Having observed the "music industry" for some years now, what is painfully clear to most all serious musicians is that the vast majority of modern popular music is an artificial creation from start to finish.
Almost all mainstream/pop "artists" now use what is known as pitch correction on their vocals. What this means in essence is that a singer need not actually be genuinely talented or great as a vocalist, because with pitch correction almost anyone can be made to sound like someone who can actually sing in tune...
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The sad reality is that ultimately music in the modern age is more about good looks and funky attitude than about any kind of genuine musical greatness. Add to this the fact that most of your "hit parade" songs nowadays are written by just a handful of formulaic songwriters AKA Max Martin etc - there is not much room for genuine creativity or talent in terms of songwriting or performance.
Of course there are genuine artists, songwriters and musicians around, but sadly in terms of the mainstream you will hardly ever hear about them. And so they walk a precarious path and more often than not have to abandon the dream of music making for something more likely to actually pay the bills.
So if you are one of the rare souls looking for true music of the heart in the current age, you will need to expand your horizons far beyond the mainstream avenues. You need to dig deep.
This is why I feel that Steemit Open Mic Week has so much potential. It is a rare opportunity for folks to find real people making real music and to make a lasting connection. No longer do we need to be reliant on the mainstream in any way shape or form to find the soundtracks to our lives. But still this platform needs to be protected.
My personal feeling is that for authenticity sake, pitch correction and backtracks should not feature in the Open Mic format. Obviously this is a little difficult to monitor but a trained ear can easily pick PC up (think Cher "Believe" as an extreme example).
Of course this idea may also be a little controversial, considering that many musicians have now become so reliant on these modern musical devices. Still, I would encourage such musicians to leave these temporary crutches behind, and by doing so they will only improve in their art and so be better able to fully express that unspoken longing of the soul that is the ultimate aspiration of genuine musical creation.
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I agree completely. I was just having this same thought after watching some performances from last week. Pitch correction really sucks the soul out of music for me but apparently there are many that don't feel that way because they often get a good response. It seems a bit disingenuous on the part of the musician in this context as well imho, though I suppose that, as you say, it's usually obvious enough to a trained ear.
Perhaps its use stems from self consciousness when comparing oneself to the overproduced mainstream stuff that we get inundated with.
I dunno. What's real anymore anyway?
Maybe we need a new tag, like #autotunefree or something?
Interesting idea, that would also make it easier to find music that isn't overproduced. However getting people to start using a tag on a large scale is something I have no idea how to do...
Just tag your own music like that as a start, we did it on our last entry for Steemit Open Mic Week #80
its really great post of The Emperors New Clothes - Autotune, Formulas & Open Mic Week
Please only use the openmic tag as the first tag if you're entering the Open Mic contest. Thanks. Cool post BTW.
Ok cool, noted, thanks for commenting @luzcypher!
One of the weird things for me is there's this perception that everything is autotuned crap, because that's what gets media headlines, while regular, excellently-written, people-performed music is having something of a golden age. There are more incredible musicians putting out more incredible work than ever before, even within the purview of standard recorded music. It's just that mainstream radio and press-dominant music is kind of like the Steemit Trending page.
Like Steemit, though, there are large rewards waiting for someone willing to put in the effort to go looking for it.
Thanks for the thoughtful response. Personally I haven't seen my musical heroes dethroned (Beatles, Dylan etc) but I hear you.
Like I said in the article:
"Of course there are genuine artists, songwriters and musicians around, but sadly in terms of the mainstream you will hardly ever hear about them. And so they walk a precarious path and more often than not have to abandon the dream of music making for something more likely to actually pay the bills.
So if you are one of the rare souls looking for true music of the heart in the current age, you will need to expand your horizons far beyond the mainstream avenues. You need to dig deep.
This is why I feel that Steemit Open Mic Week has so much potential. It is a rare opportunity for folks to find real people making real music and to make a lasting connection. No longer do we need to be reliant on the mainstream in any way shape or form to find the soundtracks to our lives. But still this platform needs to be protected."
I still feel annoyed that Tim Minchin's voice got autotuned on the production video of Jesus Christ Superstar. Ruined the entire thing and his vocals so don't need it.
That is the other part of the danger, they use it so freely that it even gets used where it is not required....
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this is really proof the music industry fake original tune change , they are proven ,to shearing vedio .
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