Kiyanu Kim is a Korean born American songwriter, musician and producer. Having worked with luminaries like Gwen Stefani, Linda Perry, Lamont Dozier, Ben Jelen, Gala and others,Kiyanu Kim is steadily proving himself to be versatile musical accomplice, while honing his own songwriting ability.

1. How emerging technology changing
the music industry
Kiyanu Kim
Kiyanu Kim

2. Kiyanu Kim- Introduction
Kiyanu Kim is an award-Winning Songwriter
and Producer at Sony/ATV. He is a driven
music creator. Kiyanu Kim is building a name
for himself as a writer, collaborator and
musician, and gradually accruing a
reputation for relaxed collaboration and a
style of playing that is distinctive, but that
lends itself to a variety of musical genres.
Kiyanu Kim

3. Changes in music industry over years
A lot has changed in the music industry over the last
couple of decades. Radio used to be the most
common way for people to listen to music and
discover new artists. Today, with the incredible rise of
digital distribution services and streaming technology,
radio has been made almost obsolete and the biggest
stations are now struggling to attract audience and
generate profit. People do still listen to radio, just not
as much or in the same way they did before. CDs, also
formerly a very popular way to experience music, are
slowly starting to lose ground as they are increasingly
being replaced by downloads and digital streaming.
Kiyanu Kim

4. Changes in music industry over years
There have been some mind-boggling advances in
technology over the last few decades. In fact, it has
entirely altered the way we interact with the world
around us. We can barely go five minutes without
browsing Facebook, buying unneeded additional
cutlery from Amazon or Googling everything that ever
comes into our heads. As a result, society is changing
at a rapid rate. And the music industry is no different;
embracing emerging technology to completely alter
the way we consume and create music. From
streaming to software, we take a look at eight of the
greatest technological advances that have shaped the
music industry of today.
Kiyanu Kim

5. Multitrack recording
Multitrack recording may be totally taken for granted
these days, but when it first became available in the
mid-’50s it was the musical equivalent of humanity’s
first dabblings in aeronautics. Whereas previously
musicians and sound engineers had to record a track
as a whole – in just ONE take – multitrack enabled
them to record separate parts of a song and then
piece them together. It also allowed for individual
tweaks to be made in specific sections of a song,
while adding many layers to a single instrument (i.e.
vocal harmonies by the same singer, recorded
separately and layered together). And just like that,
the recording industry was never the same again.
Kiyanu Kim

6. Auto-Tune
No-one is TOTALLY perfect, and our favourite artists
are no different. Occasionally during vocal recordings,
it’s common for the odd note to be slightly off-pitch.
Just here-and-there, of course, and rarely anything
major, but it happens. The invention of Auto-Tune,
though, allowed pitch-faulty notes to be instantly and
discreetly tweaked to the nearest semitone, making
for pitch-perfect vocal performances every time.
Though usually used subtly, some artists have used
Auto-Tune to exaggerate their vocals, creating a new
and original sound. Kanye West has been at the
forefront of this movement, along with artists like T-
Pain.
Kiyanu Kim

7. Digital software
Arguably the biggest game-changer has been the
introduction of digital software into music production;
allowing musicians of all abilities to write, record and
produce their own songs to a reasonable quality –
often from their bedrooms. Programmes such as Logic
and Protools offer a range of exciting effects, plugins
and tools to help improve the sonic quality of music.
Apple computers also come with their own built-in
software – Garageband – which, although simple, is
essentially the first step towards a home studio.
Kiyanu Kim

8. Future Innovations of the music industry
Social networks and virtual reality will become new
music distribution channels, offering people even
more ways to access music. The Internet of Things
could soon make its way into the music industry and
add another layer to overall user experience. Current
copyright laws will also have to change to keep up
with constantly evolving user trends and we will
probably come up with new revenue streams for
artists to earn from their music.
People today are spoiled for choice in terms of how
they want to listen to music. In addition to radio, CDs
and of course live events, they can choose to obtain
music through digital distribution or streaming
services. Technologies come and go, and it will be very
interesting to see what else the future of the music
industry will bring us.
Kiyanu Kim

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