Questions for Jamie Thraves

1. What inspired you to be in the music industry?

2. What was your biggest breakthrough in your career?

3. Who’s your favourite artist that you have worked with?

4. What is your favourite music video which you have produced? 

5. What would you say makes a successful music video?

6. What genre of music is the easiest and the hardest, that you have found to make a music video for? 

7. Do you prefer to produce music videos or films?

8. How do you come up with the storyline for your music videos? 

9. What artists would you like to work with in the future?

10. Do you personally edit or get involved in the editing process of your music videos?

Our Influence

As a group we have  had a few very contrasting ideas which range from genres such as Pop to Grime to Rock. We have been conduction lots of research as a group to get a better understanding of the conventions that are in a specific genre. Furthermore it gave us a insight off what we would need to include into our music video. We as a group have discussed the possibility of different genres due to the type of music as us as individuals listen to. For example one member off our group Sean listens to and likes the genre of music grime, Wilson prefers House music, Maisie is influenced by Pop/Rap music and me personally I prefer the Pop genre. However saying this it looks most likely that the genre we will research into further detail as a group and will create a music video for is Pop. The main reason for this is due to the huge range and variety off music that we can choose from in the Pop genre. This will mean that it will be much easier as a group to decided upon a song that we all like and that we will believe as a group that we can create a successful music video for.

Star Profile - Jamie Thraves

What Music Means To Me?

               

History Of Pop Music Videos

This is a presentation I created exploring the history of Pop music videos and the way in which they have developed through new technology.


                

The History Of The Music Industry

The History Of The Music Industry 

The music industry started in the 18th century. The process of how music was made and printing of music took place for the part with the support of financial support from people of higher social class in society. In the 19th century, sheet music publishers dominated the music industry.  At the beginning of the 20th century, the recording of sound began to function through new technology in music which in turn created a new market.

The phonograph is a device introduced in 1877 invented by Thomas Edison that has been used for playing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds.

The start of radio communications, changed the way in which music was heard. Opera houses, concert halls and clubs continued to produce music and perform live, but the power of radio allowed bands and artists to become popular on a nationwide and sometimes worldwide scale.

The record industry eventually replaced the sheet music publishers as the industry’s largest force. The 1920's was a time of massive development and expansion as BBC radio was licensed by the British Government.

BBC radio started off by playing classical music. In the late 1920's the first music videos were played on a jukebox. Around the 1930's/40's there was a decline in the music industry. In the early 1940's soundies were an early version of the music video.

By the end of the 1980's the ‘Big 6’ were formed. Electric & Musical Industries Ltd , Columbia Broadcasting System, Bertelsmann Music Group, PolyGram, Warner Bros, Elektra Atlantic and Music Corporation of America dominated the industry.

Sony bought CBS Records in 1987 and changed its name to Sony Music in 1991. In 1998 PolyGram merged into Universal Music Group, now making it the ‘Big 5’.

In the 21st century the ‘Big 5’ major record companies became the ‘Big 4’ in 2004 when Sony bought BMG. The four major corporate labels that dominated recorded music were Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and EMI Group. Each of these four companies had many other smaller companies within the market.

In 2011 the ‘Big 4’ became the ‘Big 3’ when EMI was bought by Universal.

Different Types Of Music Genres

Different Types Of Music Genres

I have conduct some research in the form of a Prezzi presentation on several different music genres to give me a clear understanding of what makes certain genres. I have also found out the key conventions and traits which puts certain music into these genre category's.