People working in music

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People working in music   

A bassist - Someone who plays bass guitar.
A guitarist - Someone who plays a guitar.
A lead singer - The main singer in the band.
A drummer - The person who plays percussion and the drums.
A programmer - Someone who creates music by mixing different bits or samples of others.
A singer songwriter - Someone who writes and sings their own songs, eg Paul McCartney.
A boy band - A group of young men brought together by a record company.


Types of music   


Trance - DJ Quicksilver, Nomad, etc.
Ambient - Tangerine Dream to Brian Eno, Aphex Twin to Penguin Cafe Orchestra, etc.
Disco - Modern Talking, Steps, etc.
Techno - David Holmes, Laurent Garnier, Dave Clarke, etc.
Heavy metal - Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Guns n Roses, Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, etc.
Indie [abbrev. Independent ie not mainstream] - Coldplay, Muse, Stereophonics, etc.
Dance - Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Leftfield, etc.
Drum and bass - Roni Size, Grooverider, etc.
Jungle - Goldie, Digital, Photek, etc.
Hip hop - Grandmaster Flash, Wu Tang Clan, Dr Dre, Eminem, etc.
UK Garage - Truesteppers, Artful Dodger, Wookie, etc.
Britpop - mid 90s British pop / rock - Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Suede, Elastica, etc.


  
In the studio   


In the studio William Orbit mixed some of the tracks on Madonna's last CD. - He worked on the sound and arranged the music.
Chinn and Chapman produced a lot of the famous bands from the 1970s. - They decided on the songs and the sound of the bands so the music had a distinctive sound.
Most bands record many demo versions of their music. - Recordings of songs before their final production.