Which style will prevail in the future?

Hi all! What do you think after 5 years …. what style of music will be alive? I think it would be dubstep, but a lot more diverse than dorabotaney and now it is doing. Waiting for your opinions musicians

There is that theory that music is cyclical in nature… in other words certain styles come back in different forms. I remember a few years back there were a lot of singer-songwriters with strong country influences a lot like there were in the 70’s… and now dance and pop music heavily influenced by the 80’s is in. With that you could say that creamy, over produced 90’s style RnB pop might be in the in thing but that’s just a guess… you also have to remember that lots of styles are popular at the same time so you never know what might cycle round. I’d say just let your favourite music influence you the most… that’s what everyone’s done from miles davis to coldplay and it’s worked out for all of them!

wadim251185 said
Hi all! What do you think after 5 years …. what style of music will be alive? I think it would be dubstep, but a lot more diverse than dorabotaney and now it is doing. Waiting for your opinions musicians

I will explain what music will be like by telling you about an experience. Recently my main iPhone was stolen. Knowing iPhone 5 will arrive soon, I chose to get a phone that has actual buttons to push (not made by Apple). Do you remember before the iPhone. Do you remember before the touch-screen phone, when texting had to be done with two thumbs instead of one? It’s crazy… with an unlimited data plan, the phone is incapable of searching the web efficiently, and the only apps are those the manufacturer decided to add onto the main screen. With that in your mind, imagine that today, though the ‘hit’ songs… you know, songs that top the charts, get the most listens (search AT40 Ryan Seacrest to see this list that sets trends on what’s popular here). Today’s music is like an old style wireless phone that’s missing features you don’t yet realize exist. Those small clumsy buttons to push to do anything at all with the wireless phone, not having apps or a touch screen… So, now, in 2012, the iPhone is amazing, efficient, fast, touch screen has been perfected and with about a million apps for the iPhone, competition creates an environment where the the most simple, most functional yet simple to use, most _ rises to the top of the rankings. Music, in five years, will be so great it will be beyond imagination. It will be like getting an iPhone after having an old style phone for all those years. This, I can, with authority, guarantee. The technology already exists, it’s just not openly available to most Producers, Artists, Studio Engineers, etc. Perhaps Nadir Khayat has access… and a few others. I’ve experienced the technology. I don’t drink alcohol or consume drugs, but I can tell you that experiencing the science of sound from the technology will bring feeling and inspiration like nothing else. You won’t be disappointed, so follow the technology. And… be willing to open your eyes to new ideas. The sound of 2017 is already being created because somebody knows what music is alive in 2017.

Bringing it back to today. This week “To Build a Home (feat Patrick Wilson)” by The Cinematic Orchestra is #14 on the Electronic Songs chart in the U S – no one would have thought it, but it’s the technology from a long time ago in use today that keeps that song up there. Then on Dance this week “Without You feat. Usher)” by David Guetta & Usher is still in the top 15. Why? Because of the sound that has little differences that I can’t explain to anyone here. Even if someone here copies everything exactly, there’s still missing technology. And ask yourself… Why is “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen still in the top 5 songs in the U S ? One answer = The names that aren’t listed as “Artist” in iTunes or in the Title of the song where Vevo has the music video in YouTube. The Artists that design the sound, the Artists and Engineers that use the technology. Watch what they’re doing and you’ll know. The styles that will be ‘alive’ will have new genre names, and they will be GREAT . Sam Botta

I remember having this conversation in the 1990s when Robyn had a string of radio hits

Take a break from creating and learn from the ones that are creating the music of the future now. Find the ones that have the technology which they won’t mention exists yet. But, like switching to the iPhone years ago, the new music technology usage is a game-changing event, and I hope that your reading this will encourage you and anyone you share this with … to focus on learning the future by contacting the ones that have mastered the 2017 technology which already exists today. Sounds are perfected then, and new instruments have already been created. Get ahead of everyone else now.

sambotta said

wadim251185 said
Hi all! What do you think after 5 years …. what style of music will be alive? I think it would be dubstep, but a lot more diverse than dorabotaney and now it is doing. Waiting for your opinions musicians

Cool wrapped! Respect!

I will explain what music will be like by telling you about an experience. Recently my main iPhone was stolen. Knowing iPhone 5 will arrive soon, I chose to get a phone that has actual buttons to push (not made by Apple). Do you remember before the iPhone. Do you remember before the touch-screen phone, when texting had to be done with two thumbs instead of one? It’s crazy… with an unlimited data plan, the phone is incapable of searching the web efficiently, and the only apps are those the manufacturer decided to add onto the main screen. With that in your mind, imagine that today, though the ‘hit’ songs… you know, songs that top the charts, get the most listens (search AT40 Ryan Seacrest to see this list that sets trends on what’s popular here). Today’s music is like an old style wireless phone that’s missing features you don’t yet realize exist. Those small clumsy buttons to push to do anything at all with the wireless phone, not having apps or a touch screen… So, now, in 2012, the iPhone is amazing, efficient, fast, touch screen has been perfected and with about a million apps for the iPhone, competition creates an environment where the the most simple, most functional yet simple to use, most _ rises to the top of the rankings. Music, in five years, will be so great it will be beyond imagination. It will be like getting an iPhone after having an old style phone for all those years. This, I can, with authority, guarantee. The technology already exists, it’s just not openly available to most Producers, Artists, Studio Engineers, etc. Perhaps Nadir Khayat has access… and a few others. I’ve experienced the technology. I don’t drink alcohol or consume drugs, but I can tell you that experiencing the science of sound from the technology will bring feeling and inspiration like nothing else. You won’t be disappointed, so follow the technology. And… be willing to open your eyes to new ideas. The sound of 2017 is already being created because somebody knows what music is alive in 2017.

Bringing it back to today. This week “To Build a Home (feat Patrick Wilson)” by The Cinematic Orchestra is #14 on the Electronic Songs chart in the U S – no one would have thought it, but it’s the technology from a long time ago in use today that keeps that song up there. Then on Dance this week “Without You feat. Usher)” by David Guetta & Usher is still in the top 15. Why? Because of the sound that has little differences that I can’t explain to anyone here. Even if someone here copies everything exactly, there’s still missing technology. And ask yourself… Why is “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen still in the top 5 songs in the U S ? One answer = The names that aren’t listed as “Artist” in iTunes or in the Title of the song where Vevo has the music video in YouTube. The Artists that design the sound, the Artists and Engineers that use the technology. Watch what they’re doing and you’ll know. The styles that will be ‘alive’ will have new genre names, and they will be GREAT . Sam Botta

I remember having this conversation in the 1990s when Robyn had a string of radio hits

Take a break from creating and learn from the ones that are creating the music of the future now. Find the ones that have the technology which they won’t mention exists yet. But, like switching to the iPhone years ago, the new music technology usage is a game-changing event, and I hope that your reading this will encourage you and anyone you share this with … to focus on learning the future by contacting the ones that have mastered the 2017 technology which already exists today. Sounds are perfected then, and new instruments have already been created. Get ahead of everyone else now.

@Sambotta:

Interesting stuff there. But easier said than done, I guess going to music tech conventions would be the way to go… if you don’t mind sharing, how is it that you were able to get access to this future sound?

TortoiseTree said
@Sambotta: Interesting stuff there. But easier said than done, I guess going to music tech conventions would be the way to go… if you don’t mind sharing, how is it that you were able to get access to this future sound?

Play just the first minute of the demo at the top of the page, and tell me what sounds easy to create?

Will do! Thanks so much for sharing and taking interest!!

I’ll be honest, those are pretty amazing… especially given that they were made in the nineties. In terms of re-creating sounds with careful work I think the drums aren’t too hard.. you’d need an experienced percussionist though and you’d need to mic them really well. Nowadays some ethnic instrument samples are really good and they’re panned and balanced nicely but they still need some tweaking here and there to make them sound that little bit more realistic. The other stuff just wouldn’t be easy at all given the known difficulty of finding good players of ethnic instruments. You can work with samples and some are really good nowadays but to my ear the erhu, kalimba etc used in that track were all real… But in terms of purely re-creating it I don’t think any of it is “easy”....

Some genres might become marginally popular every now and then but the one which will always prevail is definitely pop. Chords and song structures will remain basically the same, but rhythm patterns and the use of rhythm instruments will be different.

When someone invents an unusual but pleasant rhythm pattern with an unusual mix of instruments, everybody start to use it and it then becomes the new pop music. Chords and melodies generally stay the same in popular music because regular people don’t like complex musical structures.

So, focusing on creating innovative drum lines might be a good idea. Don’t forget, best way to predict the future is to create it

TortoiseTree said
I’ll be honest, those are pretty amazing… especially given that they were made in the nineties. In terms of re-creating sounds with careful work I think the drums aren’t too hard.. you’d need an experienced percussionist though and you’d need to mic them really well. Nowadays some ethnic instrument samples are really good and they’re panned and balanced nicely but they still need some tweaking here and there to make them sound that little bit more realistic. The other stuff just wouldn’t be easy at all given the known difficulty of finding good players of ethnic instruments. You can work with samples and some are really good nowadays but to my ear the erhu, kalimba etc used in that track were all real… But in terms of purely re-creating it I don’t think any of it is “easy”....

Great point. And yes, 1990s, it was unusually good for then and at the low lease prices then. The first 15 seconds, and then from :23 to :28 – We need similar to those. Imagine that there’s a couple at a modern restaurant that has a ceiling, but the couple is seated at a table next to the beach, the sun is about to set, a gentle breeze is intentionally slightly audible and the two, on their third date are in dialogue, smiling… When a composer has mastered talent, samples can work just fine because of the other sounds – the music is that thing that a lot of people would not think about, but you and I know that it’s the foundation of emotionally connecting with the one watching.