Discuss the trends in the music industry for teenagers.

[Brenkoh]

Hey fellow softies. As described in the title , I need help for my polytechnic project.

"Discuss the trends in the music industry for teenagers."

Perhaps share some of your views on:

1. Preference of Music in teenagers (prevalance of media-radio,tv?)
2. How the music industry for teenagers have developed since the start of the year
3. Is making it big in Singapore possible or even feasible?
4. What factors to take note of when starting out in the music industry?
5. Who do I look for to copyright my music?
6. Is the music industry in Singapore an industry where one is able to gain income?

 

[mcuosver]

1.pfft.most teenagers my age nowadays like pop stuff such as Jonas Brothers(especially the girls...ewww!) and the boys will like rap & hip-hop,stuff from Eminem/Akon etc.i'm so disappointed.in my heart,good old rock and roll is always NO.1!
2.erm,i don't follow music trends until like that,so i can't answer that.all i know is after june,teenagers started buying Michael Jackson records,even though they never hear them before,LOL!
3.given support from the media development authority and the local audience,I say ABSOLUTELY!
4.your music's appeal.does your music make its listener wanna put it on repeat?
5.sorry,don't know.not a signed artist.
6.yup,i'm pretty sure Electrico(the band that sang this year's National Day song -_-) are earning an income now?they're signed i think.

most importantly,i think singapore's biggest record labels need to do more promoting.foreign music(although good music) is being promoted much more than local music,which is the main reason local music can't "expand"

 

[dickhead]

1) people start off with pop, those on mtv and radio, and with the internet, they discover other stuff like metal, etc, i am one who experienced this.

2)well, people just download their music now.

3)technically it is possible, i am a fan of oshiego, and i must say, they are good.

4)do not put all your eggs into one basket. have a back up plan, because you will only succeed if you are really good, and work real hard to achieve that dream.

5)im sure you would be looking to get your songs on people's playlist now rather then copyright issues.

6)nope. the domestic market is too small, aim for bigger things.

 

[idontreallylikepapayas]

1. Electro is the trend now, you can tell from the number of ppl that turned up for steve aoki and mstrkrft recently.
2. Not much difference from last year.
3. Yes. Genre plays a part too. Radio friendly genres get more exposure as they can play at bigger venues.
4. Be prepared to play for small crowds. playing to a crowd of less than 10 is not uncommon when you are new.
5. compass if im not wrong
6. A definite no when you first start out, unless you are a pub band. Only big names get paid for playing. Most bands either pay to play or play without getting paid.

 

[theliverevolution]

Okay, my 2 cents on this matter:

1. All you hear on the media these few days are a lot of RnB, Pop, Hip-Hop, etc. What we call the "mainstream" music. They're not too bad, but I personally wont' want to listen to it for too long.
Also, among Chinese teens, Chinese music from Taiwan also prevails


2. It hasn't changed very much, except a lot of new songs which I hear people singing badly to.
Jokes aside, more teenagers are more excited and go to a lot more concerts and buy merchandise these days. They realise that downloading the CDs would save them money, but there is no way to get merchandise or a live concert for free without missing out on something. This is especially so in concerts. Seeing it on Youtube doesn't bring the same atmosphere as a crowd would at the actual gig


3. Electrico has done it, Great Spy Experiment has done it, a few bands have done it before. It is not easy, but it can be done. But one cannot limit himself to Singapore, as the market is only so huge


4. Better ensure that you have good songs that people would listen to. People want to listen to good songs, not utter crap that sounds like you wrote, composed and recorded in one hour without much effort.
Also, if you're holding a concert, make sure that the sound system is good and that you put a good show, able to entertain the crowds.


5. I've got not much of an idea, except perhaps COMPASS.
Either way, you wouldn't need to bother too much about copyrighting until you made yourself known, until people say: "Oh, I know he/she exists. How are his/her songs like?"
That's when you might want to consider copyrighting your stuff before someone kopes it from you.


6. Perhaps it can earn you a bit of a living, but it would not be feasible in the long run. The market is way too small, mostly due to the geographical nature of our little red dot. Overseas would garner you more attention and allow you to explore more boundaries that you never expected.
Besides, look at "local talent" that made it big. JJ Lin, BY2, Tanya Chua, just to name a few. They were all exported to Taiwan first, where they made a name for themselves, before Singaporeans stood up and shouted: "What? They're Singaporeans? YAY!! Go Singapore!"

 

[canonpower]

nice comments.. agree on most of the thing here..

 

[Waffles]

I'm doing a similar project and I figure I could participate in this. Perhaps throw in some of my opinions on the subject.

1. Preference of Music in teenagers (prevalance of media-radio,tv?)
I believe most teenagers these days converge upon the more mainstream genres, such as hip-hop, RnB, and pop. 'Mainstream', referring to genres commonly aired on popular radio and television channels such as MTV. Such entertainment outlets further enforce this preference among teenagers in Singapore.

2. How the music industry for teenagers have developed since the start of the year.
I wouldn't say the music industry has developed much differently from last year. I agree with theliverevolution, however, that youths these days are more open to spending on live gigs and band merchandise.

3. Is making it big in Singapore possible or even feasible?
Definitely possible. Look at Impiety and Rudra, for example. Despite several success cases, for a Singaporean band to achieve fame outside of the country (or even within) is really tough. The mainstream media doesn't support local talent much. There was one TV program on local music a few months ago, but I heard from one of the bands that Mediacorp wasn't supporting the series.

4. What factors to take note of when starting out in the music industry?
Singapore is a small country. Much of the population are more interested in international stars and not local talent. It's gonna be hard.

6. Is the music industry in Singapore an industry where one is able to gain income?
In Singapore? It's possible, but fairly unreliable, based on reasons given above. Lack of interest, lack of support, etc.

 

[shinobi]

look, 3 quarters of the youth population are ahbengs/ahlians, the bright future of those who form the bulk of the population: middle-class ahpeks/ahsohs. everytime there's an election, politicians will try and woo these people with the promise of lift upgrading and what nonsense, so that these ahpeks/ahsohs will vote and win them a few seats in parliament.

these are the people you are referring to when you talk about 'teenagers'.

now you might say, cannot be, none of my friends are ahbengs/ahlians. well, the remaining 1 quarter of the population amounts to 1.25 million people. let's say you split it into 5 age groups, roughly 250,000 people. is it possible that all your friends fall within this 250,000 people? unless if you have more than 250,000 friends. i bet you can't even get that many 'friends' on facebook.

or maybe u are just an ahbeng/ahlian in denial.

mat/minah or whatever ethnic group's equivalent is the same thing, up to u, u want it u got it.

so if you want to know the trend, u got to know the mass, which i have provided. what do the masses listen to? probably lady gaga or black nigga music.

regarding the the music industry in singapore, let's just say you cannot be an much of an investment banker in myanmar just as how you can't be much of an agriculturalist/farmer or musician in singapore.

 

[Brenkoh]

hey shinobi. Very interesting insight. I agree with you for the most part. I guess the 80s rock aint gonna have a revival anytime soon with all the mainstream nonsense coming up which majority of the population in singapore tap on.

 

[DeathCubeK]

Depends on what you consider "making it big". If you consider bands like Great Spy and Electrico to have 'made it big', then good for you.

 

[jbarks]

1. Who do I look for to copyright my music?

Copyright is automatically granted when you create your music (or anything else). As long as you can prove it's yours, it's yours. Licensing and royalties are generally handled by COMPASS and/or your label/you.