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Why Does My Music Suck? Tunes to Avoid and Why
The blog covers a variety of topics such as “Why Does My Music Suck? Tunes to Avoid and Why” and “The Best Electronic Music of 2014”, but the main focus is on avoiding common electronic music genres. The author, who is a musician and DJ, explains how the genre came to be, what it sounds…
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Top 10 Electronic Music Pioneers of The 20th Century In honor of the World’s Greatest DJ’s
In honor of the World’s Greatest DJ’s: a blog on the great pioneers of electronic music. 1. Wendy Carlos (born 1939) Wendy Carlos is an American composer and keyboardist who worked extensively with synthesizers and was one of the first to popularize them in the late 1960s. Carlos’ synthesizer work includes “Switched on Bach”, “By…
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DJ Mixes
Albums, if they’re any good, take a long time to make. DJ mixes, on the other hand, are like short stories: typically one hour of music created in a few weeks. So the best electronic album of the year was not an album at all, but a DJ mix: namely Radiohead’s Thom Yorke’s “The Eraser…
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What Kind of Music Are You Listening to? (Arab Countries’ Music Analysis)
In 2011, my co-founder and I came up with the idea of Deezer. We had a lot of questions related to music consumption, tastes, and preferences. Our questions ranged from the influence of the internet on music consumption in the Arab region to whether people were listening to more international or local music. But by…
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Discover the Elements of Classical Music
Discover the Elements of Classical Music: A blog around the elements of classical music. The elements of classical music is the place to share my love for classical music and hopefully inspire you to discover and listen to some great pieces. I focus on one element each time, going through its history and bringing examples…
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5 Quality Problems to Expect When Buying a Used Stereo System
If you have an interest in audio equipment, but are not yet ready to completely turn over your budget for a brand new system, there are many places where you can find a used stereo system for sale. However, with any used item, it is important to know what you are getting into. There are…
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Electronic Dance Music is a genre that is always evolving. Are you keeping up?
Electronic Dance Music, or EDM for short, is a genre that is always evolving. Some people might say that this is because it has only been around for a few decades. While it is true that some of the most well-known tracks in this genre came about in the early 2000s, many of their “ancestors”…
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Industrial Electronic Music Loudness and Dynamic Range
Industrial Electronic Music Loudness and Dynamic Range: An informative blog about the loudness war in recorded music. – – – [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Miserlou/industrial_electronic.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Miserlou/industrial_electronic) Welcome to Industrial Electronic Music Loudness and Dynamic Range, an informative blog about the loudness war in recorded music. The purpose of this blog is to share information about the loudness war in…
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YouTubers Review “first electronic music”
YouTubers Review “first electronic music” : A blog about the videos of the music being reviewed and how the songs are perceived. I’m an aspiring composer. My music is heavily influenced by classical, game and film music. I use to be a big fan of video games but over the years I’ve become more interested…
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An Overview of E-Musical Instruments
DEUTSCHE ELEKTRONISCHE MUSIK An Overview of E-Musical Instruments This article is a brief overview of electronic musical instruments. There are many different kinds of e-musical instruments, and it will be impossible to describe them all, but here we’ll go over some of the most common types of e-musical instruments. The first and most important thing…