How to Start a Band and Rock Your Audience (Even If You're Not a Musical Genius)

Who among us hasn't dreamed of starting a band and rocking on a stage in front of hundreds of amped up friends? Starting a band and playing a great gig isn't only for musical geniuses - it's for anyone who wants to have a blast, show others a great time, and best yet - you don't have to be a flawless musician.
The first thing to understand about starting and playing in a band is that playing a gig isn't a concert - it's a SHOW. What's the difference? A concert is musical and focused on what you hear. But a show? Ah, a show is visual, and for entertaining! Audiences will relate to a show much more than just a concert (look at Lady Gaga!). So put aside the musician in you for a second and bring forth the showman!
Now I'm not knocking music by any means - if you're an accomplished musician, you probably already have a following. These tips are for all the other guys out there, who can lay down some basic power chords and rock out some simple beats, and just want to start a band and rock out to an audience.
Now on to the tips. What's the best way to put on a great show with your band? Wait for it... Pop-Punk Covers. Ok, let's let the booing and tomato throwing die down for a second, and let me explain. I don't mean go out and cover Sex Pistols songs, no no. A Pop-Punk Cover is just a cover of a popular song, played in an up-tempo, fun, beat. You can cover almost anything, from punk rock songs (duh), to top 40, to R&B and children's songs if that's your audience!
Here's some specific tips on how to pull this off:

1. Play Popular Covers - This can't be stressed enough! Next time you go to a concert, pay close attention to when the crowd screams the loudest. Is it when they play something obscure off the latest album? No, the crowd goes ballistic when they hear the band's most popular songs (yes, even if they are overplayed on the radio)! If the fans know your song, they will be ten times more engaged. You may be thinking "no duh", but lots of bands pick songs they like, not necessarily songs their _fans_ like. So be careful here - don't cover classic rock if you're playing in a high school band. Make sure you cover songs your specific audience knows.
2. Speed up the Beat - Uptempo songs get people up and jumping. Something in the 150-180 beat per minute range is just about right (Blink 182's All the Small Things, for example, is right around 150 - although in a live version, I recommend speeding it up). If the original song is slow, speed it up - often this really gets audience going because they haven't heard a sped up version before. Keep in mind that if it's too fast, your audience will have a hard time following the beat (try dancing to a really fast punk song!!), too slow and your audience may disengage. For a great example of speeding up a slow song, check out this video from Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies (fast forward to 1 minute in): 
3. Make it Visual - Practice specific visual moves before you go on stage. If you're a good dancer, set some time for a dance solo - the audience will love it. Another common visual technique is to end a song on a timed jump - everyone jumps on the final note (jump timing is usually led by the lead singer). One final easy idea is to have the entire band do something, in sync, to the beat (the stupider and funnier the better!). This can be as easy as jumping in place and turning in a circle - but be sure you're synchronized!! Remember, visual is the key so it's gotta be synchronized. Practice all these moves during band rehearsal, and make sure to agree on exactly when to do them. I definitely recommend easy moves, because you'll have so many other things on your mind during a gig - I learned this one the hard way!
4. Simplify the Transcription - Finally, if you're not an accomplished musician, don't fret (is that a pun?). As many of you may know, many if not most popular songs today are based on very similar chord progressions - often a standard blues progression. Produced songs on an album have all kinds of complex harmonies and picking rhythms, but 90% of popular songs can be simplified to easy power chords, and still very much sound like the original (especially once vocals are added). As an easy example, Green Day's popular "Time of Your Life" is picked with many notes in the intro, but the entire song can easily be played with just 4 power chords. The same applies to drum beats - as much as I hate to say it, the audience is only looking for the drummer to keep the beat. So feel free to simplify beats completely, and for most songs the audience won't likely notice.

Starting and playing in a band is a ton of fun, and these tips should get you started to rockin! Granted, this isn't for the virtuoso superstar musicians who write amazing originals - they don't need to read no stinkin' articles to start a band anyway. But if you're one of the 90% of "just pretty good" musicians out there who want to start a band, be on stage, and rock out with your friends and fans, these tips should really bring the house down!

Make Your Own Music Video Online

Being an up and coming artist means you need to take advantage of all the tools you have at your disposal to help market your musical talent. This includes having your own music video. Having your own video does not mean you need bags of money, there are many ways you use your ingenuity and achieve your dream while on a budget.
The very first step is writing your song. If you are looking for some great ways to save money, you can visit beat sites or hip hop instrumentals on the internet. There you can lease or buy beats online. You can then use these beats for your recording. Once you have your song recorded, you can now proceed with the video.
The second step is finding the right spot or location for your shoot. You can do it out of doors or within an enclosed room. Make sure that you make a plan about how you want the video to look. Will you need to repaint the room? Props? Is the room well-lighted?
After you have made your plan and have found the right location, you need to have your camera ready. You will need your computer handy. You may also need a sound system so you can hear your song as you shoot the video so that all elements are "in time." You can get a friend to shoot for you or you can use a trusty tripod. The trick is making sure you know the range of the camera is using a tripod or you will be out of frame.
Shoot as many times as you can so you can have ample recordings to edit. The idea is to shoot one scene. Stop, and then shoot another scene. Shooting in the right sequence also helps make editing easier. After the shoot, edit your video and once you are happy with the product, you can now post it online.
If you are doubtful about your video making skills, you can use software that is readily available on the internet that will allow you to edit and add effects to your video. However, this would still require shooting the video. Try asking art or film students to help you out. They would love to be able to practice their craft and you will get your amazing video without breaking the bank.
Just remember that your song is the most important element in your video. Without it, there is no point in having a music video.

How to Compare Current Rap Lyrics to Lyrics From the 70's and 80's

Rap music which is 'in' today was not the same from the start. It originated from the West African region influenced by the praise singing and historical poetry by griots or djeli. This music style became popular in U.S. around 1970s but it was earlier termed as disco rap.
This genre is sometimes deemed synonymous with Hip hop but it is not true. It has influenced hip hop music deeply and its popularity has taken a backseat, however, its sub genres have greatly developed, like Pop rap is the earlier version of hip-hop.
This style has many sub genres resulting from fusions with rock, core, pop, metal like rap-opera, underground-rap, ragga, reggae-ton etc. Rap songs generally fall into one of these categories. However, the genres are vast and often, some music cannot just be confined to just one genre as it has various different elements.
Rap rock is a fusion of various forms of rock with elements of hip hop, which was introduced in the early 90s and gained fame later that decade. Rap core, generally confused with rap-core and rap-metal, is a sub-genre of rap rock crossing elements of hiphop with punk rock or hardcore punk.
Conscious rap is named so because it deals with social issues. The lyrics of such music encompasses subjects like the state and attitude towards rap and hip-hop, religion, African American culture and the everyday life of their people. Often due to its subtle but deeply involved subjects, it is linked with controversies.
Rap songs have evolved over the years in their music, lyrics and beats. DJS and MCS have now taken this music to new heights with their technologies. This music gap has created a divide and the earlier rap music is now known as old school rap. Songs like Wild Wild West (with Kool Moe Dee), Message (Grandmaster Flash), Roxanne Roxanne (U.T.F.O) remind us of disco music with hypo tonic beats. The new rap songs are way different than old school, for instance, Bring It Back (Travis Porter) and Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj ft Drake).
Rap lyrics can vary from dreams and themes to materialism and crime. These lyrics are sung with a flow with different rhyming techniques to a musical accompaniment. This music style grew in various places with different styles but this development was not mutually exchanged; rather rap battles took place to decide who the best is amongst all.
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Sexy and Arousing Sex Songs

Erotic music can't always be intrusive or create distraction. It should nourish the situation and heighten the passion in the scene.
This kind of music does not necessarily need to have a high point or part that seems to contain the greatest importance, which commonly may be seen in any normal song with an intro, verse, chorus, bridge and ending. These things may evoke confusion to those that are hearing the song.
Sex music must act as if it were something like music in movies or films that just bring more effectiveness and impulse to the scene and action.
Sensual music should be played as an accessory to turn you on. It is used in a different manner than sex movies or erotic photos, which are the main focus of attraction. Sex music has to lightly excite you by following you during your love session or sexual intercourse.
Whenever the music can accomplish that purpose, we can indeed affirm that it is actually good sensual music, and that it is sex music, as it need to be called.
We are absolutely talking about music that you would use to make out with, have sex with, or perhaps even use for a hot meeting. This isn't music that you would typically use to dance to (even though it may be an essential part of the act) or to just to listen to.
Sexsonica is most likely the best likeness of this genre of music. Sexsonica's music embodies ingredient of electronic music with beats and sensual cadences that are hypnotic and suggestive.
Many tastes and spectrums of different styles of music may be viewed in the songs which can transport the listener to various places, cultures, fantasies, and levels of sexuality. The musical variations show a touch of trip hop, ambient, chill out, jazz, and ethnic music or world music. Erotic sounds and alluring instruments can also be heard in these songs with asymmetric rhythms, sound effects, loops, sexy voices and moans and groans.
Sexsonica started its first experimental production in 2005 which is titled Sexualsong which was trailed by subsequent sexy albums such as Sexualsong 2 in 2006 with too erotic songs like "Exotic", an integration of electronica/ethnic which can transport you to a seductive lifestyle, "Dreaming" is one more song from this album that is one of Sexsonica's hits and is excessively alluring and tempting. "Lounge" is a considerably sensuous song stuffed with asymmetrical rhythms and multiple voices of enjoyment.
Sexualsong 3 was published in 2007 and a few of the most outstanding songs are "Hypnotic Movement" with foreign instruments from the Middle East and "City of Nocturnal Ecstasy" which is a song of suggestive and striking electronic abstractions.
There are also a few compilations and instrumental versions of Sexualsong 2 and Sexualsong 3.The most current work of art from 2011 by Sexsonica is Sexualsong 4 EP which entails 5 complex and distinguished songs like "Tribal", a seductive outcry to our untamed and sensual inner instincts and "Epic Contact", a sexy voyage full epic moments.
Sensual music is, certainly, a remarkably important ingredient required to build an erotic and arousing ambience. Sexsonica's music is the appropriate choice for creating this ambient.

Lara Dutta on of Hi Blitz magazine September 2010

Lara Dutta graces on traditional pose exposes her hot nave on the cover of Hi Blitz magazine for September 2010 Photo scan.

Lara Dutta on of Hi Blitz magazine September 2010