Blog
Since his freshman year, Rishi has been writing monthly blog posts about several music production concepts and music industry trends.
The Sweet Auburn Music Festival in Atlanta, GA
On September 24, I spent my Saturday in downtown Atlanta volunteering at the annual Sweet Auburn Music Fest.
My Experience at The Kid LAROI’s End of the World Tour (Part 2)
Another aspect that made his performance more engaging was his awareness of the audience. About halfway through the show,
My Experience at The Kid LAROI’s End of the World Tour (Part 1)
Recently, I had the privilege of attending Australian teenage musician The Kid LAROI’s performance at Coca Cola Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Appeal of Aries
In the last article, we discussed the rise of hyperpop–a genre I am becoming increasingly infatuated with through artists like Glaive and ericdoa.
The Magic of Hyperpop
For the last two years now, a small subset of music has gradually been gaining more mainstream attention—hyperpop. Hyperpop is a genre…
The Value of Stem Separation
Recently, there have been countless incredible developments in music technology that change the process of music production and its…
My Thoughts on Beat-Making Bots
Artificial intelligence (AI) has found its way into almost every industry remotely related to technology, and music is no exception…
My Weekend at the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
Last weekend, I had the privilege of spending my time at the annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition at Georgia Tech. This is a…
My Conversation with Professor of Practice at GSU Booker Edwards
Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Professor Booker Edwards. Mr. Edwards is not only a Professor of…
My Conversation with Director Christopher Moore of Georgia Tech
Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down for a conversation with Christopher Moore, Director of the Undergraduate Music Technology…
Racial Underrepresentation Across Artists and Music Executives
As we discussed in the previous article, the current state of the music industry restricts musical expression from demographic…
Female Underrepresentation in the Music Industry
Music has been a form of expression for as long as it has existed. It gives its musicians an outlet for their thoughts, and it gives…
Opinion: The Drug Epidemic in the Music Industry
Within the music industry, a drug epidemic is responsible for robbing the lives of far too many talented musicians. Across Prince
How an R&B Singer Made One of the Most Successful Bollywood Songs in History
The long-standing classification of music as an international language could not be more true. Although it may seem cliché, in a world as…
Opinion: Not Everybody Can Sing with Auto-Tune
We’ve all seen the interviews on Genius where artists voice-crack through the video as they desperately explain to explain their lyrics…
How Two People Restructured the Music Industry
As I’ve talked about previously, the music industry has seen fundamental changes over the past few years. Digital music production has…
International Influence on Hip-Hop Music
For years, hip-hop music has been seen as a primarily American and British-dominated genre—with boom-bap and drill music setting the…
Opinion: The Problem with Trap Music Going Mainstream (Part 2)
In the previous segment of this article, I explained how the newfound entry of hip-hop music into the genre of pop has led to rap…
Opinion: The Problem with Trap Music Going Mainstream (Part 1)
Recently, trap and hip-hop music have been encroaching more on radio pop’s territory and have established their space in mainstre…
The EQ Explained
The Equalizer, or EQ, is essentially a representation of all the frequencies that make up an audio piece. Understanding EQ is crucial…