1950S &

PIRACY

/1980S

POSITIVE EFFECTS OF PIRACY ONTHE MUSIC INDUSTRY

Access to older music no longer in print: When artists change labels, their new label is not allowed to produce the albums the artist made on the old label, and if the old label decides not to print anymore albums or release the songs, the music is effectively dead. Music downloading is the only way for most people to access these “dead” songs

Creates devout music fans Most music downloaders are teens that both have the time it takes to download mass amounts of music, and who also don’t have the money needed to buy albums. However, music downloading does create a love of music, that will carry over when teens become adults.

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PIRACY ONTHE MUSIC INDUSTRY

- Each year the industry loses £2.5 billion to piracy worldwide.- Honest retailers lose because they can’t compete with the prices offered by

the illegal vendors, or free illegal downloads. - Less business means more unemployment.- Musicians, singers, songwriters and producers don’t get the royalties and fees

they’ve earned, and most depend on the fee to make a living.

EXAMPLE OF HOW FREE DOWNLOADINGHAS BENEFITED ARTISTS

Radiohead – Kid A

- When Radiohead released their new album on Oct. 3, 2000, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts.- All this was done without music videos, interviews, radio play, or touring (the main sources of

publicity for most big artists). - The publicity it gained before its release was through free online downloads, particularly Napster. - The record company decided to give out the entire album online to radio stations and selected sites,

and as a result, 3 months before the release date, all of Kid A was available for free for all to download on Napster, where massive amounts people downloaded the album for free.

- This is why the RIAA worked so hard to shut down Napster, because if people have already downloaded an album, who would want to buy it?

- But despite the heavy downloading, the album still sold 210,000 copies in its first week, which suggests that downloading created enough publicity.

1980S IN MUSICIn the 1980s there was the emergence of pop, dance music and New Wave. As the term disco fell out of fashion in the decades early years. Genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience; sub-genres such as New Wave, Soft rock and Glam Metal emerged and developed a significant following.Adult contemporary, quiet storm and smooth jazz gained popularity.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_music

1980S IN MUSIC

Throughout the decade, R&B, hip hop and urban music in general were becoming commonplace, particularly in the inner-city areas of large, metropolitan cities; rap was especially successful in the latter part of the decade, with the advert of the golden age of hip hop.These urban genres, rap and hip hop particularly would continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s and 2000s.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_music

1980S TECHNOLOGY

- In 1980s computers were beginning to be invented and people were beginning to consume music through this. - It was mainly based on vinyl records and cassette tapes. Records were by far the better quality and although they used a very delicate surface to store the audio content, they provided years of good quality and still do nowadays.- Cassettes were more convenient and were becoming the more popular medium for buyers. - Unlike records, cassettes could be used in portable player such as cars and Sony then introduced the Walkman, the first personal music player.

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_1980's_music_technology_like

1980S TECHNOLOGY- In the studio, recordings were made on to analogue tape.

Larger studios used 2” wide tape which would hold 24 tracks.

- And then by the end of the decade, CDs had made an appearance in the consumer market. The CD claimed o have far better quality than records or cassettes and the claim is generally accepted as correct.

- The development of digital music in the 80s paved the way for small and low cost studios. Most home based and project studios today are based loosely on the methods developed by the larger studios of the late 80s.

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_1980's_music_technology_like

1980S TOP ARTISTSThese are some of the artists whom topped the charts…- Whitney Houston- Janet Jackson- Guns N Roses- The Police- Bon Jovi- Michael Jackson- Duran Duran- Dire Straits- Van Halen- Wang Chung

1980S POPULAR SONG

“New Order – Blue Monday” – is a single released in 7th March 1983. New Order is a British band, the song has been widely remixed and covered since its release. It is a popular anthem in the dance club scene.It has 2 record labels, ‘Factory’ and ‘FAC 73’.This song is currently #1 in the best songs of 1980s.

Source: http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1980s/266358/page/10

1980S RECORD LABELSSome of the record labels from the 1980s were…

- 99 Records- Audiogram- Boardwalk Records- Demon Music Group- Caltex Records- Clay Records- Crammed Discs- DEP International- Dischord Records- Epitaph Records- Frontier Records- Funoon Al Jazeera

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Record_labels_established_in_1980

1980S RECORD LABELSOne of the record labels were Boardwalk Records.- It was founded by Neil Bogart in 1980 after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca

Records.- The label ad a huge hit act with Joan Jett before Neil Bogart died of cancer in 1982.- Other artists on the boardwalk label included Curtis Mayfield, Ohio Players and the

soundtrack to the 1982 film Megaforce.- Chris Christian was the first artist signed to Boardwalk.- In late 1981, “I Want You I Need You” became a #37 Top 40 Billboard pop hit and Top

10 A/C hit for Christian, Robert Kardashian who is Kim Kardashian’ father.- A year after Bogart’s death, the label eventually closed down.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boardwalk_Records

TECHNOLOGY IN THE 1950S

Artists of the 50’s:

• Elvis Presley• Chuck Berry• Bo Diddley• Fats Domino• Little Richard• Jerry Lee Lewis• Big Joe Turner• Gene Vincent• Ray Charles• Penguins• Lloyd Price• Hank Williams• Sonny Rollins• Charlie Parker• Carl Perkins

Top 3 Rock & Roll Songs:Johnny B. Goode – Chuck BerryJailhouse Rock – Elvis PresleyRock around the clock – Billy Haley & His comets

Top 3 Blues Songs:Chuck Berry – Rock & Roll musicJohnny Cash – I walk the lineFrankie Lymon – The Teenagers

GENRE OF MUSIC IN THE 50S

MCCARTHYISMMcCarthyism:Is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence

Blacklisting: A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment because of untrustworthiness or for holding opinions considered undesirable. Communism:A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

CONTROVERSIAL TOPICSOF THE 50S

Controversial Topics:• Quiz Show Scandals• Hollywood Black listing• McCarthyismOther Topics:• A total of 101 television stations are operating.• Some 4,835,000 television sets are installed.• Colour TV Introduced• Princess Elizabeth Becomes Queen• First Playboy Magazine• Reports Say Cigarettes Cause Cancer• Disneyland Opens• Peace Symbol Created• NASA Founded• The Sound Of Music Opens in Broadway