Essays on Concerts

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine and evaluate the sustainable event management of the Montreux Jazz Company. Conversely, the paper aims at giving a prompt and deceive report on the corporate social responsibility in line with the Montreux Jazz Company. The analysis raise the relevant questions on whether the event examined and evaluated is viable and sustainable using the government policy and the existing theoretical concepts. Furthermore, the analysis is examined using deceive concept on the design and methodology so as to come up with a critical discourse in the line with sustainable event management. The selection ...

Rock and Roll concerts are always my favorite. They tend to be enjoyable and that’s why, possibly I was among the first people to buy tickets for the summer fest performance by the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. It is always a tradition between my friends and me to attend such events due to the excitement and energy brought about by such concerts. Furthermore, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is among my favorite bands. The concert began with a rock and roll overture such that it aligned with the mood set by the Summerfest. The performance began at top ...

Music Business: Music Manager Paper

Introduction The music managers are people, who are directly involved in the artist’s career. First of all, they coordinate the work of one musician or even group; they are responsible for the musician’s wage, help in decision-making, plan the concerts and perform other functions. As a rule, music manager can be a single person, who controls all aspects of the career of the artist or group, from contract negotiations to a long-term career planning. It is important to note that the manager of the artist does not act as agents, promoters, booking- or business managers. He finds ...

Vivendi SA

Introduction Vivendi SA has been the second largest entertainment provider in the entertainment industry and it incorporates complete control over its value chain in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of work processes (Vivendi, 2016a). The current paper aims to present the SWOT analysis of the company in accordance with the company’s internal and external strategic factors and core competencies. Furthermore, the paper also enlightens the recommendations in order to determine the adequate and feasible course of action for the company.

Key Internal and External Strategic Factors The SWOT Analysis of Vivendi SA in accordance with the ...

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The Elements of Feminist Media and their Relationship to the Movie The Punk Singer

“Tougher and more lethal than any man, more beautifulthan most women, warrior women in thongs fused feminism and femininity in a fantasy reconciliation between the fury of Riot Grrrl and the body politics of Cosmo.” –Douglas, 2010a, p. 78 The above quotation made by Susan J. Douglas highlights the fact that feminism has had to change how it presents itself to the mainstream. The quotation implies that the strong, hard-core feminist is now being required to soften her outside image with her femininity and sexuality. The author made reference to the Riot Grrrl underground movement, ...

Vivendi SA

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Introduction

Vivendi SA is an integrated media group that operates throughout its value chain and is focused of expanding its business in order to provide unlimited means of entertainment to its customers. The company owns the leading subsidiary businesses like Universal Music Group, Canal+ Group, Gameloft, Ubisoft, Daily motion and Radionomy. The current paper aims to conduct the Resource Based View Analysis, Value Chain Analysis and Core Competency Analysis in order enlighten the resources, efficient work processes and market standing of the company.

Tangible Resources Financial The Net Cash Position of Vivendi SA indicates that the company has ...

The audience in Western music performance is unique. In Western classical music for instance where all the voices and instruments are not amplified, concerts operate on a primary principle of letting other listen to the music without disturbance (Kenny, 2012). Most of the compositions in this genre focus on details and soft playing through the passages; the audience in this music concerts usually want to capture all of these details, and therefore courtesy in these halls is simply to keep silent when the music is in play. People in a western music concert have to be entirely silent; concert ...

Biography: Aminal

Introduction Aminal is a rock band from Jersey City, NJ, which consists of three members. The genre of the band is Molten Rock, SmashWave. The most outstanding feature of this band, accept their unusual music, is a goat statue that is literally melting, being one of their iconic mementos (“Aminal Band. Aminal Music”), and very much in line with their slogan “Blood flows, fire burns and AMINAL Lives!” (“Aminal Band. Aminal Music”, 2). Now this is a band, which never ceases to amaze the audience and just gets better.

Summary of Current Project

The band performs on the same stage with such artists ...

Jazz is such a unique and distinguished genre of music that delights the ear of every person who listens to it. Found in New Orleans, it grew in fame all around the world and will always be popular. Why New Orleans? The founding of jazz and what impacted it is astonishing. The 19th century was a century that united different ethnic groups such as German, French, Irish, Spanish, African and Italian together, these ethnicities had one main thing in common – the same taste in music. How did Jazz develop and what were the main causes of it being found ...

Recently I have been watching the live concert of Depeche Mode band which was shown on YouTube channel in the Internet. These are outstanding musicians who create wonderful music. Every their album is special and full of emotions. You can’t stay behind it. I watched one of the last concerts where they represented their last album “Delta Machine”. This album is especially touching because it is full of lyric songs. By the way, in their songs they sang about their real lives, real problems which may concern everybody. This album consists of thirteen songs, which won’t leave ...

I am one of the choir members in my church. I started singing at a very young age. My parents noted the talent in me and encouraged me. They are the ones that motivated to join the church choir. Singing became a hobby for me. I would spend most of my time listening to songs and attempting to compose my own. When more people heard me singing, in choir competitions or in school, my voice moved them. Slowly, many people took an interest in my voice. I began getting invitations to perform in events and concerts. The invitations increased ...

Sydney Opera House is an art center in Sydney city, Australia, located on Port Jackson, New South Wales. Danish architect Jorn Utzon made a design in 1957 – 1973. In 2003, for the project of Sydney’s Opera House, Jorn Utzon got the highest international architecture's honor – Pritzker Prize. In 1956 the government of New South Wales announced an open international design competition. For this competition a special independent jury was called. Broad specifications were provided by a competition brief, a cost limit and design parameters were not specified because the main purpose was to attract the most talented designers.  ...

Indescribable charm of the Rolling Stones is closely linked with a bright and multi-layered personality of Mick Jagger. Its importance for the group, so long staying on top of glory, not only limited to the fact that Mick almost single-handedly generates the energy that spurts from the stage during concerts the Stones, sings, writes lyrics and has been actively involved in the creation of new compositions. Surprisingly multifaceted and somewhat contradictory nature allows Jagger to perform at least significant duties and in the background. Rolling Stones do not use the services of the manager - because they have Mick ...

I was fortunate enough to attend a really great concert. Entitled “Khitamoha Misk,” this concert featured a number of different instruments, including the Doff, the Bozok and the Oud. My favorite songs were Kan Ajmal Youn, al Tarboosh and Elwrd jmeel. The Arabic music is beautiful to behold, particularly when the performer was able to alter the scale. I especially noticed this during Maqam Hijas To Seeks. The rhythms and melodies in the Arabic music were absolutely poignant to me. I have long enjoyed many different types of music, but I would say that this was one of the ...

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Creative Brief The Product The brand we have selected is known as Pepsi. Pepsi is one of the most famous beverages in the world known for its unique flavor. The beverage is popularly used by consumers of all age groups individually, in gatherings and restaurants. We have selected this brand for this task because the beverage is popular and the promotional activities especially advertisement are very effective. The brand Pepsi enjoys a huge market share and operates in almost all countries of the world without facing any issues based on ethical, cultural, religious and promotional grounds. There are several ...

Introduction

The period between 1980s and 1990s remains one of the significant periods in the political arena of China. During this period, the Tiananmen Square protests were witnessed Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang passed away. Students who demanded democracy and greater transparency in the government led the protests. During these protests, Cui Jian, a Chinese rock artist was one of the main individuals that inspired these students as they advocated for a democratic country. Cui started singing in 1981 and went on to form a band in 1984. He became famous in 1985 when he performed his hit ...

A healthier town and campus

Introduction Community-based interventions that promote active living are promising approaches in overweight and obesity prevention among campus and town residents. Media plays a significant role in ensuring success of these community-based interventions as it enlightens individuals on the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles to reduce overweight and obesity cases. Regular physical activity is important in improving health and as well reduces the risk for overweight and obesity, but students who live further away from recreational facilities become less active and are in danger of being overweight that those that live closer to such facilities. Therefore, it is essential to ...

This paper is to research the nature of documentary films, their history and theory. Documentary films are movies with close-to-reality plots. The themes of documentary films are often thoroughly chosen and arranged according to the unknown things of the world. The documentaries give the audience the lessons and warning about the peculiarities of the arrangement of different things. Many components of the films are analyzed through the impact they carry along with background voices and meaning of the scenes. These components are timbre, gender, texture, tone etc. They have connotative meanings similarly to those which modes of documentary films ...

There is a famous saying that “music is a food for soul.” It is right that music has a great influence on our body and lives. There are different forms of music and the most popular are classical and the rock music. The classical and popular music inhabit different worlds, where people take them in different ways. This paper will shed light on the advantages and disadvantages of classical and the popular music and the difference between them. The classical music has a great history and is available in different forms. It is evident that classical music is bit ...

Albert

The purpose of this paper is to try to analyse two symphony concerts which are performed by the Danish conductor Thomas Sondergard. The both concerts consist of the pieces of music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his symphonies No. 5 (C mol) and No. 11 (D mol). These concerts do not have lyrical mood, but they draw bright musical picture which is rather dramatic. Abrupt change of rhythms, dissonance notes, dialogues of musical instruments immerse the listener in the world of misery and opposition to the evil. Both symphonies have life-asserting character though.1 The four part symphony No. ...

Rock music has evolved over the ages and can be traced back to the years of the 1940s. Rock music emerged after fusion of different music genres like country music, jazz, blues western swing, rhythm and blues amongst other (Covach 3). The early rock musicians are like Little Richard, Bill Haley, and Chuck Berry. They are credited with the popularization of rock music in the world as they presented unique fashion styles, dance moves and even integrated pop culture in their music. Though this genre of music was in existence in early 1940, it came to acquire its name ...

Qin, Amy. (20 April 2016). China’s Smaller Cities Struggle to Cultivate an Interest in Classical Music. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/arts/music/chinas-smaller-cities-struggle-to- cultivate-an-interest-in-classical-music.html This article is talking about the problems that the concert halls are having in China and the possible factors that could contribute to the growth of attendance. Especially the concert halls that are located in the smaller cities are having the difficulties with the attendance even though there is sufficient capacity and professional musicians that are supposed to attract large audiences. For the theaters attendance is vital, because it brings 50% of revenue (Qin, ...

In the current world, music has become an important issue for people. Individuals use music for various reasons such as leisure, concerts for making money, and career. A career in music can involve being an artist, producer, djing, and directors. Each of the listed roles has different requirements and tasks that an individual will perform. At times, and individual may have more than one careers in music such as being a songwriter, producer, and artist. Germany is one of the countries where people practice music as a career. I was born and raised in Germany with a Turkish origin. ...

Modern music and classical music: two different directions, two different fates, different range of listeners, different influences. These two genres of music are completely unlike each other. Nowadays people have their right to choose what they believe is best for them. Mostly, they are not influenced by the crowd when it comes to their personal preferences. Each person has his own tastes and it is normal. Someone is ready to listen to Mozart, Schubert and Bach for weeks, and someone finds himself in all day long listening to "Queen", "Nirvana" or Depeche Mode. But why do people refer to ...

Often times, we see advertisements of known celebrities such as Angelina Jolie encouraging people to help Africa. How severe is poverty in Africa? Many literatures would mention that Africa is the poorest continent on the planet. The graver reality is that majority of the world’s population is not aware of the devastating effects of this poverty such as disease, hunger and lack of basic necessities. Donating to Africa is not only a call for civic mercy but more of a humanitarian aid to the people who are victims of poverty. There are many ways wherein people can help ...

Mayday

Mayday is a Taiwanese rock band that was created in the late 1990s. The name of the band in Chinese is 五月天 (pinyin: Wǔ Yuè Tiān). The band consists of five members: Ashin, a vocalist, Monster and Stone, guitarists, Masa, a bassist, and Guan You, a drummer. The previous name of e band was So Band, they became Mayday only in 1997. The present name originates from Masa’s nickname in the Internet (Baidu.com).

Ashin, the vocalist, whose real name is Chen Ashin Hung, was born on the 6th of December, 1975, in Taipei, Taiwan. Monster, one the guitarists ...

The university of South Alabama provides students with an opportunity to visit Symphony Orchestra and enjoy well-performed classical music concert. This month, on April 7, the University of South Alabama Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Robert Seebacher, presented its Spring concert. The series of concerts included works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Weber and Hindemith. This concert featured the University Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Laura Moore, Dr. Jasmin Arakawa on piano, and six vocal soloists as well: Dr. Thomas Rowell, tenor, Dr. Patrick Jacobs, baritone, and four student soloists: Elizabeth Bemis, soprano, Kate Frazier, soprano, Brianna Smith, alto, ...

The AEG Sustainability Program

Introduction Sustainability should be of great concern to all companies in the events industry. Their business activities have a great impact on the environment. There are many new developments in sustainability, both in theory (including an increasing body of academic literature) and in practice (such as new industry guidelines, accounting frameworks like Triple Bottom Line, and corporate certification schemes) (Sachs, 2015). Corporate management in events companies is, of course, in the best position to make business decisions consistent with the growing awareness of sustainability issues. However, other corporate stakeholders can also become engaged when necessary to assure that their ...

We are surrounded with millions of sounds everyday wherever we are. Crowded markets, car signals, birds singing and so on and so forth. But only some of this sounds are pleasant for us. So we can define the music like some art to mix sounds and rhythms into a certain composition. But that is just a dry, austere definition that does not help one to understand what role music plays in the modern world and what role it used to play before. Philip Alperson (2010) consider music to be the universal language, the language of emotions in one of ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

There was a concert by popelar musician called Lil Wayne on Friday, January 29. He performed at Lafayette CAJUNDOME, the concert happened as a part of the Dedication Tour. This tou is special, because Lil Wayne dedicated this tour to all his fans and it is his personal way to say thanks to all his listeners. Lil Wayne is American hip hop music superstar, he is famous for selling multi-platinum albums and winnig the Grammy award. His music is very fun to listen and it is always a pleasure to visit is concerts. As we know, hip hop music ...

The Greeks believed that a tragic hero was chosen to suffer a downfall typically following great success. Many philosophers have defined the characters of such a hero, including Aristotle, Hegel and Nietzsche. Many modern day individuals, including actors, politicians and rock starts can be and have been tragic heroes. Marilyn Monroe, Bill Clinton and Axl Rose each have tragic hero characteristics. Aristotle’s tragic hero is a person we tend to pity and fear. The hero is one who Marilyn Monroe reflects Aristotle’s elements of tragedy. Marilyn Monroe was “an iconic figure of Hollywood glamour and fashion”. Yet, ...

Over view of the concert The concert I choose to attend was “Ben Ottewell of Gomez / David McMillin of Fort Frances” at Berkley College of Music. Berkeley hosts more than 1,500 concerts and events at different venues on campus. The venue was Red Room, Cafe 939, Berkley College of Music I went to the event with a group of friends and the tickets cost just $15. The performance was to begin at 8.p.m. and we were all excited to see Ben Ottewell live on stage. Ben Ottewell is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival, founded in 1967, has grown to the second largest jazz festival in the world after the Montreal International Jazz Festival of Canada. Over the years, a wide variety of musical forms has been integrated into this festival. Currently, the Montreux Jazz Festival includes almost all forms of music even while jazz remaining a major part of the festival. Today a number of world’s famous musicians perform in the festival, and this festival has currently audience strength of over 200,000. In each year, new additional events are included in the festival so as to ...