It seems like every guest speaker we have had has mentioned how important it is to be were the music is happening. You are most likely to get your music out in Nashville than you are in Spartanburg. So I decided to write about the three music cities that I'm aware of and what makes artist go to them.
New York
New York is where some of the most iconic music originated. There is also diverse music there. You can go from listening to music at the jazz club to the Carnegie Hall. It is an every-changing place to live in. There is always the opportunity to create new things here and it will be attractive to the creative people that live there. However, others say New York's entertainment is a "winner-take-all industry." This means that the vast majority of economic value depends on the effort of only a small number to top performers. So few participants (artists) reap high incomes from their work while the vast majority receives very little. If your a musician starting off in New York, you will make little until you make it big.
Nashville
Nashville is definitely a hot spot when it comes to country music. Great starts have started here or recorded albums here like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis Presley, and many more. Behind health care, music is Nashville's second largest job generator. For every 1.000 people working there are 7.5 music industry jobs. The cost of living there is 10.2 percent less than the national average which is good for musicians starting off there. There is a reason Nashville is referred to as the "Music City."There are so many musicians there and diverse music. That also means more competition. Most musicians starting out have one or more jobs to help pay the rent. It could be a struggle to be heard or get gigs anywhere.
Atlanta
Atlanta is known for its hip hop and R&B but artists like Jimi Hendrix, Macklemore, and Death Cab for Cutie have come from here as well. They are known for consistently discovering new hip hop artists and featuring them on V-103, Hot 107.9, and Street 94.5. Artists like Usher, Outkast, Cee lo Green started out in Atlanta.
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http://www.orbitz.com/blog/2014/12/7-best-music-cities-u-s/
https://nextcity.org/features/view/why-nashville-is-still-americas-music-city
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/05/atlanta_n_5008299.html
I like how you take what we discuss and use it as a springboard to do your own research, in this case, hearing about cities (other than where we live!) and delving in to a few to determine what makes them so attractive as "music destinations." That's good initiative. I'd ask that you look more carefully at your writing - lots of typos, some awkward sen, sentence constructions, and a bit of slippery grammar. Writing, especially with so much of it going on, is crucial, and good writing in the Digital Age has the power to make an impression as strong as one you'd make in person. Write a good first impression.
ReplyDeleteI like how you take what we discuss and use it as a springboard to do your own research, in this case, hearing about cities (other than where we live!) and delving in to a few to determine what makes them so attractive as "music destinations." That's good initiative. I'd ask that you look more carefully at your writing - lots of typos, some awkward sen, sentence constructions, and a bit of slippery grammar. Writing, especially with so much of it going on, is crucial, and good writing in the Digital Age has the power to make an impression as strong as one you'd make in person. Write a good first impression.
ReplyDeleteI would love to live in all of these cities! I also think Los Angeles is a great place for music. I plan to move there eventually on my journey into the music business world!
ReplyDeleteGood topic.
ReplyDeleteartist[s] ever[y]-changing your = you're Great [starts] artists delete the first "here" Jimi Hendrix, Macklemore started in Atlanta? I thought they were/are from Seattle. LA is conspicuously missing. What John said.
How come you didn't talk about Muscle Shoals in Alabama? That place has some serious history.
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