Essays on Music Industry

The distribution channel of music has changed its form completely over the past decade and Online platforms like youtube, saavn, and gaana.com, i-music have become the most popular and most important channels. Undoubtedly, this change bought a tremendous amount of prestige and exposure for the…

Hearing music does relief and calm the soul. And music makers do tend to have a joy in reaching to their listeners with something they would love to hear. Music Production doesn’t seem on the first look to be a difficult chore, neither technical. But…

The first time I heard Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” song, I thought it was about a man’s devotion to a woman, and for some reason he associated it with a church. But as I continued to listen to the song, I understood that it…

Have you ever heard of Emma Jalamo songs? Emmanuel Austin Odhiambo, popularly known as Emma Jalamo, is a Kenyan vernacular artist. He writes his music in his native Luo language. He has six siblings in his family. His father was a cobbler. The artist grew…

This essay will touch on a few issues such as gender, branding, personal emotion and the music industry from a range of perspectives in hope to shed some light on a gender problem we have in the music industry and the fear it has among…

Music fans who still love to listen to tunes of yesteryears that deserve a second listening would surely know the legendary artist Henry Rollins whose initial contact with fame came with his role as the lead singer of Rollins band and the Black Flag which…

Barry Manilow and his counterparts defined the true meaning of Rock music and will not be forgotten in a hurry in the music industry. Barry graced the big screens in the early 60s and mesmerized everyone with his distinctive and unique style of music. He…

Now this one may take some thought. If you see the entire Band or any member of the band representing a fairy tale, fable, myth, fictional character from a movie or novel, superhero or archetype? Aside from many rock musicians fulfilling a hero myth, can…

From infancy to adulthood, music is an important part of our lives. The music we listen to always influences us because of the various messages in songs. The song Born This Way by Lady Gaga is an inspiring song that is filled with incredible meanings….

“Spirits Fly” by Andrew Hetherington is a story of a flawless track that is almost overwhelmingly perfect. When a track is this great, it is incredibly hard to describe its power and skill in words alone. Something this fantastic can only truly be understood by…