Recordings

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Recordings

• By Amanda, Stephanie, and Tim

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History of the Recording Industry

• 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, an
  invention that could playback recorded material.
• 1887 - Emile Beruiner introduced the Gramophone,
  a machine which could copy discs and record them
  simultaneously.
• 1920 - Joseph Maxwell introduces electrical
  microphones to amplify sound.
• 1945 Creative editing became possible with the
  developing of magnetic tape.
• 1948 Peter Goldmark introduced long playing
  microgroove records which played up to 25 min. of
  music.

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History of the Recording Industry

• 1950s RockNRoll came to the record industry.
• 1960 Stereo recordings and playback equipment
  were introduced along with FM Stereo Radio.
• 1978 Digital recording was developed.
• 1983 Digital recordings became available to
  consumers in the form of CDs.
• 1990s Sound and animation moved to the web
  with compression software, streaming technology,
  and MP3s.
• Downloading audio and video content from the web
  became possible with software such as Napster.

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Famous People Involved With Recordings
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David Geffen
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David Geffen

• Built Geffen Records from scratch into an
  independent label.
• Went out scouting for talent on his own.
• In 1970, he created Asylum Records.
• In 1975, left Asylum to become Vice Chair of
  Warner Brothers Pictures.
• In 1980, He created Geffen Records.
• Sold Geffen Records to MCA in 1990.

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David Geffen

• Now part of DreamWorks Movie Studios with
  partners Jerry Katzenburg and Steven Spielberg.
• DreamWorks was founded in 1994, and is the first
  major movie studio in Hollywood in 60 years.
• Is famous for signing such artists as The Eagles,
  
• Joni Mitchell, and Bob Dylan.

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Barry Gordy
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Barry Gordy

• Built Motown Records from scratch in 1959.
• By 1988, Motown was the largest black owned
  business in the United States.
• Wrote much of the early Motown music and found
  all of its artists.
• Motown was sold to MCA in 1988 for 61 million.
• Motown was sold once again in 1992 to Polygram
  for 300 million.

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Alan Freed
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Alan Freed

• Host of a late night radio show called Moon Dog
  Night.
• Helped lay the groundwork for RockNRoll in the
  1950s and later became one of the top DJs in
  New York City.
• Critics charged him with the corruption of
  teenagers nationwide.
• Freed rose to the top fast and died young like
  many in the recording business. In 1965, he
  passed away at the age of 43.
• Is touted with coining the phrase RockNRoll.

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The Evolution of Recorded Music In America
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The Evolution of Recorded Music In America
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Hillbilly Music
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Black Music
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Early RockNRoll
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Equations of Recording

• CD Singles Radio Stations Airtime
• Music Videos MTV, VH-1, BET, etc.
• BASICALLY,
• EXSPOSURE

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Billboard Inc.
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Payola

• Payola
• Recording Companies Bribes
• Radio Station DJs Payola
• PAYOLA BAD

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The Big 5 Recording Companies

• Paramount the largest _at_ 26.4 market share
• Includes Decca, Geffen, Kap, MCA, UNI
• Time Warner 17.9 market share
• Includes Afco, Atlantic, East West, Elektra,
  Giant, Interscope, Nonesuch, Reprise, Sire, and
  Warner.
• Sony 16.3 market share
• Includes Columbia, Epic, WTG, and Sony Records
• BMG 16.1 market share
• Includes RCA and Arista
• EMI 13.3 market share
• Includes Polygram, Motown, Mercury, Island,
  Deutsche Grammarphone, and ATM

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Independent Record Labels
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Record Album Sales

• Michael Jackson Thriller 25 million
• The Eagles Greatest Hits 24 million
• Pink Floyd The Wall 22 million
• Fleetwood Mac Rumors 18 million
• Billy Joel Greatest Hits 18 million

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Heisting Recorded Music

• File Sharing Programs Like Napster
• Home Dubbing
• record companies lose 1/5 of sales
• 1992 1 taping tax on blank
  CDs/tapes

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Heisting Recorded Music

• Piracy selling recorded music illegally
• 5 billion music revenue lost
• 4 billion movie revenue lost
• Pirate sources include Asia, US, Africa, India.

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Censorship

• Censored because of lyrics
• Parents Music Resource Center initiated Parental
  Advisory warnings
• Cal State U study shows 3 of high schoolers
  comprehend meaning of song lyrics
• Subliminal effect through repetition

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