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coursework 1: producer research

PRODUCTION: PRODUCER RESEARCH    ALANTIC RECORDS brief history of record company, links to other companies or labels: - alantic records was formed in 1947 by Ahment Ertegun and Herb Abramson. They were both big music fans and record enthusiasts, mainly within jazz music.  - t hey founded Alantic Records with the intention to bring black musicians, of mainly rhythm, blues and jazz also early rock and roll, to a wider audience.  - the owners originally wanted to return to turkey however, they decided to stay in America and explore the american music scene, specifically African American music. - during the first few months of Alantic Records being incorperated, they was immediately threatened with a recording ban strike, which meant that musicans and artists were unable to record and produce music. This put Alantic Records in a situation where they had to reach into their savings in order to survive the first year. However, by 1949, they was back producing music. - in 1...

beyonce formation

beyonce formation music video CONTEXT   > the scenes of flooding, such as the sinking police car, refernces the flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina (2005).                                                                                                  >  during Hurricane Katrina white victims were rescued however black victims were left behind. (use of Barthes referential code which relates to real life events)                                                    >  scenes of police and sirens which shows the racial tension in America.            ...