humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.
The Power of Music
I'm often told that I have an eclectic taste in music. In fact, I'm told that at least once a week at work since I leave my Spotify account on shuffle in my office. Anyone that comes into my office almost always comments on the music that is playing.
Liana HewittPublished 4 years ago in BeatFalling into Neverland to Cope with Taylor Swift
It's a simple scene, you're home alone on a rainy day in the middle of the week. Your work for the day is done, you've turned in all of your assignments and have already made the careful transition into your comfort clothes a la Mr. Rogers. You put the kettle on, and while the water heats up you ponder over which brand of black tea you'd like this evening. Once your tea is ready and you've lit some candles, you head over to the couch to sit down and slide into the blankets. The raindrops hit your windows one by one, softly like the tiny beats of a drum. You settle into this calm environment, one that you've created all your own. Just out of the corner of your eye, you swear that you can just faintly make out the sprinklings of golden dust flittering about the room...
Mary DevlinPublished 4 years ago in BeatZylvain : Captivated.
The music industry is a big game, a very competitive game. The only way to win is to be different, connected and unique with the world. This new upcoming artist Zylvain will serve the goods into this world with his talented art style, great singing and skill on instruments like the Guitar, Piano and Bass. He is a very adaptable musicians creating acoustic songs like "When You're There" on YouTube nearly hitting a thousand views, to his Hip Hop Pop style latest single, "Captivated" releasing on the first of August.
Depressed LizardPublished 4 years ago in BeatMusic Is...
So many people think of music as just something to be played whilst dancing senselessly at a party, downing your 4th budweiser or as a background to a car ride that is actually being occupied by conversation. This is how alot of people see music and they couldn’t be more wrong. They see it as a string of cool lines and hooks wrapped up together nicely on a super sick beat. Well, for me music is much more than that. Music is the most creative way someone without a “voice” can make themselves be heard. It’s like a podium that no doubtledly will reach across the oceans and across living room stereos and across subwoofers in an old pick up truck. One song may have one type of sound but at the same time it makes you think of so many different things at once. Music in my opinion is way stronger and way deeper than people give it credit for. One tempo, 5 different songs, 10 different messages between those lyrics and 100+ people reached in a matter of minutes. That...that is definitely something to behold. Imagine being able to say something so powerful and get it out to that many people with just one hook on a song. The creative process alone is usually under appreciated. Usually because rappers now adays can just go into a studio and lay down something that just comes to their minds. However, as a writer myself, that process in itself is so vulnerable and so raw that it can only be described in the work of art that it creates. Yes alot of songs are trivial and simple minded and to be frank outright dumb. But it is still someone’s feelings, someone’s words, something the person had to say that just couldn’t be said in a normal daily conversation for whatever reason. I think that’s why I write music because its just so much more than people give it credit for. It’s freeing even though some see it as being restricted by a piece of paper and a pen,... but the most beautiful thing about any writing is that you get decide what goes on it and its amazing. Music is no different, youre only adding catchy beats and finger snapping, head nodding grooves to allow those that do not feel as deeply about the work as you do to at least move their body or senselessly sing the lyrics along with the radio. Music is a huge part of my life and the freedom it gives feels like no other.
Clayton HeaddPublished 4 years ago in BeatBTS' Love for ARMY: The Most Iconic of Duos
Musical groups expressing their appreciation for their fans is certainly not a new phenomenon. Whether it be with a grateful "thank you" featured in a song or a heartfelt message tweeted out to their millions of followers, artists are aware of how valued their devoted fans feel following an occasional proclamation of their love.
Ghezal AmiriPublished 4 years ago in BeatThe Songs in my Mind
We have all had a moment where we are listening to a song and we have had to really stop and listen because the lyrics begin to seemingly speak directly to us. Maybe the lyrics in a song relate exactly to what we are going through or simply make us feel the most like ourselves. Below are a few beautiful lyrics from songs that I have heard recently that simply make me feel like me.
Madeline KeysPublished 4 years ago in BeatHow I became a classical pianist
As a kid I’ve always been fascinated by music, I remember waiting without patience the marching band in the main square of my home town in Italy, literally every Sunday! And how could I forget my 6 years old self listening to pop music with his cassette player from the 90’s? They main plot twist happened in those years, where my parents asked me if I wanted to play any instrument and, I really don’t know why, I answered “DRUMS!”; and my journey started right there.
Diego SalzaniPublished 4 years ago in BeatLegendary Short Stories: A beautiful time in a lovely life long since past...
A beautiful time in a lovely life long since past…
Legend GilchristPublished 4 years ago in BeatMusic is my food of love
What keeps me going through the trials and tribulations of my turbulent life? My fiancé primarily but after that its always music. While writing this there is loud heavy metal in my ears, when i did my nvq qualification the same and pretty much anytime I need a break from the world. The music is rarely calm or relaxing but it always helps me. In fact my streaming service has taken note of what i listen to and has created a playlist it self . It rotates the bands I choose to stream and is playing random tracks.
ASHLEY SMITHPublished 4 years ago in Beat4:13 am
Another moment of reflection on my part having found this. It's not often that I put dates on little 'dabbles' that happen late at night. I don't remember much of that year, or if anything had happened to inspire this. I have suffered from insomnia for a long time, and a lot of that time was spent writing for hours into the night. On this instance I woke up early in the morning.
Jaenyce Th3 Pr0bl3m Ch1ld
Jerome Smith, famously known as Jaenyce. His rap name stands for “Just Another Ethical Nxgga You Can Envy”. Jaenyce Th3 Pr0bl3m Ch1ld :
Jason JamesPublished 4 years ago in Beat90 Day Musician: Day 1
Morning guys! This morning, I woke up bright and early at 6:30 am. Since I promised my 90 day plan, I thought I would at least give y'all an example of my first day of this plan, since a full 90-day plan seems a little extreme.
Polly PowersPublished 4 years ago in Beat