Professional Documents
Culture Documents
"This Business of Urban Music: A Practical Guide to Achieving Success in the Industry, from Gospel to Funk to R&B to Hip-Hop." Choice 45.12 (2008): 2164-. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
I chose this article because it gives several examples of how an artist could possibly reach success in the music industry. While highlighting a large range of music from gospel to funk, the author suggests different strategies to use in order to be noticed. Topics such as which audience an artist should target, what to include in your personal biography and even how to record your demo are included. This article will be helpful in explaining different ways to be successful in the music industry.
Garofalo, Reebee. "From Music Publishing to MP3: Music and Industry in the Twentieth Century." American Music 17.3 (1999): 318-53. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
This article gives insight on how music companies and organizations successfully make profit off of their material. It explains how technological advancements has impacted the sales and production of music in today's world.
Garland, Eric. "Online Music the Sound of Success." The Futurist 37.6 (2003): 24,26,28. ABI/INFORM Complete; ProQuest Biological Science Collection; ProQuest Research Library. Web. 6 Nov. 2012.
This article will be key to the section of my paper dedicated to independent music success. Many artists nowadays are looking to do everything on their own, such as start their own record label and produce their own music. This article goes in depth about how the online and independent forms of music success are becoming more and more popular as time goes by. It shows how the online music industry