The artist’s name is Brandon Paak Anderson, but his stage name is Anderson .Paak. His is 30 years old and is originally from Oxnard, California. He started dabbling in music as a teenager from his bedroom and in 2011 started working on his debut album. He released his album in 2012 under the pseudonym Breezy Lovejoy. In 2013, he produced and record Cover Art, which was an all-covers EP. Then he released his other two albums Venice and Malibu in 2014 and 2016 respectively. He currently is a recording artist, music producer, and part of NxWorries. He has signed record labels with Stone Throw, Steel Wool, OBE, Young Art Records, EMPIRE, and Aftermath Entertainment. He engages with the musical genres of Hip hop, rap, R&B, soul, and funk.
I learned that music is truly created from an artist’s experiences and feelings towards certain topics. It is a way they express their emotions and reflect on things that have happened to them in the past, as well as things they are looking forward to in the future. Music made from a hip-hop-specific frame is very much like a poetry slam in that you have spoken words that have rhythm, phrasing, and rhyme, except that it is combined with a musical groove or backbeat. The lyrics of music is similar to telling a story, but adding the elements of music and different tonalities, textures, and instrumentation demonstrate a more complex way of expressing feelings through music. It is more hidden and needs to be uncovered by those listening to the music because it could relate to another piece of music that has inspired the artist in some way. I think it is extremely interesting how a person’s experiences shape the kind of music a person creates and how they express themselves. From this knowledge, I would love to see what has shaped my different loves for certain genres of music and different instrumentation. In my future teaching, I can ask a student to list out some of the songs on their playlist and learn more about them through that way. It would be more revealing than simply asking them what they liked. Or I could create an activity where they composed their own lyrics and short melody to tell something about themselves; through that, I could also connect in a more meaningful manner with my students. Comments are closed.
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