Category Archives: Music
Get in Step with Dubstep
by Dave Austin I overheard a veteran DJ ask for a definition of dubstep, and like many of us who are predominately wedding DJs, he’s heard the term but doesn’t really know what actually defines a dubstep music track. As with many musical genres, it’s sometimes difficult to clearly identify an evolving, moving target, but…
Are You “Classified?”
by Dave Austin When it comes to weddings, nothing establishes an elegant and sophisticated mood quite like classical music. It can be restrained and soothing, grandiose and inspiring, or joyous and celebratory. Any DJ who does weddings should have a library of both traditional and contemporary classical selections. Most of these works have been around…
The Sound & Soul of New Orleans
by Dave Austin Ask someone to name some music from New Orleans, and you’ll likely get “When the Saints Go Marching In.” However, the Crescent City’s contribution to popular music runs as deep and wide as the Mississippi River and spans as many generations and genres as the number of ingredients in a gumbo. Many…
Dive into POOL from Promo Only
by Stacy Zemon The official word is out: Promo Only has gone online with a digital delivery service called POOL. Current subscribers who want to continue receiving their CDs and DVDs needn’t worry; they’re not going anywhere. If, however, you’d prefer daily, weekly and monthly access to digital content, they invite you to jump into…
Music Origins – Rockabilly
by Dave Austin Dating back to the 1950s, rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock & roll music. Earlier, it was simply referred to as hillbilly music before Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran and other young country artist started kicking out revved-up versions of songs, primarily…
“Ska,” “Rocksteady” – It’s All Reggae to Me!
by Dave Austin Back in the 1960s, amid the “British Invasion” and the other revolutionary changes going on in the pop music scene, a new form was evolving in Jamaica. First called “ska” or “rocksteady,” it quickly evolved and became known as “reggae” – a word meaning “ragged” or “ragged clothing.” However, Bob Marley is…
Soul Music
by Dave Austin You’ve Got To Have “Soul,” a word that has many meanings. In the world of pop R&B it usually means an intensely dramatic performance by a singer, delivered with such feeling that it reaches out and visibly moves the listener. The singer is saying something – often more than the lyrics convey….
