22nd September 2008 - by Christopher Tang
How Bands and Artists Make Music
If you were to write down the names of all the bands and
artists that exist or existed in America, you would probably
take a lifetime and yet not be able to get them all. There are
just so many! Being a member of a band or being an artist is
something almost everyone has tried to be. The success of
American Idol has already proved that this point is
true.
Usually bands and artists are differentiated depending on the
kind of music they make. So we have rock bands, pop bands,
'boy' bands, surf bands, punk band, and even the wedding bands
are qualified as bands. Same when it comes to artists. It is
interesting to note that when you think of bands, it's not so
much about the members that you think of but the music. The
band or the artist is just a representation of the music that
we enjoy. The music is always inside us. The bands and artists
just sing it for us.
Different types of bands and artists not only make different
kinds of music, but they also make music differently. Depending
on how the members sing and what kind of instruments they play
as well as what kind of music they like, the final product
(song) that a band makes will be unique and one of its kind.
The most interesting thing about bands is that although each
member has a unique voice, this is very hard to identify in the
song. A song by a band always seems to have just one voice, as
if sung only by one person. The truth is that the song is sung
by different voices, all at different pitches. But a good band
has the ability to make different voices sound like one voice.
This is when a band can harmonize.
This can at times also creatively inhibit a band, since the
song must be liked by each member before it is made. This is
difficult since everyone has varying preferences and when it
comes to music, most people (singers included) cannot define
why exactly they like a song. A band sometimes makes multiple
songs, one after the other before they finally pick one song
which they all will like. One might think of this as a
compromise of an individual's preference, but then that is in
the nature of the band. A band is a whole and individual
members are only parts. Thus the identity of the band is always
stronger than that of its members.
Bands and artists have it differently when it comes to making
music. Artists are free to experiment since they are
independent of any other person's preferences. Their likes and
opinion are all that matter. This desire to be free and make
exactly the kind of music that one wishes is what often drives
band members to have solo careers or albums sooner or later.
(As an artist it is very hard to keep your music inside you for
very long). Yet many bands have lasted very long. This is
because over a period of time members begin to make the 'band's
music. They are able to relate better to their music as a band
and also find a way to keep their individual tastes alive while
blending them with the band's music. Different voices, yet one
sound. True Harmony.
Article Source:
http://www.megamusicsite.com
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