In 2005, Gary Mekikian, CEO of M&M; Media, wanted to find a way to feed his two daughters’ music consumption without exposing them to piracy sites with inappropriate advertising. Read more...
Photo: The pilot of Project Carmen, an advertisement-based mobile application that allows users to download music for free, will be made available for UCLA students and alumni starting Sept. 30. (Victoria Chang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Without question, many music producers and artists will edit their audio. UCLA alumnus Steve Malone chose a different approach and distributed his own independent album, unaltered by audio processing technology, and said that raw and organic music is “timeless.” “There’s something about music to me that isn’t supposed to be perfect,” Malone said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Steve Malone released a remix of the song “Two” from his independently released album, “Music.” (Courtesy of Steve Malone)
The Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission have announced the lineup for Bruin Bash 2014. This year, Kandace Springs and Chance the Rapper will take the stage, continuing the hip-hop theme of last year's lineup that featured E-40 and Tyga. Read more...
Photo: The Bruin Bash lineup last year featured hip-hop artists E-40 and Tyga. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Syncopated Ladies are not a typical jazz tap group, incorporating hip-hop moves through every simultaneous stomp and click of the heels. The all-female tap dance group won national attention this May with its performance on the popular dance competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” On Sunday, the group performed some of its repertoire, including a cappella pieces, at the UCLA Fowler Museum. Read more...
Photo: Maud Arnold, a dancer of tap troupe Syncopated Ladies, performed at the UCLA Fowler Museum Sunday. Arnold’s dance group gained national attention after performing a hip-hop inspired tap dance on “So You Think You Can Dance.” (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Often categorized under a new wave of modern R&B;, singer-songwriter Jillian Banks’ music certainly perpetuates the classification. But the categorization is merely a scratch on the surface of the atmospheric, brooding sound that BANKS has managed to capture on her album, “Goddess.” The debut album by BANKS offers a seductive, mystical musical palette with hues of dusky synths and pulsating low-end bass lines. Read more...
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Alternative reggae group SOJA’s eclectic band of dreadlocked guitarists, Latin-style brass players and upbeat percussionists perform music with a deep lyrical conviction regarding the state of human emotion and conflict. Read more...
Photo: Reggae band SOJA released its latest album, “Amid the Noise and Haste,” in August. (Courtesy of Eric Ryan Anderson)
UCLA alumnus Jarell Perry is taking on another step in his music career. Just known for his progressive R&B; in Kerkhoff Coffee House and Spring Sing a few years ago, Perry has emerged as a public artist in Los Angeles. Read more...
