Monday, 25 March 2013

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A prosumer is a combination between a producer and a consumer. Therefore it is someone who buys music but also creates it themselves so thy will have an more advanced understanding of what music is best suitable for them as they have created it themselves. 

He creates music using a synthesiser A sound synthesiser is an electronic instruments which creates a wide range of sounds. which allows you to use a variety of sounds that can combine together through pressing a specific button.  They can be controlled or played with a variety of different input devices
 Such as an instrument controller and an keyboard. He also creates music through an electric signal for example wave forms which is then converted to sound through loudspeakers. He controls it with a piano style keyboard. He adds a variety o different tracks too the current song which he plays into  the music by pressing specific buttons suited to that sound. 

Friday, 15 March 2013

Three distinct areas of the music industry

Production
Production is the first stage and it involves the creation of the media product. Prodcuction is the responsiibitly of the prodcution company. This will include processes such as pre- production, (post) prodcution.

Distribution
Distribution is the second stage. They may be part of the same company as the prodcution.They also can provide finnancial assistance for the produciton company such as a single, album or record label. They may also aquire a record after production is completed.

Exchange- Exhibition

(in old times this was called 'Exhibition')
Exibiitonhas many forms.
Home-The company who is selling a film for a copy- for example- HMV, Itunes, youtube. spotiify.

Non Profitable means is how an Album is often Exhibited. Which is how institiutions such as radio, adverts, music videos,T.v get audiences to buy there products.

Question 4- Why is this called Exchange?



5. Categorise the Institutions on the cards on the post 

Production 
Distribution & Marketing
Exchange (not exhibition anymore...)\

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Question 5 - Categories companies with the categories- Production, distribution- Marketing and Exchange.
Production
Maybach Music Group
Royalty records 
RMP production company 
Bluemuci productions 
G.O.O.D. Music

Distribution
Warner Brothers
Atlantic Records 
Axis distrubution company
Picture Box 

Exchange
HMV
Super markets ie- sainsburys. Asda's.
Rough Trade 
Amazon
Youtube
Spotify
Itunes 
Google Play 

Question 6 
6. Conclusion - How has the Industry responded to combat online music Piracy?

Firstly, the music industry has had to respond to piracy as it means people are illegally downlaoding music off of the internet as it is cheaper/free , easier and quicker. Therefore more particle which is beneficial to people interested in having music. Therefore, C.D sales have decreased due to people getting music illegally for free by downloading it through youtube converters, third part websites and torrent downloads. Therefore consequently, the music industry has had to react to combat online piracy as it means they would loose money otherwise as there main purchase of sales which was C.D's has now decreased in sales which means they have had to turn to to other conclusions. Therefore, they responded by increasing the price of tickets for music-events such as festivals, shows, concerts. This allowed them to receive a profit as they loose sales form C.D's. As artists are reluctant to produce music as the money being earn't has gone down and there for they have had to charge more at concerts and the such events to cover the loss. Additionally they have dropped the price of CD's to cover costs and to get more people buying CD's again because the price of music on the internet is low and they have to compensate for this. Additionally, music companies have tired to make purchasing CD's fashionable. For example, retro, urban style. This allows an increase in purchase of CDs so that they can cover costs for poepel that no logner buy C.ds but download instead.