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Welcome to The Music Bowl!

Greetings from the seas and welcome to The Music Bowl!

Heard, here! This, The Music Bowl, is the brainchild of Heard and the Wonderfish.  It is a project that aims to highlight how music and culture intertwine, how the music industry is working today, where it came from, and how one can become a "successful" musician today. I say "successful" because that word means something different for every musician. For some, it means being a world famous, multi-million dollar touring artist on a major label. For others, it means gigging on the weekends and playing at coffee shops for free. Whatever level you desire, we at The Music Bowl want to help you understand the types of decisions you'll need to make along the way.  

Every Music Monday and Throwback Thursday we’ll be posting new blogs. Monday’s blogs will be presented by me, Heard, and the occasional guest writer. I'll focus on music culture, the music industry, performance practices, and sometimes more heady concepts pertaining to topics like music theory. My entries will also feature a segment called "Have You Heard?" in which I'll review albums. These albums could be new or old and could be any genre from jazz to hip hop or even an overview of one particular artist. Regardless, you'll want to add some of it to your listening list. Have an album you want reviewed? Drop us a line! We want to promote music on our blog as well.

Thursday’s blogs will be presented by the Wonderfish. She’ll be looking at the music industry through a somewhat historical lens. She'll often examine perspectives on how we got to where we are. The range of topics is unlimited as she'll cover everything from where musical sounds came from to the history of late night television bands. She will also post on topics such as music in the movies and influential artists from past to present.

We in The Music Bowl do not, in any way, claim to have all the answers. Our main goals are to present several sides to many of today's pressing issues, to help you think differently about old and new concepts, and to reexamine music in general. However, if we miss something, or you disagree, or you agree, or you just want to comment, please feel free to leave comments/questions either here on the blog or email us at heardandthewonderfish@gmail.com. We also hope you subscribe so you'll never miss a post.

Coming up this Thursday, the Wonderfish will be giving you some details on our background including where we came from and how we got here. Next Monday, we'll kick off the discussion with a mini series about streaming music.

Until next time,
Heard


Location: New York, NY, USA

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