My First Blog

 Biography: David Robert Jones was born in Brixton on January 8, 1947. He played music as a teenager and joined a number of bands which introduced him into the showy worlds of pop and mod, until he came up with the name of David Bowie in 1966. It was in 1969 that he made himself known in the UK charts with his first hit, Space Oddity.  In the 1970's, Bowie would become an international superstar with his theatrical persona as Ziggy Stardust to stage one of the most spectacular and innovative performances to date. Throughout his career, he would explore many styles from soul and pop to experimental and electronic music. Bowie remained creatively active for decades while continuing to release albums into the 21st century, one of them being the critically acclaimed Blackstar  in 2016. Eventually in 2016 he would die peacefully surrounded by his family after battling cancer for 18 months, just two days after the release of his last album.  Starman  by David Bowie, U...

Indian classical music has been around for over 6,000 years, and is found to be enjoyed by peoples from around the world. It originates from sacred Vedic scriptures where chants developed a system of musical notes, and is closely connected to nature by taking inspiration from the seasons and times of day. These created 'Ragas' or musical moods and time cycles or 'Taals'. Ragas are the melodic framework which forms the structure of the music, and Taals refer to the rhythmic structure or beat which measures the musical time.  Indian classical music is unique in its own way because of how it utilizes different musical elements, such as melody and rhythm. The melody of the music is the one that leads, specifically the raga, which mirrors human emotion and the natural world. Classical performances can feel like one is in meditation or on an emotional journey. The tala or taal system brings a level of rhythmic complexity that doesn't just keep the music time, but also eng...

  Introduction/History The earliest form of EDM, or Electronic Dance Music, came from the late 1970's when it was called disco music at the time. It was aimed to move crowds in dance floors using drum machines and electronic music for synth. In the 1980's was the post-disco era where synth music or synthpop was developed along with house and electronic music. Music during this era were beginning to be produced by the mainstream music industry in Europe while being more advanced and with technological advancements such as MIDI, which allowed electronic music to be more accessible and transformative by anyone with musical experience and a computer. Music hits such as " Take On Me"  by a-ha were produced during this time. Around the 90's was when more modern genres of EDM were developed and used in raves, becoming popular in Europe where underground and warehouse rave parties took place. Eventually in the 2000's, modern EDM picked up its popularity in the US wher...