Types of Bands

Types of Bands

Music can be split up into two different categories, organic meaning that the artists have grown and were the music comes first. The other type of music is synthetic like where money is the final outcome.

Organic

The term 'Organic' is used to describe bands where the music comes first, they make the kind of music they want to make and then the record labels (if signed) try and sell this music to the correct market segment.

'Organic' music often appeals to a niche, but can appeal to a mass audience too.

"Radiohead" and "Avenged Sevenfold" are examples of organic artists, they made music first and then earned the money second.




Radiohead

Avenged Sevenfold

Synthetic

The 'Synthetic' refers to the 'X factor' methodology,and it is the record labels that sit in the driving seat.

A gap in the market is identifies, and then it is exploited by the development of music, and often the artist, to suit this gap.

Money is the ultimate goal in this operation. Acts such as "One Direction" and "the monkees" are good example of "manufactured" artists.

One Direction

The Monkees