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'The orchestra will never die': Why one composer says we need live music now more than ever
They say music feeds the soul. And now more than ever it's something humankind craves and needs. As the world copes with the enforced incarceration thanks to the coronavirus epidemic, thankfully, composers are still out there being creative and making music. And while a lot of the entertainment industry has come to a grinding halt, some are lucky enough to still be working and making money.
By Zoe Nauman6 years ago in Beat
Zico’s “Any Song” - A Viral Challenge and Chart Domination
This past week, Zico became the first artist of 2020 to have a song attain a “Perfect All-Kill” on the South-Korean charts. For those who don’t know what that is, it means that a song is number one on the daily and realtime charts of Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Soribada along with the realtime charts of Flo and iChart; criteria that makes a song a Certified All-Kill. A Perfect All-Kill is then achieved when the song also becomes number one on iChart’s weekly chart. Despite being an undeniably talented artist who has been a fixture in the Korean mainstream for almost a decade, this is the first Perfect All-Kill that Zico has been a part of.
By Nathan Sartain6 years ago in Beat
7-Year-Old Releases Catchy Song Teaching Financial Responsibility, Raps About Not Owing Rapper 50 Cent Money
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA – Make room Nicki Minaj and Cardi B! There’s a new rapper on the scene. Kennedy O’Neal (aka – Super Kennedy) might just be 7-years-old but she’s a lyrical maestro in the making on a mission to teach kids and adults about financial responsibility. To kick off the New Year, she is excited to release her debut single appropriately titled, “Piggy Bank.” You can watch the music video at this link.
By Nikki Gaskins Campbell6 years ago in Beat
‘Hate Everything’ - How G.Soul Became Golden
For fans that veer away from the mainstream of Korean music, the name G.Soul will hardly be unfamiliar. The now 31-year-old burst onto the scene to much fanfare with his 2015 EP Coming Home (largely due to an infamous 15 year “training” period which involved considerable time stateside), with its title track proving to be the perfect supplement to the years of anticipation. “Coming Home” perfectly meshed the soulful vocals of Ki Ji-Hyun with an electronica backbeat and underlying finger snaps, making for a refreshing twist on modern R&B. The eventual climax, a higher-tempo, more energised delivery of the chorus, firmly marked G.Soul down as a star of the future, and ensured that critics wouldn’t take him lightly.
By Nathan Sartain6 years ago in Beat
How John Coltrane's Music Changed My Productivity
When I was growing up, productivity was never really an action that I could do well. Maybe it's due to the constant distractions of being Young, but ever since I started college productivity, (unless I was super into the topic) was just painful. The ability to focus on something that wasn't about my everyday life caused me a lot of frustration and it lost my interest in a matter second; it wasn't until I started to study at a university when my productivity increased. What changed? Nothing Really, except for the music I was listening to while studying. I didn't change the times I studied; I didn't change the length of studying I didn't even change the amount of caffeine or coffee I would drink. No, I traded the music. In my second semester at San Francisco State University, I took a class called the music of John Coltrane.
By C.R. Pattison6 years ago in Beat
Presenting: JimJams
Where it began... During my pre-teens, it was discovered that I have an attraction to drums. It wouldn't be out of the ordinary for my pillows and bed to involuntarily become my drum set. However, it wasn't until my high school years when I started taking drums (and music in general) much more seriously.
By James Crawford6 years ago in Beat
Bob Helfant: The Known Americana
Bob Helfant is a singer, songwriter, and a guitar player who takes inspiration from the resounding names of the music industry that incude: Bob Dylan, The Beatles, John Prine, BB King, The Band, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Newman, and Don Commanda.
By mysoundMusic6 years ago in Beat
Meet Svng: Hip-Hop’s Independent Gem
You’d be forgiven if svng’s Our Holiday EP hasn’t quite made its way onto your playlists yet. The eight-track offering; although a solid blend of trap, vibrant hip-hop stylings and band sounds, has undeniably slipped under the radar, and, for now, remains a hidden gem in a market very much saturated with dregs. Nonetheless, the South-Korean independent artist is happy to have his first official extended play released to the public.
By Nathan Sartain6 years ago in Beat
Snow Tha Product Goes Off!!
Intro The last eight years have proven to be a serious journey for independent artist Snow Tha Product. Early fans and supporters understand that this incredibly talented artist stands above and beyond mainstream competition. She possesses and maintains a unique style of music that threatens that of her competition. Due to this factor and the severity of such threat, decision-makers in the hip-hop business have collaborated to blacklist her from any true progress in the field. After finally being released from her contract with Atlantic Records, Snow Tha Product is finally a free agent again and back on full independence grind. To celebrate, she constructed a nationwide tour in early 2019. Her Goin' Off tour was broken into two legs; with Part 1 taking place on the West Coast over the summer and Part two taking off over the rest of 2019 on the East Coast. As she's been touring, she has managed to pack 98 percent of every one of her shows.
By P.I.F.F. Magazine6 years ago in Beat
