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In not only New York City, but in all of America today, the popularity of electronic dance music, more commonly referred to as EDM, has been rapidly rising. In the article, “Drug Deaths Threaten Rising Business of Electronic Music Fests”, … Continue reading →

In a “letter to the editor,” a retired violinist named Les Dreyer is concerned that classical music in the US is dying. According to Dreyer, a big reason as to why this is occurring can be blamed upon the media. … Continue reading →

Baruch students decided to form the Soulcats while trying to raise awareness for the Undergraduate Student Government (USG). Although members were’t expecting to follow on this musical career, they changed their minds after a fantastic performance at Baruch’s talent competition … Continue reading →

In “Why We Like Sad Music,” Ai Kawakami illustrates why we strangely enjoy listening to melancholy tunes. Through the results of his study, Kawakami describes our common feelings toward sad music as “romantic” and “blithe” because we know that as … Continue reading →

Three day long electronic music festival Electric Zoo was cancelled on its third day in late August due to the death of two concertgoers and the critical illness of at least four others. Both deaths were related to an over … Continue reading →

There may be a link between the skills needed to be a musician and  how those apply to jobs other than being a musician. The author of the article says that they asked “top flight professionals” and stated that most … Continue reading →