Ortiz Kevin ASR Producer Podcast Project

The Producer I have decided to talk about is one of the best around. Some may know him as Justin Smith but many will know him as Just Blaze. The work this man has put in is why he is at the top of the music industry. I have listened to music by him for a long time now and if you look deeper into his work you can see his heart is put into everything he does. He has worked with some of the best artists in the world, including Jay Z, Hillah Priest, Beanie Sigel, Big Pun, Busta Rhymes, Memphis Bleek, DJ Clue and this list could keep going. Justin Smith is a role model of mine from his productions to his mixing; He is also very familiar with his fans. Reaching out to them any way he can. Posting videos to let everyone get a back stage pass to the studio. He has inspired so many people including myself to be the best and work hard. And for that thank you Justin.

Podcast URL : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ph-qCtp0rs

work cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Blaze

http://www.stadiumredny.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/Just+Blaze

http://www.themegatrondon2.com/

http://thediggersunion.com/uncategorized/the-beatography-of-justin-smith-just-blaze/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Knocks_Entertainment

http://redbullmusicacademyradio.com/shows/865/

comment on Aaron Newman Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Aaron Newman

Hello Aaron Newman,

            Reading your post about Marvin Gaye was very informative to me. I liked everything you talked about. I really enjoyed how you explained they music of Marvin Gaye made you feel. I understood everything you were talking about. I found it interesting how you talked about the technology and how it can make you or break you. It is very good how you learned you can not always rely on the computers. There are many other factors in recording music. You brought that to my attention very well.  After reading your post I learned a lot about Marvin Gaye, it was very enjoyable to read. Thank you.

Kevin C. Ortiz

Independent Research Entry Dr. Dre

Dr.Dre

Kevin Ortiz

Dr.Dre is not the typical performer/Producer/businessman. Un like most rappers and producers money is not his main goal. He puts others in front of himself, and even his own album Detox.

Dre spoke a little about Detox in 2002; just saying it was a concept and was going to be his last album. We heard more about Detox in 2004. Dre was planning on dropping his final album in fall of 2005. As we all know this was not the case.

He started putting his album on the back burner the same time he started talking about the release of it. He took most of 2002 producing a well known album “Get Rich Or Die Trying” for rapper 50 cent. Keeping the status of Detox in the ruff draft stage.

Putting others in front of himself and his own album he put his Detox album on hold to produce 50 cents “before I self destruct” released November 16^th 2009.

Another big album Dre produced instead of putting himself in front of anyone was Eminem’s album “relapse” he produced 19 of the 20 tracks on his album. This album was released may 19^th 2009.

The albums and artistes I mentioned are just a small peace of his legend in production. This is what makes Dre not only good not only great but legendary. His name will live not only threw his music and his production but threw his helping hand he gave performers to make chart topping hits.

            Listening to his music shows me how influential he was because he’s beats are amazing. His mixing and recording is so experienced everything is perfect.  His flow is so smooth and lyrics are always from the heart. Overall Dr. Dre is an amazing artist, engineer, and performer. I am still waiting for Detox to come and along with half the world. Hopefully the most anticipated album will not fail us. If it was not for Dr. Dre their would be no Eminem, 50 Cent, long with many other performers and artists.

           

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dre

http://www.50cent.com/

http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/eminem/relapse/22402/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin'_(album

http://www.dr-dre.com/aftermath/

http://www.amazon.com/Get-Rich-Die-Tryin-Cent/dp/B000084T18

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/04/21/eminem-relapse/

Comment on the Beach Boys.

Comment on the Beach Boys.

Hello Danielle,

This is a very well written post. I really like your blog. Everything you have said and stated in this post about the beach boys band I completely agree with. Everything I read was easy to understand. Everything is correct with the information. You had a very strong introduction, middle, and ending. I liked all the facts you have mentioned in this post. I like how you started with early life of The Beach Boys and ended with the facts about their carrier in the music industry.  I like how you talked about every aspect that was important for the reader to know. Thank you.

Kevin C. Ortiz

Electronic Music Innovations

Electronic Music Innovations

By: Kevin C. Ortiz

April 17, 2011

The composer and Technical innovator for electronic music that I am picking to write about is M.I.A. Her innovation on electric music was very big. Although she was making music for a while know she just started to get big about 3 years ago in the united stated. Originally from Mitcham, South London in the United Kingdom her music spread to the united stated with much help from a movie called pineapple express. Her song paper plains blow up after being used for the Pineapple Express movie taller. Her impact on the pop and electric music genre was very big. Bringing hip hop, alternative dance, electronic, world, alternative, and avant garde combinations is amazing. Artists all over from all different genres cover her electronic beats. Including little Wayne and Jay Z with the beat Airplanes. The characteristics of her music are all over the place. She had her up beat dance music that will make you move. She likes very fast electronic music beats. Her lyrics are very witty. She talks about all different aspects of life. She talks about the good life and talks about the bad life. Sometimes she combined both fiction and reality. The impression she has had on me was a good one.  I love her beats and her vocals. She is talking about American things that everyone can relate to but with her London accent that is what makes the song. I have listened to a lot of her mainstream pop music that incorporates electronic music very well. Also some of her mix tapes are done very good, some of them do not even sound like a mix tape. Some of them can be albums. She was influenced by a lot of electronic music and put her own spin on things. Now she is inspiring a lot of people with her sound.

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists-elect.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._%28artist%29

Electronic Music entry

The music and image of Kraftwerk. The music of Kraftwerk was very electronic. He was making the blueprint for the start of electronic music. The group’s music was described as robot pop. The music was rhythmic threw electric means. The 1974 album Autobahn was the first Kraftwerk to be released in the United States. This album, Autobahn was an international smash. With this album they reached the upper rungs of the pop chart. In 1975 Kraftwerk resurfaced with Radio Activity. Radio activity was a concept album exploring the theme of radio communication. The next year came Trains Travel and 1978 brought along The Man Machine. After this album they disappeared, re-entering into the music world in 1981 with Computer world. Some characteristics of Kraftwerks music that makes them one of the most influential bands in the electric pop music are that fact that they started the electrical music sensation. Their albums were all concepts. Their Autobahn is about the road and driving on the world famous Highway, the Autobahn. Another example is their album Trans Europe express. The Trans Europe Express is about train travel and European connectivity. Kraftwerk has influenced many bands, Being the pioneers of electrical music they hit the world with a sound know one had ever heard before. The struck the ears of many bands. On of the bands that have taken a lot of inspiration from Kraftwerk was Karlheinz Stockhausen. Also another band that embraced this new sound was Elektric Music. The impression I got from listening to Kraftwerk was a fun heart pumping emotion. I do not listen to electronic music that often but I found it very fun to listen to when I was doing my homework. It amazed me that someone would be able to create all this music and have it all be electric. I enjoyed listening to Kraftwerk.

http://rogersacdalanmh2blog.blogspot.com/2010/10/electronic-music-kraftwerk.html

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Kraftwerk/Biography/

http://kraftwerkfaq.com/related-projects.html

http://web.me.com/fullsailmh2/Music_History_Repository/Info.html

Comment on Charles Corbett post.

Kevin C. Ortiz said...

Comment on Charles Corbett post. The Velvet Underground & Nico Your post on The Velvet Underground and Nico was very well written. I can tell you understood the information you read. I agreed with the bands you have compared The Velvet Underground and Nico too.The way you explained their music and the darkness of it was very agreeable. I like how you explained where all of their ideas came from and how the darkness was evened out by the inspiration of the pop music brought to them by their producer Andy Warhol. I understand where you are coming from when you say the music was rarely muddy but the times it was muddy it was for a reason and it made the sound they were looking for. The muddiness came from the hardware they were using and their subs, it did not come from them personally playing and i think that is what you meant by that. I really enjoyed reading your blog. Thank you.

April 11, 2011 6:29 PM