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.
Got keep your head up
2020 has been the toughest year of my life. Not only because I am a student and have a sick mother and almost lost my sister because of COVID is this pandemic. I hurt to see so much pain going on in the world. The only thing that has kept me sane is this song by Andy Grammer “Keep your head up.” This song symbolizes so much to me in times of my life like this year that I thought I couldn't, this song showed me and taught me that many obstacles can happen, you just cannot give up. Many people lost their life or a loved one due to this virus and it is an unfortunate event. The scariest part is that the virus does not have a vaccination.
By Yamily Santana6 years ago in Beat
The Importance of Music in Our Society
Over time, music has played a very important role in society. All cultures, villages, etc. they have their own musical manifestations, but while many of these manifestations have features in common, their differences are what makes them stand out. What is characteristic, unique, and different about each culture is what leads us to diversity and plurality.
By Lara Lauson6 years ago in Beat
Channing Channels
I love music! I love creating beats and music. It is something that I did day in and day out. And it's not for the money or to please anyone; It's my creative space to explore my creativity. My 'me' time. I'm an old school hip hop head so... alotta my beats are chopped up samples and loops, ala Pete Rock, Madlib or Dilla. When i do original compositions, it a bit more electronic with a touch of hip hop. Dabrye and early FlyLo is what i aim for, but it my own thing. (Link below if you wanna know more about Dabrye)
By Spencer Tomimatsu6 years ago in Beat
How BTS' "ON" has helped me keep sane during 2020
On February 5th, 2020, I booked tickets to see BTS live. The most popular musical group in the world right now were set to perform at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario on May 30th. After viewing their sensational live performances an incredibly unhealthy amount of times on numerous devices, it was going to be my first time watching them in real life on a massive stage surrounded by my fellow ARMYs.
By Ghezal Amiri6 years ago in Beat
It Came To Me In A Dream
Let me start from the very beginning. I have always had music around me. My mom introduced me to the music shows on PBS which was channel 13 in Ct the state I was born and raised in. I remember watching Arthur Fielder and The Boston Pops on TV. I remember watching Pavarotti sing with such splendor and Kathleen Battle with the passion of any Rocker I may have fallen in love with. I grew up with Motown ,R&B, Soul, Country, Rock, Jazz, Reggae the world of music. I also sang in chorus throughout my school years from elementary to high school. During my younger years I did try to play musical instruments but I did not have the support or encouragement to do so. I tried the flute and violin. My great grandma brought me an acoustic guitar and the man in the store said I was not strong enough to play so I never tried. I was under 7 years old. Being a musician was my dream so I took to singing. Growing up in New Haven Ct I began following a certain DJ. Dr James Jordan aka Jazzy. He was a DJ at WYBC FM the college radio station at Yale University. That was where I first heard him and I followed his career to WNHC AM and FM until he moved on to work in the music industry. I met my mentor when he was program director at WNHC AM. He was at my school Hamden High School for career day when I was a Jr. That was when my dream changed to being on the radio. I would be years later while working as a classroom aide helping with children that have special needs when I would finally work at an Urban Contemporary Radio Station in High Springs FL in 1998. The call number was 100.5 FM. It was the only Urban station in the area covering Lake City FL to Gainesville FL. That station was owned by Mr. Martin. He was a friend of my teacher that I worked with. I loved my day job don't get me wrong but working at that radio station was the first time I ever worked at a place and it did not seem like work. I was the person that recorded the six our show that was used when the station would go into automation. I also came into that job when Mr. Martin had decided to sell the station and get out of the radio business in our area. We have not had a good Urban Contemporary station in our area since. There have been a few people who tried locally in Lake City but they only lasted a very short time and then they were no more. I had longed to work in radio ever since that experience.
By Katherine Mills6 years ago in Beat
Why I Love Ambient Space Music So Much
I have a confession to make. I love Ambient Space Music. I got into it when Interstellar came out. I was very touched by the story and how it’s so disturbingly relevant to our time. To me, it triggers very intense feelings of everything from peace to sadness. I cried when I first heard Interstellar’s Groove Addicts. I also love the softness of some of it, such as Hans Zimmer’s Our Destiny Lies Above Us. Others, such as Sid Acharya’s No Way Back sound peaceful and then triumphant. As if someone has completed a major mission and is now heading back home.
By Emmanuel Motelin6 years ago in Beat
The Rocking Life: A beautiful virtuoso named Larissa - A New Yorker among New Yorkers
A beautiful virtuoso named Larissa: A New Yorker among New Yorkers I knew Larissa from afar. A far, far, far, afar. She lived on the East Coast in New York and I lived on the West Coast in California. We lived as far away from each other as two artists could live from each other. I am a brilliant writer and she is a singer/songwriter/musician extraordinaire. I smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and she poses with cigarettes because, well just because I guess that's what you do in New York when you are an amazing artist in a city of amazing artists trying to get something, anything, to set you apart from the rest of the people who would slit your very throat to get ahead. Not so in California.
By Legend Gilchrist6 years ago in Beat
