MEIEA Consultants Bureau
Cal Poly Pomona, California
Assistant Professor for Commercial Music
909-869-3311
M.M. Music, University of Colorado
M.M. Jazz Studies, University of Southern California
Ph.D. Composition, University of California, Los Angeles
World pop music
Music as a career
Music and technology have been intertwined since ancient times. Indeed, the root of our word technology is techne, a word that the ancient Greeks used to described an artist's or craftsperson's abilities in their art/craft. This presentation covers the breadth of music technology from the earliest devices for creating music in the ancient world to the modern digital recording arts.
Musicians and composers have always been influenced by the "exotic," from the scales and instruments of Africa that gave rise to our modern stringed instruments to the more recent blends of cultures that gave rise to American jazz, blues, and rock 'n- roll. Popular music, in fact, embraces this blending. This presentation covers the contemporary mixtures that are occurring around the world, creating such anomalies as an obscure Portland, Oregon band taking France's music charts by storm or a techno blend of Punjabi folk music, rap, and techno that may be the most downloaded music ever, or the "exotic" music that symphony orchestras are now using to revive their sagging ticket sales.
Many people have dreams of making it in the music business, but they don't always have a plan. Everyone tells them to have something to "fall back on" (a Plan B), but no one ever stresses the importance of career planning, goal setting, and self evaluations to those who are interested in careers in music. This presentation introduces audiences to how to create a Plan A.
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