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History of the Music Industry
By Maddie Quirke
Past pre- 1850
The only earner in the record industry is the sale of sheet music.
Sales people would travel the country, playing and selling this sheet
music to music shops.
1800
1861 - Western Union completes the first transcontinental
telegraph line.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell issued a patent for the Telephone.
1877 - Edison invents the cylinder "phonograph" used to record
and playback sound.
1877 - Emile Berliner invents the first microphone and sells the
rights to Bell Telephone
1887 - Emile Berliner invents the flat record player
("gramophone").
1889 - Louis Glass invents the modern jukebox.
1891 - The International copyright agreement is adopted
between major countries
1892 - Popular music becomes a serious business.
1892 - The first "million-seller" song hit (sold via sheet music)
was “After The Ball” by Charles K. Harris, who was both its
composer and publisher.
1900
1900 - Eldredge Johnson perfects first system of mass duplication of pre-recorded flat disks
1912 - Charles "Doc" Herrold begins the first regular public radio broadcasting of voice and music from his
"wireless telegraph college“.
1935- The first Cassette tape was made
1950- Introduces the Rock n roll era, Elvis Presley is the most famous Rock n roll icon known as “The king of rock”
who first started his career in 1954.
1960- “Swinging sixties” in came the ‘Motown Record Corporation’. The hit number one was ‘Shop around’ by the
Miracles. Bob Dylan brought the first ever music video with his song ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’. Also a very
famous band called ‘The Beatles’ had became very popular.
1970- This was a big century for rock when many famous bands formed, Aerosmith in 1971, Kiss in 1973. Then in
1974/1976 punk rock formed and now it appealed to a younger audience.
1980- MTV was introduced as a TV channel and featured music videos. A new wave band called ‘The buggles’
became famous and are most remembered for their single ‘Video killed the radio star’. The popularity of heavy
metal and hard rock increased when bands like Guns’n’Roses and Bon Jovi came along. However Hip Hop became a
lot more popular in the later 1980’s, especially after the Run- D.M.C group came along as they were one of the most
influential.
1982- The first CD was invented
1990- By this point in time the 90’s saw to several diverse genres. Grunge music peaked in 1991, alongside bands like
Nirvana and U2’s ground breaking Zoo TV and PopMart tours were top selling. Later on in the 90’s Britpop became
famous and bands like Blur and Oasis formed and became very popular, Oasis is still very popular today. Female pop
icons such as Spice Girls were a British girl band, who became very popular in America. Their impact brought an
invasion of young pop artist such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, N Sync and Backstreet Boys. In the mid 1990’s
MP3 players were invented, which was a very popular way of listening to music.
2000-2014
• Famous pop artists like N Sync and Britney Spears battled artists like Eminem and Nelly for
chart superiority and some of the year’s most significant music was being made in studios
and on concert stages.
• The first Apple iPod was released in 2001 and has continued to develop and expand. Also in
this year iTunes was made, introducing a completely new way of downloading and listening
to music.
• The controversy over ‘The Napster’ programme began, Shawn Fanning, the creator was only
18 when he wrote the source codes that shook the music world. The free downloads was
creating chaos on the internet. The big 5 (Warner Brothers, EMI, Sony, BMG and Universal)
shut him down and sued him for copy right and infringement.
• A popular artist that came around was Eminem who is still famous to date. He was first
described a vile, violent and insensitive but has sold millions of albums worldwide with his
huge fan base supporting him.
• Britney Spears became a prominent figure in popular music and culture during the 2000’s.
Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records.
• Later on in the 2000’s music has become very influenced by social networking sites like
Facebook and twitter, music can both be promoted and slated on them. Also artists can be
discovered by shows like X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent, The Voice UK etc.
• Other Famous artists, who all show different genres have developed like Justin Bieber, One
Direction, Jessie J, Adele, Leona Lewis, Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris, Lady Gaga,
Tinie Tempah, Katie Perry, Slipknot, Westlife etc.

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History of the music industry

  • 1. History of the Music Industry By Maddie Quirke
  • 2. Past pre- 1850 The only earner in the record industry is the sale of sheet music. Sales people would travel the country, playing and selling this sheet music to music shops.
  • 3. 1800 1861 - Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line. 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell issued a patent for the Telephone. 1877 - Edison invents the cylinder "phonograph" used to record and playback sound. 1877 - Emile Berliner invents the first microphone and sells the rights to Bell Telephone 1887 - Emile Berliner invents the flat record player ("gramophone"). 1889 - Louis Glass invents the modern jukebox. 1891 - The International copyright agreement is adopted between major countries 1892 - Popular music becomes a serious business. 1892 - The first "million-seller" song hit (sold via sheet music) was “After The Ball” by Charles K. Harris, who was both its composer and publisher.
  • 4. 1900 1900 - Eldredge Johnson perfects first system of mass duplication of pre-recorded flat disks 1912 - Charles "Doc" Herrold begins the first regular public radio broadcasting of voice and music from his "wireless telegraph college“. 1935- The first Cassette tape was made 1950- Introduces the Rock n roll era, Elvis Presley is the most famous Rock n roll icon known as “The king of rock” who first started his career in 1954. 1960- “Swinging sixties” in came the ‘Motown Record Corporation’. The hit number one was ‘Shop around’ by the Miracles. Bob Dylan brought the first ever music video with his song ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’. Also a very famous band called ‘The Beatles’ had became very popular. 1970- This was a big century for rock when many famous bands formed, Aerosmith in 1971, Kiss in 1973. Then in 1974/1976 punk rock formed and now it appealed to a younger audience. 1980- MTV was introduced as a TV channel and featured music videos. A new wave band called ‘The buggles’ became famous and are most remembered for their single ‘Video killed the radio star’. The popularity of heavy metal and hard rock increased when bands like Guns’n’Roses and Bon Jovi came along. However Hip Hop became a lot more popular in the later 1980’s, especially after the Run- D.M.C group came along as they were one of the most influential. 1982- The first CD was invented 1990- By this point in time the 90’s saw to several diverse genres. Grunge music peaked in 1991, alongside bands like Nirvana and U2’s ground breaking Zoo TV and PopMart tours were top selling. Later on in the 90’s Britpop became famous and bands like Blur and Oasis formed and became very popular, Oasis is still very popular today. Female pop icons such as Spice Girls were a British girl band, who became very popular in America. Their impact brought an invasion of young pop artist such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, N Sync and Backstreet Boys. In the mid 1990’s MP3 players were invented, which was a very popular way of listening to music.
  • 5. 2000-2014 • Famous pop artists like N Sync and Britney Spears battled artists like Eminem and Nelly for chart superiority and some of the year’s most significant music was being made in studios and on concert stages. • The first Apple iPod was released in 2001 and has continued to develop and expand. Also in this year iTunes was made, introducing a completely new way of downloading and listening to music. • The controversy over ‘The Napster’ programme began, Shawn Fanning, the creator was only 18 when he wrote the source codes that shook the music world. The free downloads was creating chaos on the internet. The big 5 (Warner Brothers, EMI, Sony, BMG and Universal) shut him down and sued him for copy right and infringement. • A popular artist that came around was Eminem who is still famous to date. He was first described a vile, violent and insensitive but has sold millions of albums worldwide with his huge fan base supporting him. • Britney Spears became a prominent figure in popular music and culture during the 2000’s. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records. • Later on in the 2000’s music has become very influenced by social networking sites like Facebook and twitter, music can both be promoted and slated on them. Also artists can be discovered by shows like X-Factor, Britain's Got Talent, The Voice UK etc. • Other Famous artists, who all show different genres have developed like Justin Bieber, One Direction, Jessie J, Adele, Leona Lewis, Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris, Lady Gaga, Tinie Tempah, Katie Perry, Slipknot, Westlife etc.