Personal Narrative: Chris Daniels's Intro To Music Business

From the day we’re in our mother's stomachs, to the day we die, we have always been listening to music. For me, listening to music all my life helped me develop a passion for it. When I was around the age of 6 my dad introduced me into the world of Rock. The very first band I remember listening to was System of a Down and ever since then, I fell in love with rock music and all its possible variations; for a long time this was all I listened to. It wasn’t until high school that I started listening to all sorts of genres and realized that I wanted to have a career in the music industry. That's when I learned about producing music.

Fifth grade was the year, the year everyone at Oak Ridge Elementary School looked forward to. This was the year we got to ditch the recorder, and pick up a real instrument. A violin. As expected, we learned the basics; nothing more than the names of the parts of the instrument, and how to play the open strings. But ever since that day in 2011, I have been irrevocably in love with playing the violin.

Working with music takes a certain type of patients. That’s why when I knew this project was present, I had the perfect person in mind because I worked so close with this person once before. So, I decided to gather my resources and get in contact with our family friend Dr. Snodgrass who is the superintendent of the Fort Osage R-1 School District and ask if I could receive her email so I could set up a facetime call with her and get this interview on the road. Her name Is Erica Gregory and she is a high school band teacher at Fort Osage located in Independence Missouri. The reasons I decided to interview her were simple. First, she was my star time teacher which meant she was my study hall teacher. As a freshman coming into high school and being placed in a study hall class

His words unraveled a sudden epiphany to my mind. Schwartz's personal views towards his favorite song reminded me of my own bad writing habits. The first thing that came to mind was my incredible method of getting my writing done through the beautiful flow of procrastination. His reflection of the song was an eye-opening conversation, that was because to be an efficient and good writer, I have learned that I must take the time and effort to work hard and produce well thought out works. No more procrastinating and underestimating the easy abilities of what time and effort can truly generate. John Schwartz's gave me the verbal pinch I needed to get back on my feet and spend my time well or else I would just be wasting my time.

Music has always been one of my greatest passions. However, the most difficult challenge I have ever faced has been participating in jazz ensemble.

On October 21st, 2015 the blue sky was hiding. You couldn’t see well because of the fog in the air. I interviewed Zach Brown. I was very excited about interviewing Zach because I have heard that he is interesting. Zach is very smart and very funny, so this was fun for me.

There comes a time in everyone’s life when there is a fork in the road and we must

I feel like the music industry today is a far cry from the music industry of old. I feel like only within the last couple years, where being a songwriter has come back to being more popular, has the music industry, as a whole, taken a turn for the better. It has become more about the music for some artists and less about the money they could potentially earn. I feel like the genre of music that has the most amount of artist not making their own music is the pop genre. Sometimes, I hear songs sung by some of these boys and girls about love and relationships and I wonder if they’ve ever truly experienced what they’re singing about. Or, if the song was handed to them by one of the label executives and told “That will be a hit!” I feel like most

The events that took place on June 1st, 2013 is almost a blur, although, the sensation has always been ever so clear to me. I felt alive. I felt enchanted. And I felt wanted. Almost every little problem vanished for that one specific night. Who would’ve thought a single person can make you feel invincible? Cristian, was nearly the opposite the person I was. He was true rock and roll, and I was merely the product of the mainstream rock phenomena. He almost seemed very opinionated as I had always kept to myself, It was odd and a little unexpected. Although we both are very timid from the naked eye, to my surprise he was actually very witty and humorous. One lonely night at a park was the beginning of a very long and faithful friendship.

Recording Arts is a career field in which sound is recorded. Recording Arts plays a major role in life because sound is everywhere. Sound is in the video games we play. Sound is in broadcasting. Sound is in TV and film. Sound is in the music that we listen to. Growing up, my life evolved around music. I started guitar, piano, and drums at the age of 14. When I first enter high school, I joined chorus. It was a great experience. I learned to scat and how to sing like Louis Armstrong. The next year, I joined the band. I played every instrument that I could play. That includes guitar, piano, drums, and bass. I never took it serious until I started to play the bass. I fell in love instantly. I performed at talent shows and anywhere that I could perform.

When I was in seventh grade, I joined the school band. I thought about what instrument I should play, and decided to play the clarinet. I started playing in school and discovered that I had a slight talent for it.

As I woke up at 4:00 a.m. I was full of excitement for the concert. My cousin and I got ready for the concert. Before we had to leave for the concert we had to take my cousin’s dog out. When we got back we were on the way to Berkley. The sun was just rising, and when we got there, there was about 200 people already in line. It was only 6:00 a.m.!! While we were in line more and more people lined up behind us. The sun was up and it was still freezing cold. At around noon, it started warming up.

I consider my involvement with the music department to be the most meaningful extracurricular activity that I have given my time to throughout all four years of my high school career. Not only have I participated in many of the activities we host, I humbly believe that I have also become an ambassador who enhances the morale of my friends, family, and neighbors. Being drum major automatically puts me in a position of ambassadorial duties. However, I have reached out further into the my school and community by leading and organizing a saxophone quartet. We have performed at shopping centers, school ceremonies, concerts, festivals, and by administrative request. I plan on donating the hundreds of dollars we have collected to local charities in

It takes a village-- a village to help others grow and prosper in their lives. When someone cries out, another picks them up. When someone struggles, another guides them. I came to this realization in my third year of high school, and it has shifted my viewpoint from selfishness to selflessness.

On March 31st, this year, I received my acceptance letter from Berklee College of Music, one of the world’s best contemporary music schools. I was passionate about music since the age of nine, and this passion drove me towards pursuing a career in music. Despite of my family’s urge for me to take the American standardized tests, so that I could apply to universities all across the United States, I remained true to my conviction of applying only to a music school. Thus, my options were few in number. But a (insert metaphor here) of relief struck me when I received my acceptance letter from Berklee. However, looking at the price tag of attending Berklee, I began facing conflict within myself and with my family about attending. Finally, after a lot of thought, I decided not to attend the renowned music school in Boston. My decision to not attend Berklee was a huge set back, but had many advantages and opened doors to many more opportunities.