Hello again everyone. Hope you guys had a nice, restful weekend like I did. Now I hate myself for doing this and I apologize for this being a mindless self-plug, but as I have stated before I am a musician and am continually experimenting with different avenues of music creation. With that being said, I would like to present my first original track ever. It is not the best that it could be but it was good enough that I decided to put it out here on the interwebs. I created this track using midi sequencing in the program Digital Performer and recording and editing through Audacity, which is an open source audio editing software. Listen to it and tell me what you think because I would like to see if this is a worthwhile future endeavor. For a hobby of course....
Cavalier by xXWraithXx
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Interview w/ A Third Party
Interviews, interviews, interviews, where for art thou interviews? Well I do not know about interviews plural but I got a single interview right here that is just what you guys are looking for. In this interview, which will most likely be my final one due to time constraints, I decided to go about the process differently. I approached one of my classmates who I know somewhat well but is still more of an acquaintance than a friend, we will call him Matt. He is a total video game junkie and has absolutely no time for music, save for a small amount of gangsta rap on the side. This provided for a fairly interesting exchange.
Me: Do you still buy CDs primarily?
Matt: I don't really buy CDs period. I'm more of an agent for free downloads than anything else. Plus I hardly ever listen to music.
Me: You hardly ever listen to music?? May I ask how that is possible?
Matt: Well outside of listening to the radio while I drive or a friend's mix CD while they drive, I spend all my time online in other fashions.
Me: Care to elaborate a little bit?
Matt: I play games online, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft mostly. I love playing team deathmatch over Xbox live, so much so that it occupies all of my time.
Me: I still find it hard to believe that you don't listen to music.
Matt: Well its not like I don't listen to music at all. I do enjoy the occasional N.W.A or Freddie Gibbs, but outside of that my knowledge of and exposure to any other kind of music is virtually none. Music just isn't a priority for me like it is for a lot of people. I don't have headphones in my ears 24/7 and the only sound quality I have to worry about is the master game volume for whatever game I may be playing on whatever monitor I may be playing it on.
Me: Well that is good to hear though it is interesting you have little to no exposure to a decent portion of the musical spectrum. I apologize for my prodding.
Matt: Its cool. A lot of people are usually shocked to hear that so you're not the only one.
Me: Since you have very little exposure to music as a commodity, how much do you know about the industry that produces it?
Matt: Nothing at all, but I assume the fact that you're asking me about it means that something is going on, am I right?
Me: That's just the thing, there isn't anything going on. The industry is just in a state of transition and everyone is freaking out over the change.
Matt: I'll take your word for it.
Me: Do you still buy CDs primarily?
Matt: I don't really buy CDs period. I'm more of an agent for free downloads than anything else. Plus I hardly ever listen to music.
Me: You hardly ever listen to music?? May I ask how that is possible?
Matt: Well outside of listening to the radio while I drive or a friend's mix CD while they drive, I spend all my time online in other fashions.
Me: Care to elaborate a little bit?
Matt: I play games online, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft mostly. I love playing team deathmatch over Xbox live, so much so that it occupies all of my time.
Me: I still find it hard to believe that you don't listen to music.
Matt: Well its not like I don't listen to music at all. I do enjoy the occasional N.W.A or Freddie Gibbs, but outside of that my knowledge of and exposure to any other kind of music is virtually none. Music just isn't a priority for me like it is for a lot of people. I don't have headphones in my ears 24/7 and the only sound quality I have to worry about is the master game volume for whatever game I may be playing on whatever monitor I may be playing it on.
Me: Well that is good to hear though it is interesting you have little to no exposure to a decent portion of the musical spectrum. I apologize for my prodding.
Matt: Its cool. A lot of people are usually shocked to hear that so you're not the only one.
Me: Since you have very little exposure to music as a commodity, how much do you know about the industry that produces it?
Matt: Nothing at all, but I assume the fact that you're asking me about it means that something is going on, am I right?
Me: That's just the thing, there isn't anything going on. The industry is just in a state of transition and everyone is freaking out over the change.
Matt: I'll take your word for it.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Interview w/ A Friend
So do you remember that interview that I posted the other day? Well guess what, I enjoyed doing that interview so much that I decided to do another one! You are welcome. For this one I chose to ask a close friend of mine who we shall call Rick from this point forward. Rick is a long-time fan of all types of music who is my age. Let us see what he had to say.
Me: So can I just start off by asking whether or not you still purchase CDs?
Rick: Sure do. I always have bought CDs and always will buy CDs. I remember back when I was really little and I had a Sony Walkman and my parents bought me cassette tapes. If they still sold cassettes regularly nowadays I would still buy them.
Me: May I just ask why you are still so energetic about CDs, because I have to say that I haven't even thought about buying a CD in years?
Rick: You must be one of those people that is all about online piracy and torrenting. I really dislike those things because I feel that they take away from the artists who create the music we listen to. I remember when I got my first CD back in '97, it was a copy of Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind. I thought it was so cool and I felt so honored to be playing it in my boombox. It was at that point in time where I decided that I loved music, simple as that. There's just something about CDs for me that just makes my music collection seem complete.
Me: Do you subscribe to the theory that CDs are predicated on greed and capitalism?
Rick: I can't even really say I know what you mean by that. Compact discs were a way to be more practical with recorded sound. Vinyls served the same purpose when they were invented.
Me: Do you not feel that online downloads, piracy or not, are also a more practical way to use and distribute sound?
Rick: Yeah it may be more readily available but what about the musicians? You download a song for free, you think they see any profit from that? I'm sure you would like to think that they do.
Me: So what do you think about the lackluster CD sales and price drop for purchasing CDs?
Rick: I can't say that I know anything about "lackluster" CD sales but I can say this: if people aren't buying CDs they should be, in order to show support for their favorite bands. I do my part. And in all honesty I have noticed a steady decline in the average CD price over the past few years. Now I don't know much about economics and I don't really feel that its a sign of anything. I do know that it can only be better for me the cheaper CDs are.
Me: So can I just start off by asking whether or not you still purchase CDs?
Rick: Sure do. I always have bought CDs and always will buy CDs. I remember back when I was really little and I had a Sony Walkman and my parents bought me cassette tapes. If they still sold cassettes regularly nowadays I would still buy them.
Me: May I just ask why you are still so energetic about CDs, because I have to say that I haven't even thought about buying a CD in years?
Rick: You must be one of those people that is all about online piracy and torrenting. I really dislike those things because I feel that they take away from the artists who create the music we listen to. I remember when I got my first CD back in '97, it was a copy of Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind. I thought it was so cool and I felt so honored to be playing it in my boombox. It was at that point in time where I decided that I loved music, simple as that. There's just something about CDs for me that just makes my music collection seem complete.
Me: Do you subscribe to the theory that CDs are predicated on greed and capitalism?
Rick: I can't even really say I know what you mean by that. Compact discs were a way to be more practical with recorded sound. Vinyls served the same purpose when they were invented.
Me: Do you not feel that online downloads, piracy or not, are also a more practical way to use and distribute sound?
Rick: Yeah it may be more readily available but what about the musicians? You download a song for free, you think they see any profit from that? I'm sure you would like to think that they do.
Me: So what do you think about the lackluster CD sales and price drop for purchasing CDs?
Rick: I can't say that I know anything about "lackluster" CD sales but I can say this: if people aren't buying CDs they should be, in order to show support for their favorite bands. I do my part. And in all honesty I have noticed a steady decline in the average CD price over the past few years. Now I don't know much about economics and I don't really feel that its a sign of anything. I do know that it can only be better for me the cheaper CDs are.
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