Technological Evolution

It's crazy to think how much music has evolved since the beginning of time. I wonder what the thought process was when those scientists began to create all these different sounds like Dr. Thaddeus Cahil and his Dynamophone. The ability to manipulate sound must've been quite empowering when he first invented his device. It's funny how we started with tape and tape recorders, and people were like, "We can make music out of this!" Now, basically every song on the radio uses some kind of electronic sounds... except for country music.

 It's interesting how people write music nowadays. As it said in the article we read, many composers today like to live in a socially concerned and courageously heuristic environment. In other words, composers don't just write music they think sounds good but to respond to a problem in today's society. Whether it be rap songs, country songs, gospel-- they all relate to issues that are prevalent in society. Now with technology, it makes it that much easier, and there many who take advantage of this technological music genre. Take dubstep for example-- basically all digitalized. Here's a good example on the left:

Another example would be anyone who uses auto-tune. This combination of technology and music make it possible for virtually anyone to become a modern musician. Just look how happy Lil' Wayne is:

The boundaries for music are continually expanding and the digital era we live in seems to be having a nice impact on where this is all going.