The future of music.

Below is an article that I found on the internet focusing on postmodern music and where it is heading in the future. It refers to sampling, pastiche, development of technology and cultural aspects. These factors relate to our discussion that we had about how we can reinvent artists and bring them back to life by creating holograms such as the Tupac hologram. Also the idea that films may be based around the concept of video games.

So, has music become a postmodern art form? It depends on how you look at it. Sample-based music, in my opinion, is postmodern. But as long as instrumental music still exists, music as a whole will remain outside of the postmodern realm. But what about the future? Where will music be in 30 years? The past thirty has seen a rapid development of technology that has shaped almost every aspect of the way music is produced. My cynical side wants to say that in the future we will no longer need acoustic instruments. Every sound will be at sampled and at our fingertips. The technology will become so fluid, and so ingrained into the way we learn to make music, that samplers will replace all ‘real’ music. However, there are factors which could prevent this from happening. The first is tradition. We, as human beings, take great pride in our cultural music, and therefore these traditions may be preserved. The second factor is what Goodwin calls the ‘aura’ of the musician. We need to see our musicians doing something on stage, which could help to prevent the increasing technological advances from taking over completely. We are at a crossroads in our musical history. We are teetering on the edge of postmodernity and the water looks inviting. I have attempted to demonstrate the various ways in which sample-based music is changing how we perceive music. I said in my intro that we shouldn’t try to fight the advancements of technology. I am going to take that back. Although is still feel resistance is futile, we should try to preserve our musical traditions for as long as we can. I hope that we can hold onto our instrumental music, while at the same time embracing new technology. It wont be easy.

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