COMM245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Victor Talking Machine Company, Transistor Radio, Emile Berliner
21 Oct 2016
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New music: minstrel shows, vaudeville comedy and acrobats, resembled a small carnival. Tin pan alley first publishing company. Evolution of the record player: phonograph (edison, 1877) Foil: graphophone (charles bell & charles tainter, 1885) Effects of the record: sheet music price drops, musical arrangements more difficult, format of a song 3-minute record. The radio: live music free, phonograph companies merge with radio, music radio wouldn"t play music on the radio was supposed to be upper class . Tv: advertisers/ audience, radio &local audience segments, formats. The baby boomers: rock n" roll. Technology encourages purchasing: speed became slower so recordings could be longer, sound quality improves, vinyl. The radio drives purchases: the transistor radio. International ownership (major four: universal, sony bmg, warner, emi. Labels: a division of a recording firm that represents a specific type of music or personality, a&r pearson, managers. The independents: longer contract, longer royalties, copyright share.
