Music in the age of digital technology

Abstract

In this study, the connection of the internet and digital concepts, which are among the important innovations offered by technology, with music, the common language of the world, has been examined. In today’s era of Digital Technology, the positive and negative reflections of the information obtained and reached on the field of music have been shared both on the sectoral basis and in the academic field. In the study, the emergence of technology and digital concepts as a new, attractive, game-changing, creative and modern way created in the world especially in the last 40 years is discussed. The effect and role of this emergence on people who come from the traditional structure, who think analogue (similar, comparable) and who are classical fans, is still a subject of comment. An interesting picture emerges when the structure of a universal branch of art such as music in different fields is taken into account and the path it has taken in the 20th century is taken into account. In fact, this complex image, technological development, has brought a continuous difference to the image of the landscape. The virtual manager, which has influenced all the products of music, from its first and primitive state to today’s extremely stylish, digital and popular form, has become the concept of technology. “Digital” is a word that we come across and use very often, which is now a part of our daily life and enters our language as in every country. The Turkish equivalent of digital, which is a word of French origin, means “related to numbers, based on numbers, numerical”. The elements covered by digital have caused dark clouds to gather on music from time to time. The problem made itself felt especially after the concept of digital. These factors, which have positive effects according to some circles and negative effects for others, have caused music to have various road accidents in different sizes. Considering that technological developments are advancing at a dizzying speed, information sources, freshness of data, their preservation and renewal have always guided us. The fact that professionals in the field of music are listeners and spectators has also been taken into account. Accessibility, face-to-face interviews were planned and carried out to determine the target audience to which both professional and simple questions will be asked. Thanks to the questions prepared for the interviews to be made with the in-depth interview method, it would be appropriate to state that the information obtained from famous or non-famous music people under the title of “Music in the Age of Digital Technology” turns into useful data. During the interviews, determinants such as the examination of composer, lyricist, arranger, professional master, singer, ensemble, musician and similar music stakeholders and their derivatives were constantly updated. As a natural consequence of this, the groundwork has been prepared to provide the highest content and quality contribution that we plan to provide from our interview guests. Some of the interviewed names and titles are below.
1. Burhan Şeşen (Musician, Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Music Producer and Music Interpreters Professional Association (MÜYORBİR) President)
2. Cemal Arman (Apple Music and ITunes Turkey Editorial, Record Company and Artist Relations Officer)
3. Ozan Çolakoğlu (Music Producer, Arranger)
4. Kutlu Özmakinacı (Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Arranger)
5. Ahmet Akçakaya (Head of TRT Radio Department / Deputy Head of Music Department)