N’namdi Langley
Mr. Turtola
Writing Intro
Music engineering is a class that truly doesn’t exist. Not in high schools or
colleges. Music as we all know is a form of true expression and free will. Singing from the heart, taking
Ideas from the mind, given by GOD. Music engineering is the key to that success. To be able to play back
Your own music and not having someone else produce it for you. Connecticut needs help.
Musicians in the 21st century are unprepared for producing their music and
Many of them have “0” control over it. That’s simply because there are no schools that teach musicians
How to produce music or videos. To become a great musician you must study this. Our schools teach us
How to play instruments, dance, sing, write but they do not teach the foundations of music. The core of
Its success. Connecticut has absolutely none. Ct does have dance theatre and video production and
Other fine activities but the issue on learning how to produce your own music has not been pressed on
Hard enough or at all. There were literally no articles to be found on authors opinions on how there
Should be producing schools. None.
Producing would be important because the musician could have full control
Over his productions when his albums sale 100 million copies world wide. Too many musicians have
Gone bankrupt just because they never taught or were taught how to produce music. This is something
Very important that should be instilled the music business. Today we have millions of children or young
Artist who want to become famous and make many albums. Here’s the problem…they don’t know how
To produce. Therefore when they become older and more successful they won’t own much of there
Music. Then the company can do all sorts of things to the musician’s music. They can change it as they
Please put it on different compilations, make it sound louder or lower and guess what. The company
Gets paid great money when the artist music is played on the radio or a music video station. As for the
Musician she/he gets paid less. Therefore being completely bankrupt.
The music world is such a great world but it is also a world of wondering
Snakes just waiting to take more than they earned. While the singer gets basically nothing. This is taken
Upon mostly Africa American artist. People like James Brown, and other huge artist have completely
Been defeated by the music industry. Finding themselves on drugs or selling drugs to make more
Money. This also happens to many young musicians. One of the greatest names in the music industry
Has become independent. Prince has sold 33 million copies world wide and simply because he produces
His own music and he did that without the music industry. Other artist have become independent too.
Like boys to men, Catherine Andrews, Michael Jackson, Jenny Toomey and other great artist.
Lets bring producing classes to Connecticut. Not just texas. We don’t want
Our children relying on a fiction dream. Many children have the dream of becoming a singer and a
Recording artist. Lets make a difference and make sure they don’t get cheated and bankrupt. To the
Point where there on drugs or there very depressed. Let’s not let our kids get hurt by these vicious
Music labels. Lets bring a producing class to Ct and become independent.