Amunet Shah: Pop vs. UDM and the Influx of Hybrid Recording Artists – Part One

An inside look into the perplexing world of an “Underground” Dance Music performer

For years I’ve been experiencing the chasm between mainstream and dance music recording artists first-hand, including the cultural implications which accompany these differences. Also, by dance music; I’m referring to Underground Dance Music not EDM. And for this piece, by recording artists; I’m referring to those who can write, sing, produce and perform their own original material, which is not the norm, nor is it the standard definition of the term.

Historically, the umbrella of the mainstream music industry was split into segments, which is obviously important concerning royalties. It’s pretty complicated so I’m not going to go too in depth here. In essence, you were either a writer/author; referred to as the lyrical “songwriter,” the producer and/or engineer; the one who composed/produced the musical backing track to a song. Or, the artist; the singer who brought the song to life via a sound recording and stage performances, i.e. Rihanna etc.

But what if you’re all of these things? What if you’re the singer/songwriter/performer/artist AND the DJ/producer/engineer?

After all, this is the DIY world of UDM we’re talking about here…

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