Music Genres

Adriana: Julian, tell me, do you have any type of favorite music?

Julian: I think my favorite music of my favorite genre would be rock and roll. Especially the rock and roll of the eighties, nineties, and some of the seventies. And you, how about you, do you have a favorite genre?

Adriana: Well, that sounds really fun. I think I like rock too, but newer like from the nineties, 2000, that was awesome. I think my favorite band would be Coldplay. I know it's pretty popular, but they have some really good songs and they've been around for a long time. What would you say is your favorite band?

Julian: Well, Coldplay is really good, I really like them. But I prefer Guns N Roses, Boston, Chicago. Well, I know that those are state and cities, but they actually are rock band names. So those are my favorites.

Adriana: That's awesome. Yeah, I think the music before was pretty cool, too. And today, with all the technology we have and everything, you can listen to music pretty much everywhere. Do you have any streaming platform that's your favorite? Like Spotify, Apple, what do you use?

Julian: Well actually, there's a platform that I really like, I've been using Spotify, but lately I discovered one that it's called TIDAL and that platform, what it does, it's that you get your music without losing quality. And that's something really cool when you have a good pair of headphones. And talking about technology, well that's something cool to get your hands on.

Adriana: Well, I don't think I've ever heard of that. I prefer Spotify. I think you can just download the app, use it on your phone, your computer, it's pretty cool. And tell me, with all this technology and everything that has been going on in the last years, do you think that has helped music, like the musicians to make their music and producers, or was music better in the seventies and eighties? What do you think about that?

Julian: Well, it's a really complicated, question because I think all music deserves credit, but I really enjoy the old days music. Musicians were really challenged by its gear, it was analog gear, so it was really difficult to make good and high quality recordings. So I really think that it's more the appreciation that I have for all the effort they did back then. And I would say that I prefer the old ones.

Adriana: Yeah, I see your point, definitely. It was harder to record back then. Today with all the technology and everything that computers can do today, I think it's easier, right? Pretty much anyone can record their own music in their home, and that's amazing don't you think?

Julian: Well, yeah you're right. We have to give credit to them too, because nowadays you can have your own home studio and you can do everything by yourself. From recording, mixing, mastering. But also you have to study a lot because now you're doing the work of a lot of people.

Adriana: Yeah. That still sounds like a lot of work, right?

Julian: Yes it is, but I think it's worth it.

Adriana: That's awesome. So tell me, I think you actually did record your own music a couple of months ago, right? By yourself?

Julian: Yes. And it was awesome. I recorded a whole album, it was an instrumental album. It was an orchestra and choir.

Adriana: That's amazing. I can't believe what technology has done today. And if you think about also, all the good things about the streaming platforms that there are, is that your music can be heard everywhere in the world. There can be somebody in China or France, just listening to your album right now, without you doing anything else. So platforms and technology has definitely helped, right?

Julian: Yeah, definitely.