Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Monday, 28 August 2017
Taylor Swift's Controversial "Look What You Made Me Do" Music Video
The official music video for "Look What You Made Me Do":
A video pointing out a few of the controversial music video:
A video pointing out a few of the controversial music video:
Thursday, 24 August 2017
Genre Research: How Are Jazz Artists Promoted?
Saturday, 19 August 2017
Genre Research: How Are Classic Soul Artists Promoted?
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Below I have included screenshots of an interview with a modern day soul Dj who is still a fan of classic soul as well as the more modern takes on the genre.
Below is two images of advertisements for Smokey Robinson's a renowned Classic Soul artist. One is for his first single "Sweet Harmony" and the other is for one of his albums "Love Breeze".
While researching advertising I have noticed that most classic soul artists had albums covers that focused on them as the singer and the music. For reference I have included a few of Lionel Richie album covers.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Genre Research: Soul (Classic)
The second genre of music video I am looking into is SOUL, again like the jazz genre we like it because it is different to what students usually create. However, I will specifically be looking into more classic soul artists, rather than the modern ones like Beyonce, John Legend, and Alicia Keys. This is mainly for the point of our groups decision to be different as modern soul artists still produce songs that come under Pop, R&B and the most common genres for students to chose.
With that said the first artist I have researched into is Marvin Gaye. Gaye was an American
singer, songwriter and record producer; he helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s starting as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a long string of hits.(His most popular classic soul song being "Sexual Healing") He had great hits with the likes of Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, and Kim Weston. Over his years he earned the titles "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". A number of his other songs include:
"Sexual Healing"
Aretha Louise Franklin is the next soul artist that I am researching. She is an American soul and gospel singer, songwriter and musician who began her career as a child singing gospel at the church of her father. By the end of the 1960s she had gained the title "The Queen of Soul". Over the years she's gained a very long list of songs her top two most famous being "Respect" and "I Said a Little Prayer". Aretha has an amazing voice to the extent that even before women were beginning to be seen as equals she could hold her own ground without having to have a male accompany her on her tracks. I like the style of Aretha's music videos as they're simple and just have her and some times a few back up singers, this really allows the audience to focus on the lyrics and meaning behind the song.
"I Said a Little Prayer"
"Respect"
Some of her other major hits include the likes of:
Stevie Wonder is a classic soul artist that everyone knows. He was born in 1950 and soon became a child prodigy and is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Being blind since just after birth hasn't stopped him as he was signed to Motown Tamla label at the young age of 11. Since he has gone on to win 25 Grammy Awards and has sold over 100 million records worldwide making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists. His most popular classic soul song is "Superstition".
Some of his other popular songs include:
One of my personal favourites has to be "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)".
Other influential classic soul artists include the likes of:
With that said the first artist I have researched into is Marvin Gaye. Gaye was an American
singer, songwriter and record producer; he helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s starting as an in-house session player and later as a solo artist with a long string of hits.(His most popular classic soul song being "Sexual Healing") He had great hits with the likes of Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Tammi Terrell, and Kim Weston. Over his years he earned the titles "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul". A number of his other songs include:
"Sexual Healing"
Aretha Louise Franklin is the next soul artist that I am researching. She is an American soul and gospel singer, songwriter and musician who began her career as a child singing gospel at the church of her father. By the end of the 1960s she had gained the title "The Queen of Soul". Over the years she's gained a very long list of songs her top two most famous being "Respect" and "I Said a Little Prayer". Aretha has an amazing voice to the extent that even before women were beginning to be seen as equals she could hold her own ground without having to have a male accompany her on her tracks. I like the style of Aretha's music videos as they're simple and just have her and some times a few back up singers, this really allows the audience to focus on the lyrics and meaning behind the song.
"I Said a Little Prayer"
"Respect"
Some of her other major hits include the likes of:
Stevie Wonder is a classic soul artist that everyone knows. He was born in 1950 and soon became a child prodigy and is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Being blind since just after birth hasn't stopped him as he was signed to Motown Tamla label at the young age of 11. Since he has gone on to win 25 Grammy Awards and has sold over 100 million records worldwide making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists. His most popular classic soul song is "Superstition".
Some of his other popular songs include:
One of my personal favourites has to be "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)".
Other influential classic soul artists include the likes of:
- Ray Charles
- Erykah Badu
- Diana Ross
- Lionel Richie
All of which are truly amazing artists.
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
Genre Research: Jazz
As a group we are still unsure of what genre of music we want to do, therefore I have decided to do some research into our top contenders of Genres (including songs and artists). So the first genre I'll be looking further into is JAZZ. Now as a group we like the idea of a Jazz video because it doesn't fit in with the usual music videos students on this course choose, therefore, our video is more likely to stick out.
One of my favourite Jazz artists has to be Louis Armstrong. He was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, who was with out a doubt one of the most influential figures in Jazz. His most famous song would have to be "What a Wonderful World" which has since been used in a range of movies from animated children films to over 18 horror movies. Some of his other songs include:
"What a Wonderful World"
The next artist I looked into was Ella Jane Fitzgerald, she was an American jazz singer who was often referred to as the "First Lady of Song" , "Queen of Jazz" and "Lady Ella". Ella was discovered in an amateur contest and then went on to become the top female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, she made history in becoming the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award. She then went on to win 13 Grammys in total and sell more than 40 million albums. One of her most popular songs "Dream a Little Dream of Me" also featured Louis Armstrong. Some of her other songs include (a number of them also feature Armstrong):
"Dream a Little Dream of Me"
Some of the other most influential Jazz artists include the likes of :
One of my favourite Jazz artists has to be Louis Armstrong. He was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, who was with out a doubt one of the most influential figures in Jazz. His most famous song would have to be "What a Wonderful World" which has since been used in a range of movies from animated children films to over 18 horror movies. Some of his other songs include:
"What a Wonderful World"
The next artist I looked into was Ella Jane Fitzgerald, she was an American jazz singer who was often referred to as the "First Lady of Song" , "Queen of Jazz" and "Lady Ella". Ella was discovered in an amateur contest and then went on to become the top female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, she made history in becoming the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award. She then went on to win 13 Grammys in total and sell more than 40 million albums. One of her most popular songs "Dream a Little Dream of Me" also featured Louis Armstrong. Some of her other songs include (a number of them also feature Armstrong):
"Dream a Little Dream of Me"
Some of the other most influential Jazz artists include the likes of :
- Art Tatum
- Thelonious Monk
- Charles Mingus
- Art Blakey
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Max Roach
- Billie Holiday
- John Coltrane
- Count Basie
- Benny Goodman
- Coleman Hawkins
- Miles Davis
- Charlie Parker
- Duke Ellington
- Louis Armstrong
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