Have you ever wondered why some music feels so right, and it just grabs you, while other types of music turn you off and completely rub you the wrong way? Well there is a little secret in the music industry, and it's something that the recording industry does each and every year, they take the top songs, and record the number of beats per second, cadence, and rhythm and they store it in a safe. Do you know why this information is so important?
Well, I would submit to you that there are certain types of rhythm, acoustics, and cadence which correspond to the human biosystem, and they actually affect the human body at the cellular level. After all, the biorhythms of the human body are very specific. For instance a heartbeat falls within a range, and that is a known medical fact. The range of your heartbeat is different from that of another animal species such as dogs, as they have a much larger range (heart and pulse). Then there are brainwaves, and we know about the alpha, beta, delta, and theta brainwaves - plugging into these brainwaves can change your mood, and even how you are thinking, and as a musician you can use that to evoke emotion in your listeners - it works.
Did you know Rap Music is right around the Delta and Theta Brainwave frequency? It's true, and there are numerous songs, and music which similarly works into this biological function. Now the artists who are producing the music may not even realize what they're doing or why it works, but they know their fans love it, so they produce more and more - each time making money. There is a very good book I'd like to recommend that you read titled; "This Is Your Brain on Music" - and I think after you read that book you will have a better understanding as to what I'm talking about.
Let me give you a for instance of a couple of good songs which seem to really affect people at a personal and biological level. The first one is by Alda Nova "Life Is Just a Fantasy" and it starts out with the roaring sirens and helicopter noise, but it's very close to a human heart rate, one that's operating at a higher level as if on adrenaline. Van Halen also has a song called "Jump" - and it has a similar beat, and both of those songs were hit songs for a reason, because they tapped into the human biorhythms. If you want to make it in the music industry, you need to be thinking here. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this.
Lance Winslow is the Founder of the Online Think Tank, a diverse group of achievers, experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, thinkers, futurists, academics, dreamers, leaders, and general all around brilliant minds. Lance Winslow hopes you've enjoyed today's discussion and topic. http://www.worldthinktank.net/ - Have an important subject to discuss, contact Lance Winslow.
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