Has the Digital Age Caused a Behavioral Change In Young People, Creating Limitations in Creativity and Music Production? The declining cost of computation has made digital technology cost-effective and accessible to individuals all over the world. This includes inhabitants of developing nations and young children in all social classifications (Hampel,...

Alan Bishop’s DJ set titled “Sublime Frequencies” is a mesh of different music genres, pitting retro 60s and 70s music with rock, folk, Yé-yé, surf and traditional harmonies from North Africa as well as South and Southeast Asia. With Bishop’s quintessential groovy style and low-key personality, the concert was a...

Bands are not only about the music, but rather about the presentation of the concepts and marketed emotions that play into the hearts of the fans. This is most frequently presented in the context of the clothing and marketing materials. For example, a photograph or flyer that displays the artist...

Michael Jackson, born in 1958 in Gary, Indiana, was one of the world's most successful recording artists (Jones and Brown, 2005, p. 14). Jackson first found fame as a young child, when he performed with his older brothers in the musical group, The Jackson Five, but he went on to...

No matter what genre one prefers, music is a part of daily life that invigorates, shapes mood, reflects the reality, and builds new worlds. In the abundance of genres, rap and pop seem to be completely non-similar as they are based on different concepts, have differing structure, etc. However, being...