humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.
A Musicians Journey
I grew up a product of divorce from the age of six. I suffered from chemical depression, which was properly diagnosed much later in my life. Somewhere in those early years, I discovered music. It must have started with soundtracks to the movies Grease and Saturday Night Fever, not to mention the car radio which was harboring contemporary artists like the Eagles, Jimmy Buffet, disco tunes, and significant one-hit wonders of the '70s.
By Eric Sykes5 years ago in Beat
Music & Moods
Does Music Play a major role in the way we think and feel? Recently I have questioned not only the music that I listen to, but Also the musicians who are creating the music. I have long been a fan of music of every kind of genre there is. Im 32 years old and I can say that alot has changed with music and not only the sound but the message as well. I'd like to think that we as human beings set ouyr life soundtrack or album in our brains throughought our lifetime with our ups and downs, good times and bad, happy and sad. With this being said there are choices to make. Have you every decided to listen to a song on repeat just because you are so in tuned with the word, the beat, the harmony, the lyrics , the message? I've done this plenty of times and even woke up the next day with that same song stuck in my head. I'd like to say that for a good 5 years of my life I was living a very chaotic life becayse my influencers were musuicians. I tried to immitate the things these artist were talkung about in their songs and it didnt work out very well. I lost alot of friends, and even got into legal troubles do to the lifestyle I was living at this time. I was not a bad person, I was not even a criminal, I was a follower an individual who had no clear future because of my wrecklous thinking and decision making. I've taken responsibility for my actions and now times I meditate and reflect on the individual I use to be, this helps with my overall mood because it is important to understand that music will and can affect your mood a great deal. I hope that in the future Artist can understand that their music and message can play a major role in how many of us live our daily lives. I wish for a change mainly in the hip hop and rap industry because I personally feel Artist should take more responsibility for the issues in communities. For decades rap music and hip hop have been very influencial in America with rappers seeking fortune and fame, obtaining it and creating a negative image as role models for a struggling fan base. The objective is to come out of poverty and escape the life of drugs, alchohol, abuse, crime, and other problems. Here lies the problem, the message the artist is sending is violence, sex, guns , and crime. When an artist becomes a murder victim and glorified by the community this restarts the cycle because now the role model is no longer here. So what happens now an artist with an even more disturbing and violent message begins to take over the spotlight. With this being the regular routine for Rap artist it is clear that the industry needs change. If artist of the rap culture refuse to take responsibilty for this overall mess the next number one album will be called Who's Ready to Die.
By Mikel Dyes5 years ago in Beat
How is the availability of music shaping the modern human being?
Golden Age, that's one way to describe the times we are living in, a world where everything is available at the edge of our fingertips, whether it's education or entertainment, we have access to it all. Gone are the days where you had to wait for the radio to play your favourite song or go to a music store to buy album CDs and Vinyl; now all you have to do is ask Siri or Alexa to play your favourite song or click on a music application from Play store to look for an album. Rather than paying for tangible hard copies of albums, we are paying money online for the digital file to be saved on our phone, even at times paying is often optional due to the existence of streaming applications, so most people pay because they want to support their favourite musician, not because they need to.Of course, this openness in sharing of music has opened new doors, the audience can easily discover new music, artists, genres and broaden their musical knowledge without worrying about money and can develop a diverse musical taste to an extent which wasn't possible until years ago. The musicians are given access to a wider audience as their music can easily reach wide and even remote areas. It has also encouraged more musicians to pursue music by giving them a platform that is easily accessible. This has helped the musicians connect with more people on a deeper level. Download youtube videos to mp3 People are also experimenting with new ways to experience music like the introduction of 5D and 7D music which aims to give a surreal experience to the listeners. Some musicians are even holding e-concert where they play music live digitally in front of an audience giving the people an opportunity to connect with the artist if they can't attend the concert in real life Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, Amazon Music and YouTube are some of the platforms where people are flocking to for new music. One can even find music on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat by discovering new artists and learning about them personally.The option to create and share playlists is also another popular method of discovering and sharing music. This wide field of music is also encouraging regular people to learn instruments or singing or music production since they have a lot of music to learn from and build a foundation on. People are also being a part of Pop Culture due to its popularity in music online. With songs that fall into trending or viral categories, music is slowly building a common ground for people to connect upon.Such availability of music online helps one listen to various genres and easily connect with people from music. It is also increasing fandoms with people coming together to support an artist or genre. People are also listening to music in different languages as a choice and expanding their horizons. They are slowly opening up to cultures and regions by experimenting with music. Quite a lot of people are emotionally dependent on music to help understand and comprehend their emotion by listening to certain genres of music for a certain mood. Music is known to have an impact on a person's brain too and can encourage creativity and productivity too. Download free YouTube videos to MP4 This availability of music means that people don't have to attend concerts or become musicians themselves to get access to music and instead they can just pick up a platform of their choice, select the kind of music they want to listen to and just hit the play button. People who consider life without music to be like scenery without greenery, can easily.
By Ashish bairwa5 years ago in Beat
Memories Are Made from Music
Have you ever heard a song, and said to yourself "Oh, I remember this? It was played at that awesome concert." Have you ever heard a song that was playing when you got your first kiss, and then turned to jelly from head to toe? Music can do that; it can trigger memories both good and bad, and it can even evoke tears of happiness, joy or sadness. Take for example, Savage Gardens 'To the Moon and Back,' this one gets me every time, because it reminds me of when me and my now-husband first kissed when we met in a hospital where we were in-patients. The whole ward cheered because they knew we were in love before we even knew it! Memories are worth holding on to, and music has a clever way of reminding us that our memories are to be treasured.
By Carol Ann Townend5 years ago in Beat
An Intro
Hello to all that read this. I want to introduce myself to you. I must confess I'm not the best author in the world. I'm not that interesting and I'm definitely not that successful. However, I do wish to share with you my adventures into the 'Music' world and my experience of being a DIY artist. Now, I have been a musician, so to speak for around four years or so. Starting out I thought just practising was the key, while very important, if no one hears your sounds how can you make it your life? So after more practice and then even more practice, I grew to love music. All I wanted to do was music. But how then to do that and earn a living. I had always imagined one day I would wake up and be really successful. All that practise meaning something. That day has not come yet and without tons of work, I dare say it never will.
By Charlie Smith5 years ago in Beat
Detroit. Dead of Winter. 2018.
Martin: "So how did you get your start?" Me: Thinking back nearly 20 years earlier, through the fog and suppressed tears of having watched my mother and best friend die just two weeks earlier and the shock of finding myself stranded in my hometown decades after I left to pursue my life as an artist. I sat in ignorance over the fact that my life was on its road to getting much worse, before it became better than I ever imagined it could. I had one moment in me where I cared and so I answered his genuine inquiry, in kind, with earnestness.
By Michele Ari5 years ago in Beat
Body Art Challenge
Hey! My name is April Gregory (or Solaire), and I'm a songwriter. I've been writing music since I was in grade school, or more specifically trying to write my first album. With what little experience I had, it had taken me almost 5 YEARS to put together, and I was in the late stages of recording it all to soon release it to the public.
By April Gregory5 years ago in Beat
Music: How I Live, How I Breathe
What does music mean to you? For me, its essence in purity ultimately is what drives me to do a lifelong study of everything: delving deep into the inspirations behind the artistry, seeing for whom the composer is, how it affects all of us, and why this language is such that it is the only one universally translated across all cultures and societies. For me, music is all encompassing: as a classical musician studying at a conservatoire I live and breathe it. However, apart from the classical world I draw inspiration and strength from a slew of other genres, and below are a few windows of examples I am ecstatic to share with you.
By Cameron Smith5 years ago in Beat
"What Happened Baby?" - Simi Shares Her Daughter's Unexpected Reaction To Song, Duduke (VIDEO).
What a beautiful reaction. There’s nothing quite like the joys of motherhood, at least so I have been told. Earlier this year, singer Simi was blessed with the opportunity to partake in that joy, and even before the actual baby girl, Adejare came out of her, she already felt the joy from within.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
