michael Jackson's award-winning career as the King of Pop transformed the face of pop music and popular culture. He released the best-selling album in history, Thriller, in 1982. He died unexpectedly in 2009. Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, to an African-American working-class family. His father, Joseph Jackson, had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator The Jackson 5 moved on to working an opening…
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his autistic traits didn’t stop him from pushing himself forward. Tim Page expressed his individuality and because of this he too was able to find success. Tim became a writer, a music critic, a producer, and a professor, and he was able to marry and have children (Page). He found comfort and achievements in his music even if he was unable to comfortably communicate with others. Despite being diagnosed with autism and then Asperger's syndrome, Tim is a great example of not letting the world get…
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Although there are numerous of people who have made contributions to the music industry, Berry Gordy stands out above the rest because of his versatility and creativity. Born in 1929 in Detroit, Berry Gordy Jr. became one of the most successful music executives in the United States. Gordy is responsible for creating the “Motown sound” throughout the city of Detroit and he accomplished this task by using powerful songs from artists such as Diana Ross and the Supremes and Smokey Robinson (Skyes, 2000)…
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local music industry the opportunity to formulate itself again in Vietnam at the mid-1990, in major support of musical acts of Vietnamese youth subcultures, who represent the Vietnamese post-war generation. Through their musical expression, the youth has created their imagined identities, which Olsen has conceptualized with two following terms Globalization and Vietnamization. By quoting Negus’ definition of the term Globalization, which originally describes the worldwide process…
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& cultural literacy scholar. “Methods for the Prophetic” discusses religious references and ethnolifehistory in Shakur and Hill’s music. This is a moderately important source for my paper because I use it for discovering the religious connotations in Hill’s music. McCarthy, Kate. “Not Pretty Girls?: Sexuality, Spirituality and Gender Construction in Women’s Rock Music. The Journal of Popular Culture, 39: 69-94, 18 Jan. 2006, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00204.x, Accessed 10 May…
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“When people say, ‘I’m so tired of living,’, it’s like a stab in my heart. I’d like a hundred years to do nothing but read, a hundred years to study nothing but music, five hundred years just to act. What can you do in one short lifetime?” This quote perfectly describes the lifestyle of Joan Crawford. She is known as one of the best actresses of her time and was gifted in almost every way. Crawford was an excellent dancer, a natural born actress, a decent singer, and, most importantly, a headstrong…
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Themes of race, identity, and place provided a focal point to document the development of each “neighborhood” of music that we explored in the second half of this semester. Each of these musics demonstrates a multilayered cultural perspective of the people who make and consume it, emphasizing either the complexities of cultural history, cultural identity, or their interactions. The most distinctive feature of go-go is the groove. This generally takes the form of an almost-hypnotic swing, but whether…
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ELEVEN: THE 1970s: ROCK MUSIC, DISCO, AND THE POPULAR MAINSTREAM 1 Chapter Outline I. American Culture in the 1970s A. By the early 1970s, the majority of Americans had grown weary of the military conflict in Vietnam; the United States withdrew from Saigon in 1975. B. Oil crisis in 1973 C. Economic inflation D. Growing cynicism about politics, with the Watergate hearings and the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974 E. Popular music remained the target of…
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The Life of Jimi Hendrix Profile Music. It offers an escape and a universal connection among the world through all barriers. Language, sexual orientations, skin colors, religion, all of these things are irrelevant in the love of music. One of the most influential and talented guitarist of who deserves mention is Jimi Hendrix. Though Jimi succumbed to the overdose of barbiturates, his musical genius was one that is unmatched as he is arguably the best musician known the rock and roll community…
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Introduction Lauren Graham is a dynamic American actress and author who has captivated audiences with her versatile performances on both the small and big screens. Best known for her iconic roles as Lorelai Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls" and Sarah Braverman on "Parenthood," Graham's talent has earned her accolades and nominations from prestigious award bodies such as the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, and Satellite Awards. In addition to her television success, Graham has showcased her acting prowess…
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