http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/684909/yeah-3x-protect-ya-neck-teen-spirit-beautiful-people-live.jhtml#id=1668981
This video stood out to me because it was very technical, which in turn, made it pretty entertaining. If it wasn't for all of the different color lights, the mixture of music, and Chris Brown flying the video wouldn't have been as intriguing.
Take an old video performance, like The Temptations, for example. If you watch their video it is pretty basic. They're standing there in front of mics, singing and dancing. There is no color changing lights, no flying over the audience, and nothing really technical at all.
Not only is technology taking over phones and other electronics, it is taking over the music industry. For example, a DJ is no longer needed to mix music because they have computers for that. Another popular form of technology in music is autotone. Most rappers or singers use autotone in their songs now. Technology has definitely taken over music performances. Take Chris Brown's performance for example. A majority of people said he had the best performance and his was also the most technical.
Technology is taking over, slowly but surely.
I agree that technology is definitely taking over in the music industry as you elaborated on in this post as well as in many other industries today. It is interesting that you mentioned that the use of a DJ is not always needed now because of technological advancements. The replacement of people with machines or computers is prominant in many places, even at self-checkouts at grocery stores today. I found your post interesting and reflective!!
ReplyDeleteEven though technology is replacing people with machines, which in turn puts less of a demand on people to do that job, I think that at the same time it is also creating so many new jobs. I heard once that the best paying jobs in ten years haven't even been invented yet. I just thought that it was interesting how we talk about technology taking over the world in the sense that it's everywhere and everyone is using it, but I never really considered the other roles that it plays in society, like creating hundreds of new types of jobs for people. Sometimes I think that technology is a bad thing because it distracts people from reality, but I never considered that it can actually help people by giving them the opportunity to make money from it.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the flying technique that he used was really interesting too. Nowadays people are always searching for the next new thing in technology to top someone else. I think this is especially prevalent in the music industry because its so competitive. Also I think that at music award shows the most unique techniques are used to show how the industry is growing.
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