Week 9 Media Blog

Topic 1:

                There have been many instances when people have restricted questionable music from others in an attempt to shield them from the songs’ various messages. As for my own experience with this, my parents were not fond of non-Christian music when I was young, as they didn’t want me to dwell on profane or immoral subject matter. They shielded me from this type of thing until I was around sixteen. At times, I wanted to listen to what I believed everyone else was listening to but it wasn’t that big of a deal to me until I grew older. Surprisingly, there is a huge variety in Christian music if you search hard enough – and I was content with cleaner versions of hip-hop, pop, and rap.

                I would have to say that pop is my favorite music genre if I went by what I listen to the most. It’s very hard to narrow down favorites for me, because I’ve never been one to fall in love with bands, only specific songs from each band, which gives me more variety in the music I hear. In Christian music, my most played artists are Brit Nicole, Francesca Battistelli, Kari Jobe, Group 1 Crew, and Lecrae. As far as non-Christian music I listen to a lot of Maroon 5, Fifth Harmony, Colbie Caillat, John Mayer, and Ed Sheeran. I enjoy a decent variety of playlists, depending on activity. Music is a giant part of my life, so I have it playing nearly all the time. Focus music (piano) for doing homework, dubstep for running/working out, pop/hip-hop for getting ready in the morning, and whatever I feel like during the rest of the day or in the car.

Topic 2:

                The idea of launching a radio station based at LBCC seems feasible and exciting. I think that it would most likely be successful if it was interacting the way that students needed it to be. I think that prizes would be something that would motivate students to pay attention – things like discounted books or food. Another thing that would be hugely important is that the station would be actively listening for what the students were finding and wanted to hear. We watched the video in class of that one radio station that was always searching for new music, and being involved, and I think that is a key for the innovators of this generation. It would be refreshing to learn new songs, and experience new sounds instead of having Taylor Swift and Katy Perry on repeat all day.

                Most radio station use ads – that would be a possibility for funding. The advertisements would be based on relevancy to students such as food, books, and perhaps apartment complexes in the area. There could also be some profit from the site when students buy the albums which songs were played from or from donations.