1. 1970 & 2000
By Pavandeep Bansal & Rohan Anderson

2. 1970s

3. How did Audiences Consume
Music ?
 Audiences used to listen to music through
radio, tapes and even live concerts.
 There
was no one breaking copyrights
and passing along music for free
 They
normally went to the shops and
bought the vinyl records

4. Which artists were popular?
 Bob Dylan
 Elton John
 The Rolling Stones

5. Which genres were popular?
 Disco & dance music were one of the
biggest genres of the decade, especially
in the mid to late 1970s.
 Funk
& Soul, punk rock, Progressive Rock
remained popular throughout the
decade.

6. Why were they popular?
 The movie Saturday Night Fever featuring
the music of the Bee Gees had the effect
of setting off disco mania in the United
States.
 TheBee Gees' soundtrack to Saturday
Night Fever became the best-selling
album of all time until 1983 when Michael
Jackson's Thriller broke that record.

7. How were new artists found
and developed?
 An A&R guy would listen to some
recordings and see the band at some
gigs.
 If the artists impressed the A&R guy, he
would bring the recordings and a report
of the gigs to the label.
 Who would make a decision on signing.

8. How was music marketed?
 The artists gigs being advertised in
newspapers.
 The band would play live on music
programs.
 Also touring was a primary means of
promotion

9. How was music distributed?
 After a master tape is created.
 Dubs from the master would be sent to
pressing plants around the world.
 They would be pressed into vinyl at these
pressing plants, and then distributed from
there to record stores.

10. How did institutions make
money?
 Labels also made money on publishing
rights.
 However many foolishly or naively sold
away their publishing rights.
 This was a mistake that cost many people
millions.

11. 2000s

12. How did Audiences Consume
Music ?
 Software such as Spotify and Itunes
are used.
 Youtube allows Audiences to access
a wide range of music from different
genres.
 downloading music from online

13. Which artists were popular
• Destinys Child
• Jay- Z
• Pink

14. What genre was popular
 The rise of Hip-Hop
 Hip hop dominated popular music in the early
2000s.
 Artists such as Eminem, 50 Cent, OutKast, The
Black Eyed Peas were among the dominant
mainstream hip hop artists to have
represented the Hip hop genre for the
decade.
 Distinct regional differences also developed
outside of the hip hop/rap.

15. How were new artists found
and developed?
A talent scout would listen to some recordings
 If the Artist impressed the talent scout then
they will be passed onto the record label
 who would make a decision on signing.
 Also artist can be scouted from the internet.
 There was also talent shows that people could
audition for e.g. Cheryl Cole auditioned for
Popstars The rival

16. How was music marketed?
 Some Artists give away free mix tapes.
 TV Adverts
 Online webpages

17. How was music distributed?
 Rise of computers became the primary
means to record, distribute, store, and
play music which caused widespread
economic changes in the music industry.
 The iPod and iTunes system became
immensely popular, and many consumers
began to transfer their physical recording
media (such as CDs) onto computer hard
drives.