Personal Narrative: The Ever Changing Entertainment Industry

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Justin Bieber’s first EP “My World” reached number six on the Billboard 200 album chart and sold over a million copies. His first number one on the billboard hot 100 was his hit song “What Do You Mean.” Bieber earned a Guinness World Record for being the youngest male artist to be on the top of the Billboard 100 chart. There is this organization called “Pencil of Promise” which Justin Bieber is involved in. This organization is to help build schools around the world. They also try to increase education opportunities. Justin Bieber and other celebrities raise money for them. Every concert ticket you get for Justin Bieber he gives a dollar to the organization. Justin Bieber won his first Grammy at age 21 for his song “Where are you now” for best dance recording. When he was only 16 years old he sold out Madison Square Garden in 22 minutes for his first tour “My World.” For the week of December 5th 2015, 17 of Justin Bieber’s songs were on the Billboard hot 100 chart. That’s the most songs an artist has placed on the chart. The record used to be 14 songs by The Beatles but Justin Bieber beat the record. Justin Bieber was signed with Calvin Klein to model for them in 2015 which led to his comeback in 2015

The 22-year old rapper has been making notable impression on hip-hop this year. His latest mixtape, Barter 6, was released this past April to strong

Sean "Puffy" Combs has established himself as one of the biggest names in hip-hop (Heal). Combs a Harlem native whose father was killed when he was only 3 years old, rose from the mean streets to the top of the music business (AP wire, March 18). "It is true that he started from scratch, and I don't think that because he was arrested, people will stop buying his albums (AP wire, March 18). Before pursuing his career as a vocalist, Combs was a business-minded Howard University student and an intern at Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. Combs soon became the A&R representative for Uptown. He then began producing for soon to be mega-stars Mary J. Blige, Heavy D., and Jodeci to name a few. After being let go

From the day we’re in our mother's stomachs, to the day we die, we have always been listening to music. For me, listening to music all my life helped me develop a passion for it. When I was around the age of 6 my dad introduced me into the world of Rock. The very first band I remember listening to was System of a Down and ever since then, I fell in love with rock music and all its possible variations; for a long time this was all I listened to. It wasn’t until high school that I started listening to all sorts of genres and realized that I wanted to have a career in the music industry. That's when I learned about producing music.

Funky, funny and fabulous on the keys: Detroit native Joseph "Amp" Fiddler brings you soul with a smile. The keyboardist, sound designer, singer, songwriter and record producer is in love with music since his early childhood. During his long career, he has been part of George Clinton’s band's Parliament and Funkadelic and played with the likes Jamiroquai, Moodymann, Prince, Theo Parrish or Was (Not Was) amongst others. In the hip-hop scene he is known as the man who introduced J Dilla to the Akai MPC sampling drum machine and to A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip.

As a newly graduated journalist, Ben Woodward, from a third generation Cairns family, contributed in the latter part of the 90s and early in the new century used his considerable talent with words to inform the LGBT community and the general public about the latest gigs, and artists to listen to and look out for. His great interest in music helped to nourish his passion as a DJ.

Two of his customers Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beats took to their Twitter and Instagram pages to express their condolences.

In 2016 to present day, the world was introduced to Gazza Garcia, also known as “Lil Pump” . A man whom has dedicated his life to the rap culture. When Lil Pump introduced himself to the world, he united people from all different backgrounds. His magnificent lyrics In “Gucci Gang” have been heard from everyone. His songs appear in many ads , some movies, commercials, and played on popular radio stations. Lil pump has also saved the SoundCloud Industry from going bankrupt with the music he does for the people and rap culture. SoundCloud

On Saturday May 17th The Vault at Vinyl Revival hosted a night of Neo-psychedelia and Paisley Underground mixed with a little Dream Magic Psych. Additionally we had two guest D J’s , Eric Slick from Dr. Dog and Dominic Angelella form DRGN KING. They played songs LP's and 45's in between sets and I had the opportunity to speak with Eric about Dr. Dog and the music business. He is the drummer and arranged the horns on the new album, B-Room. The album is a group project and is the driving force in the wide range of musical styles on this fine album. It is disappointing to hear that sales are light, even though, by many standards it is a very good effort. “Folks take our music” we make our living touring. Intellectually, I know this, but folks would not steal tips, a painting, or money, yet feel comfortable taking an artist's work. Thanks for coming and adding a little more color to a very musically colorful night.

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Shawn Mcadory is a young man whose love for music made him make a name for himself. Growing up, he learned how to DJ and how to play a variety of instruments, at merely just age 9. In addition, he's a sports enthusiast! Over the years, his passion in music lead him to make many remixes of popular hits, as well as original ones. Moreover, how his tracks made it’s way on the highly sophisticated “Monstercat Podcast”.

Kasseem Dean, better known as Swizz Beatz grew up in New York’s South Bronx. The streets were living art, with graffiti on the walls and beat-boxers on the corners. He started off as a DJ but showed a talent for laying down a beat and rhyming. He spent time with East Coast rapper DMX and found success as a music artist. He also used his talent to inspire others such as Cassidy and produced albums for the likes of DMX, Busta Rhymes, and Beyonce. The cash he

Shawn Corey Carter better known as Jay-z is not just a known rapper he is also a successful business man and an investor. Born in the projects of Brooklyn New York Jay-z made his debut in the mid-1990’s as one of the most financial successful hip hop artist to this day. His music focus became significant with no major label, he sold CD’s out his car with Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs. Those three individuals created Roc-A-Fella records as an independent label in the mid 1990’s.

Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known as Wiz Khalifa, has signed with numerous famous record labels and won ‘best new artist" back in 2011 from the BET (BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION) awards.