Types of Music

Types of Music

Artists can be divided into two categories:-

• Organic:- These are the types of artists that put their music first and the business of music second. They create the kind of music they want to make and get a record label to sell them off to the public. Organic music are generally aimed at a niche audience but have been known to eventually appeal to a wider audience. 

• An example of this is The Beatles. Each band member had their own interest in music. They formed a band and wrote songs together, performed in Hamburg, Germany, got a record contract and performed on the Ed Sullivan Show in America, where they became an instant hit, both there and in the UK, as they had a warm welcome back from America by their fans at Heathrow Airport.

• Radiohead is another example. They are an English Rock band that formed in 1985 and came from Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Their debut hit was "Creep" in 1992. 

• Synthetic:- These are the kinds of artists that put the business of music first and the music itself second. For them, it's all about the money! They are forcefully put together by record labels to create successful music to fill up a gap in the music market.

• One example of this is The Monkees. They were created as a kind of clone/an American version of The Beatles, who were very successful at that time, from 1966 to 1970. The group mainly consisted of strangers who, according to rumors, didn't always sing their own songs or play their instruments, their songs were sung and their instruments were played by an accompanying band. They were mainly aimed at younger audiences and even had a comedy TV show.

• Another example of this is One Direction. They had each auditioned on The X Factor as solo acts. They each failed their auditions but were put together as a 5-member boy band in order to progress to the "boot camp" stage of the competition. They finished third in the finals but gained in popularity despite this. They were then signed onto Syco Records by Simon Cowell and their music career has been going on ever since. (They also had a guest appearance in popular kids' sitcom, iCarly.)