What does the future of the music industry hold? While we at Jane Glover don’t seem pretty optimistic considering the downward trajectory over the last decade, there seem to be some great predictions floating around. Here we list some of them. Rise of Virtual reality Let us begin on a […]
How race and ‘black music’ has benefitted American music
America has been the definition of equality in music. American music can be traced back to both the local black and white community. The main influences in the nation have been European classical/folk music and African-American blues, jazz, soul and R&B (we deliberately avoid hip-hop as we don’t consider it […]
These 5 qualities determine the perfect musician
We often get asked how important education is to music. There are many cases of traditionally untrained musicians who have produced masterpieces and established their legacies. Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Keith Moon, Louis Armstrong… these are just a few notable names who are entirely self-schooled. If a degree and years […]
We may have the 3 key reasons why music is dead today
It seems like the current generation music is just untasteful and shameful. There is a visible lack of talent, creativity and skill. Music today seems to be more about the dazzling visuals, hipster fashion and sleazy dance moves. Meaningful lyrics are, let’s face it, pretty much non-existent. As someone who […]