How Technology Changed Music

Music can be observed as one of the oldest pieces of art and entertainment. The industry is evolving at a hasty rate, with all thanks to the exponential growth of technology. Trends have come and gone over time since media productions are compelled to accompany these changes in technology in order to keep profit. With these advancements, the experience for the music industry and the user has terrifically changed. In this essay, I argue that there has been a drastic evolution in how the way music is recorded and consumed over several centuries. Throughout this period, several pioneers have met the needs to organize craze and association of a feasible business standard for the future of the music industry.

Though the projections for the fall quarter look promising the resurge us of books and CD’s is unlikely. Recent reports have sales of books falling as much as 34% over last year and the increase of eBooks over 300%. (Wolman, 2011) It also has CD sales being cut in half over the past decade. The rise of people buying digital music and streaming music is significant.

from the first audio recording on a cylinder in 1877, to development of radio in the 1920s and 1930s introduced tens of thousands of people to blues and country, and jazz music. The transistor radio and the record player enabled Over the next four decades, the music and the technology continued to evolve hand in hand, from the people to play their choice in music anywhere that they went. This technological growth only continued with the long-playing record and the eight-track tape to the Walkman and the MP3 player. Today we have the luxuries of satellite radios and music that can virtually stream naturally through our phones and computers. We can play any song in any order on demand, and with those kind of innovations it is safe to say that not only are we spoiled rotten, we have come a long way in a seemingly short period of time. Location especially for certain genres of music was huge for the growth of that genre and its social standing, the places that music stemmed from were the voice behind the voices, Harlem, Memphis, Seattle all hold a certain sound, and they are all very much in representation of the people that stem from

In mid 1960s the 8-track tape was invented which was popular until the late 70s. During the 70s the Cassette tape was introduced, which became popular very quickly. The 1980s saw a revolution in music technology, which was a huge upgrade in the music industry. Personal stereos enabled people to play music on cassette tapes and listen to it through headphones wherever they went. Many people began listening to music while walking, travelling on public transport or exercising. In the late 1980s, compact discs (CDs) began to replace vinyl records. CDs were lighter and smaller than vinyl records and offered a much higher quality sound.

The metaphoric “death” of vinyl is an elongated and prevailing affair that represents the ending of an era and the beginning of the digital age. The coming, going, and comeback of vinyl records has spiked curiosity in many, as we’re left wondering what factors might contribute to the preservation of this sound storage medium, and the fairly recent resurrection of the trend.

Last year more than 13 million LPs were sold in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, the highest count in 25 years, making it one of the record business’s few growth areas.

Music has been a part of human life and culture for thousands upon thousands of years, and as the years have gone on, music has also gone on to adapt to the changing times. With rapid advancements in the world of technology, it would only be a matter of time until technology played a role in the creation of music. Although, with the ease of making music with technology, also came a time in which music began to sound similar to other music. That time is now; a time of never-ending demand for music and a time where music has the largest impact on its audiences. Modern day music—popular music specifically—has ultimately become a commodified ‘copy and paste’ formula in which technology is the core equation.

“The Internet was a saving grace for promoting and exposing and even creating. It's a parallel world to the music industry that already exists, and I'm glad to be a part of it” Chuck D. I had the pleasure of seating down with Billy Johnson JR, and he is a vet in the game. He’s been a music journalist for over a decade. He’s work for yahoo news for 18 years and has interviewed everyone you can think of such as Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, and Snoop Dog. One of the several points he has made was the over saturation in the music industry. I do agree with him because it makes it look simple by recording and uploading a song to be picked up by a record label. Things were so simple back when I was growing up in the early 90s eras. I mostly relied on

What that means is that intangible binary packets of information are what compromises modern media. Record labels’ dominance would continue to be successful only if consumers needed physical copies. Now, music is easier to access and virtually free of charge. According to the IFPI, recorded music revenue hit a high of $38 billion worldwide in 1999 and fell down to $16 billion in 2011, and has been relative steady since. Strange thing is that music consumption is going up, and so is supply as steaming music is so easily made. We may be looking at a restructuring of many business models in this industry. The bleak future of the recorded music industry is making the rising demand for film audio and game audio look very attractive. Despite the flow of money, there will always be a demand for audio engineers and thus, a demand for those who can produce the best sounding product. The future of the recording industry will be in the hands of highly skilled

Music has played a vital role in human culture and evidence based on archaeological sites can date it back to prehistoric times. It can be traced through almost all civilizations in one form or another. As time has progressed so has the music and the influences it has on people. Music is an important part of popular culture throughout the world, but it is especially popular in the United States. The music industry here is, and has been, a multi-million dollar business that continues to play an important role in American popular culture. This is also a art form and business that is forever changing as the times and more importantly, technology changes. Technology has changed the way music is made as well as how it is produced,

The changes in the music industry were directly related to that of the Internet. The record industry was hit hard when its sale of compact discs were directly affected. This was seen by the Internet commercializing digital files. After the Internet's creation, the sale of physical record sales of major companies had seen the biggest decline it had seen in decades. Although major physical record companies were suffering, the sale of CD's had risen quite nicely for some time.

In 2000 the digital music was the next big thing in how consumers listen to music. The technological shift in music changed how the relationship is between the artists, recording companies, promoters and music stores on how they operate today. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks allowed free exchange of music files with companies like Napster and Kazaa was a big step that allowed consumers to store large libraries of music. With the cost of hard drive space going down; it allowed for pocket-sized computers to store more information in a smaller space that open the door for apple to step in with the unveiling of the iPod and iTunes. These systems made it possible for storage and playback that gave consumers the

Since the iTunes music store was introduced on April 28, 2003, gross music sales have plummeted in the United States - from $11.8 billion in 2003 to $7.1 billion in 2012, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (Covert). Counterintuitively, during that time consumers were buying more music than ever. How is that possible? It 's because iTunes had made digital singles popular and was selling them cheap. This would change the music industry forever. In 2000, Americans bought 943 million CD albums (Covert), and digital sales didn’t even make a dent in comparison. But by 2007, those inexpensive singles overtook CDs by a wide margin, generating 819 million sales compared to just 500 million for the CD.

One can only speculate the future of the music industry. As aforementioned, the music industry is in constant flux, changing shape and adapting to new

The creation of musical works has always been culminated by several different processes and usually involves many people. The process takes a lot of time delaying the release of music. Advancement in technology has played a significant role in the music production by lowering the length of time it takes to produce recorded material. Artists usually sign a contract with a recording company that markets their music products. The internet and low-cost recording technologies have created a “do-it-yourself” music movement. New artists have gained worldwide recognition without landing a recording contract with a major record label.