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The Undead

A film made by myself using Moviestorm it took a total 4 and a half hours to be fully complete and was fun the entire time

We Know Something You Don't

A video i had to edit in class today it took roughly 1 hour to edit but was highly enjoyable there wasn't many problems when making this video other than filler. i just moved the place of where the shots were in the video and then just did some filter's.

Stylised Picture

I originally wanted to have T staring into the camera but i could not find image which looked right. So i went with him looking at piece. the image is of an ice star which is a very rare space anomaly which can only happen when the gravity from the sun is so intense that it make's its heat particles not be visible.

All about R&B

Origins of the genre

RnB is a genre of popular African/American music that originated in the 1940s. RnB contributed to the development of "rock n roll". By the 1970s RnB was used as a term for soul and funk. In the 1980s a newer style of RnB was created, called contemporary RnB.

Typical instrument:

• Drum kit
• Double bass
• Saxophone
• Horns 
• Piano
• Organ
• Electric guitar
• Vocals
• Backing vocals

Derivative forms:

• Funk
• Ska
• Soul
• Rock N Roll
• Reggae 

Subgenres:

• Contemporary RnB
• Smooth RnB

Timeline

• Jerry Wexler ofBillboard magazine coined the term "rhythm and blues" in 1948 as a musical marketing term in the United States. The term Rhythm and Blues replaced the phrase "race music".
•  In 1949, the term "Rhythm and Blues" replaced the Billboard categoryHarlem hit parade. 
• In 1956, an R&B "Top Stars of '56" tour took place, with headliners Al Hibbler, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Carl Perkins, whose "Blue Buede Shoes" was very popular with R&B music buyers.
  
• Film makers took advantage of the popularity of "rhythm and blues" musicians as "rock n roll" musicians beginning in 1956. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Big Joe Turner, The Treniers, The Platters, The Flamingos, all made it onto the big screen.
• By the early 1960s, the music industry category previously known as rhythm and blues was being called soul music.

• Motown Records  had its first million-selling single in 1960 with The Miracles' "Shop Around", and in 1961, Stax Records had its first hit with Carla Thomas' "Gee Whiz! (Look at His Eyes)".

Fashion,clothing and labels

The R&B music style comes from 50's Southern American Soul, Jazz and Rock 'n' Roll therefore some artists style originates from here.

Some examples of artists who have mixed modern style with 50's Rock 'n' Roll and southern american working style are, Andre 3000 (outkast), Janelle Monae  and Cee - Lo Green. These artists make their different and stand out by using colour and more daring additions to traditional smart clothing to make it high fashion.

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 Other R&B Artists such as R Kelly, usher and Beyonce have changed over time and grown with their audiences, for example when they where younger they dressed to fit in with other artists in the same genre to attract an audience but now they wair more smart clothing and sometimes more daring outfits to keep their audience interested because consumers want artists to push boundaries to remain interesting. The main themes of R&B clothing are to look powerfull, gold and shiny accesories and fabrics are popular, artists like standing out from the crowd, and for men looking smart and wealthy and like they have thought about their appearance is important.

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Most R&B artists don't often dress down and they aren't afraid to show others that they spend lots of money and time on their image. Some artists such as Beyonce even have their own clothing lines so that others can tap into their style, she has been known to model it on the red carpet and in her own music videos.  These clothing lines are often verry successful because fashion and image is important in this genre of music .

 

The key brands associated with the the genre are are House of Dereon By Beyonce, Rocawear By Jay Z, Jacob&Co Jewelers, Baby Phat, and Apple Bottoms By Nelly.

Apple Bottoms mainly concentrates on jeans for women but they do produce other clothing, House of Dereon has women's and mens clothing as well as a childrens line, these all include shoes and accessories such as sunglasses. Rocawear mainly focuses on men but they do produce women's clothing aswell. Many Artists are paid to endorse products for example Beyonce works with loreal, Pepsi and Tommy Hilfiger to name a few.

R&B Fan Sites

• aliciakeys.com
• kanyelive.com
• www.facebook.com/pages/Taz-Khan...>RnB...Fan.../268657383982http://www.blog-city.info/en/fergie.php
  
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• www.ms-dynamite.net/ms-dynamite-10-at-top-30-rnb-singles/

Many people find out about new RnB artists by watching the Music channels on TV, or listening to "Kiss" on the radio. People normaly check out fan sites once they have heard of artists that they enjoy listening to.

Many people have set up facebook pages devoted to a specific artist or a certain genre of music. Young people are more likely to look at these than go on fan websites because it is more convinient. Magazines are also a favourite place to read up about new artists. Magazines are never normaly about one thing, they contain a mixture of: gossip, facts, images etc. Even if someone buys a magazine just to read gossip, at some point they will turn a page that contains things that they might not normaly read, this is another way that people can find out about new albums and artists.

Magazines holding RnB content:

http://www.flavourmag.co.uk/tag/rnb/

http://www.livelistingsmag.com/soul_rnb.htm

http://www.manchesterbeat.com/features/rnbmag/rnbmag.php

The final and main way that someone can find out about a new song/album is by talking to other people.

Facebook Groups

There is a main R&B group on facebook which over 2 million have liked and are fans of the page. It also features a link to its radio partners e.g . kiss. 

There are also page’s to individual artist from Cee-lo Green to usher, they also have updates about what the celebrity is doing from writing a new song to planning for the next tour.

R&B Soundtracks

These are 5 films which feature R&B as their main soundtrack.

The bodyguard – 1992

Jason’s Lyric – 1994

Waiting to exhale – 1995

The preachers wife – 1996

Glitter – 2001

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. It has been certified diamond in the US (sales of at least ten million) with shipments of over 17 million copies. Worldwide, the sales are at a staggering 42 million copies. In addition, Houston's "I Will Always Love You" sold 12 million units worldwide.

The soundtrack features five hit singles for Whitney Houston: "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", "Queen of the Night", and two Oscar nominated songs "I Have Nothing" and "Run to You".

Jason’s Lyric: Soundtrack  contains music from a large group of musicians who were famous at the time: Lenny Kravitz, Tevin Campbell, Gerald Levert, El DeBarge, Usher, R. Kelly, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men, Melvin Edmonds, Keith Sweat, Raphael Saadiq, Christopher Williams, Joe, and D'Angelo.

Waiting to exhale Soundtrack  the soundtrack became a huge hit featuring appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Mary J. Blige, SWV and TLC. All the main performers on the soundtrack are African American women. The album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for five weeks, going 7× platinum, on Sep 4, 1996. It spawned the #1 hits; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Let It Flow", the #2 hits "Sittin' Up In My Room" and "Not Gon' Cry" and the #8 hit "Count On Me". All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine".

The album received a total of eleven nominations including Album of the Year, Song of the Year for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"and threeBest Female R&B Vocal Performance nominees, then won Best R&B Song for "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" written by Babyface at the39th Grammy Awards in 1997.

The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack features songs performed by Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film. It is the best-selling gospel album of all time, and has sold an estimated 6 million copies worldwide.

The lead single, "I Believe in You and Me", became a top five hit in the U.S. and was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards, as well as for Best R&B Album.

"Step by Step" was another hit single, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. "My Heart Is Calling" became the soundtrack's final release.

Glitter Sountrack Album As a concept album of the sounds of the early 1980s, Glitter features contributions from dominant figures of the period: Rick James wrote "All My Life", Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis reworked their song "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" and wrote with Carey the retro track "Want You", and Cameo are featured on lead single "Loverboy". The album also includes collaboratons with rappers Busta Rhymes, Mystikal, Da Brat,Ludacris, Fabolous, Ja Rule and Nate Dogg.

TV Channels

Kiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital televisionplatforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B.

It is based on the format of the Bauer owned London radio station Kiss 100, which started as a pirate radio station inLondon in 1985. Kiss TV celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its launch in 2005.

NightClubs

Marquee

Marquee is a multi-level nightclub centrally located in the hip and trendy Chelsea district of Manhattan. Get lost in the luxurious deep colors of the Marquee decor with rooms washed in the dim light of purple and gold neon. A full bar serves a number of specialty cocktails and is known for custom-mixed martinis. Every Friday night at Marquee is dedicated to hiphop music, and famed DJs are brought in to spin tracks on a throbbing sound system. VIP amenities such as bottle service, extra security, private booths and secured entrances are available by reservation only. Marquee offers space for 600 patrons and is available to rent for private events.

Pacha

Pacha is a famous chain of nightclubs throughout the world. Pacha also features an eclectic collection of art. Pacha hosts large danceparties with world-renowned DJs such as Samantha Ronson. Special events such as record release parties are also held at Pacha and an annual New Year's Eve party draws a number of celebrities.

Blue Note

The Blue Note features live music by jazz musicians and R&B artists every night of the week. Bi-weekly late night shows feature newer jazz, soul, R&B and hiphop artists. The vibe at the Blue Note is classy and dark. Romantic dim lighting makes the space quaint and calming, and a well-dressed mixed-age crowd keeps the ambiance lively and fun.

Radio Channels
R & B music has been a staple of the American music landscape for decades. Starting out as a more urban version of traditional blues, R & B became one of the precursors of rock and roll. The genre grew from there, becoming a staple on the radio with the advent of Motown and the soul movement of the 1960s. Today, R & B covers a wide range of genres, from contemporary R & B artists such as Rihanna and D’Angelo to modern soul acts like Amy Winehouse and Joss Stone.
 
DEFJAY is one of the most listened radio stations with listeners from all over the world. Since 2002 DEFJAY plays the best in R'n'B and Hip-Hop and has a growing fan community.
The aim behind DEFJAY is to offer a pure R'n'B radiostation with a special selection of tracks for ALL R'n'B fans. Listeners all over the world appreciate this concept and reward us with growing use and a lot of feedback.

All Radio channels based off of R&B music also feature lots of songs from urban to dance as well.

Communities
Origin 
 

R&B has grown out of African American culture. It shows radical differences from the genres pioneered by Caucasian American and European cultures, such as classical music or rock 'n' roll (though the genre certainly still has ties to these styles). R&B originated from Motown in detroit in September 1959. Among early Tamla/Motown artists were Mable John, Eddie Holland and Mary Wells. "Shop Around," The Miracles' first #1 R&B hit peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960.Motown specialized in a type of soul music it referred to with the trademark "The Motown Sound". Crafted with an ear towards pop appeal, the Motown Sound typically used: tambourinesto accent the back beat; prominent and often melodic electric bass-guitar lines; distinctive melodic and chord structures; and a call-and-response singing style that originated in gospel music. Pop production techniques such as the use of orchestral string sections, charted horn sections, and carefully arranged background vocals were also used. Complex arrangements and elaborate, melismatic vocal riffs were avoided. Motown producers believed steadfastly in the "KISS principle" (keep it simple, stupid).The style created by the Motown musicians was a major influence on several non-Motown artists of the mid-1960s, such as Dusty Springfield and The Foundations. In the United Kingdom, the Motown Sound became the basis of the northern soul movement. Smokey Robinson said the Motown Sound had little to do with Detroit

Modern

Nowadays people can go onto the facebook page to "Modern R&B" and talk about their favourite artist's, watch and share video's of their favourite record's and can see recorded footage from the artist's live performance's. They can also go onto the artist's webpage and gain information about where the next tour will go and buy tickets to go and see them live.

information was gathered by Alexi, Doug and Ita