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Five Niches In The Music Industry, And The Companies That Make The Most Of Them || Dotted Music
▻http://dottedmusic.com/2014/music-industry/five-niches-in-the-music-industry

We often make the mistake of talking about the music industry as if it were a single, monolithic thing. It most certainly is not. Music has been around a lot longer than the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Even now, it is a multifaceted beast.

Music exists without industry. Every time you hum a tune, you are making music. When mothers sing to their babies, that’s music. It is not music with a capitol “M” just because a multi-billion dollar corporation throws its weight around the chromatic scale. There are many aspects of the music industry that are niche, only in the sense that they do not make the kind of revenue as the recording industry. They are no less successful, and no less worthy of our attention.

The Relationship Between Dance And Music || Dotted Music
▻http://dottedmusic.com/2014/lifestyle/relationship-between-dance-and-music

Try dancing without music and you will end up looking like a ludicrous caricature of someone like the late Patrick Swayze who held one and all spellbound dancing with Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing. Whether you are listening to one of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies or are subjected to a rap song by Eminem, you might not be able to sit still for a long while. You would be energized into moving your body parts and some dance form will not only overtake you but flow out of you.

MUSO: Fighting Album Leaks || Dotted Music
▻http://dottedmusic.com/2013/interviews/muso-anti-piracy-interview

Piracy is a crime or is it? Both sides of the debate have their proponents. Dotted Music had a tete-a-tete with Andy Chatterley, a Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer, who founded MUSO, an online anti piracy company circa 2008.

How Music Makes You Happy || Dotted Music
▻http://dottedmusic.com/2013/lifestyle/how-music-makes-you-happy

Science is beginning to study music as a new way to understand human pleasure, according to Discovery.com. Music triggers the same happiness chemical (dopamine) as sex, drugs, gambling and food. Music creates emotional arousal and causes changes in a person’s heart rate, pulse and breathing rate.

Top 5 Interesting Bands Of 2013 || Dotted Music
▻http://dottedmusic.com/2013/the-opinion/top-5-interesting-bands-of-2013

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n the past several decades music lovers have been searching for that one unique band that speaks to them. They look for the band that can reach out to them through lyrics and music and grab hold to their imaginations and emotions. In 2013 there are five bands that are stepping up to that challenge, and can be considered the top 5 interesting bands of 2013.