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As house music is becoming increasingly popular, these “artists” are not recognized for their hard work as there is very little talent involved in remixing tracks on a computer.  There is no longer a message trying to be conveyed to the audience, but instead most house music consists of the same beat with words remixed into it that don’t provoke any kind of inquisitive thought. It does not matter whether or not the words go along with the melody of the song as the technology being used can make anything sound good.

Steve Aoki performing at Identity Festival in Dallas

I can attest to this lack of skill from the latest festival I attended where I saw Steve Aoki, a DJ and electro house musician from California, perform.  Instead of creating quality music for his fans, Aoki would press play on his laptop and then run around on stage drinking from a champagne bottle.

The fact that artists are able to make millions of dollars from solely being on stage, drinking champagne promotes the message that an artist doesn’t have to produce quality work in order to become successful.

Bands who are committed to working hard and creating unique melodies with lyrics that have depth need to start emerging, because if music keeps going in this direction we will start to see a downgrade of music and a lowering of the cultural intelligence of society.