#musical career

[sincericida]

"Tick Tick Boom!" soundtrack on Spotify Wrapped forces me to start the campaign "Andrew Garfield, start a musical career", I’d give you all mine, including my money, just to start... 👀

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Tribute to Barbara Dane: Celebrated Folk, Jazz, and Blues Musician

Tribute to Barbara Dane Barbara Dane, a legendary figure in the realms of folk, jazz, and blues music, passed away on Sunday at her residence in Oakland, California. She was 97 years old. Her daughter, Nina Menendez, shared that Barbara had been experiencing shortness of breath for several years due to heart failure. In accordance with her wishes, she chose to end her life peacefully under…

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Roy Orbison Jr. Net Worth: A Legacy Born of Music and Fame

When referring to rock and roll royalty, one thinks of eternal melodies and immense heritage. Roy Orbison Jr. Net Worth. was no exception for being the son of the legendary Roy Orbison. His own life became a household name, as this rock royalty pursued his father's pattern. With his business ventures in entertainment and music production and his television appearances, many are curious about the amount of Roy Orbison Jr.'s net worth. So, what's the story of his wealth and how he carves out his own path while preserving his father's iconic legacy?

Who Is Roy Orbison Jr.?

Roy Orbison Jr. did not walk into a life of fame-he was born to it. Son of legendary singer Roy Orbison, whose hit songs like "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "Crying" just keep getting better with time, Jr. grew up surrounded by the magic of music. Literally raised in studios, around artists, and at the heart of the music industry. Roy Orbison Jr., however, is more than just the son of a famous musician. He is one of the producers, authors, and television personalities involved in various different areas of the entertainment industry.

Roy Orbison Jr's Starting Career

From an early age, given his exposure to songwriting, producing, and managing music rights, he found himself very much in step with his father, in the music industry. Thus far, these skills have heavily contributed to his accumulation of wealth. He did not stop there; different business projects push the Orbison legacy into the modern era and keep it alive.

Roy Orbison Jr. as a Televangelist

You would know the name Roy Orbison Jr. if you were a fan of reality TV programs, such as Below Deck Mediterranean. This TV endeavor has given him even a much larger audience. He can use this popularity to grow his personal brand as well as business opportunities. Honestly, reality TV fame generally boosts both reputation and net worth!

How Much is Roy Orbison Jr. Net Worth?

How much does Roy Orbison Jr. worth? According to estimations, Roy Orbison Jr.'s net worth goes around approximately $3 million. Of course, there are people who assume that all of this wealth comes through his father, but that's only a part of the equation. Roy Jr. has worked very hard in keeping the rights for his father's music while developing his separate affairs in the entertainment and business sectors. He made sure the Orbison name remained a brand with success and longevity in the industry. Break Down of Roy Orbison Jr. Net WorthTo better appreciate how Roy Orbison Jr. got his worth, let's break down into some key components below: Royalties and Music RightsRoy Orbison Sr. catalog continues to bring him extra money in licensing, royalties, and remastered releases. With the tunes owned by his father, Roy Jr. is raking the bank with his oldies played worldwide. Reality TV AppearancesRoy Jr. also earned money from reality TV through his appearance on Below Deck Mediterranean. Reality TV celebrities are paid fees that are quite high, and the exposure is a way into endorsements and next projects. Business VenturesRoy Orbison Jr. also has various business ventures and collaborations in entertainment and media. All these aspects of entrepreneurship have tremendously kept the financial portfolio thriving.

Roy Orbison Jr.:Legacy Alive

While many might assume that Roy Jr. inherited a fortune, he's done much to help ensure the Orbison legacy continues to evolve. Managing his father's music catalog is no small feat-actually, keeping the music relevant to the newer generations yet avoiding its history from getting lost requires sharp business acumen. He also co-authored with The Authorized Roy Orbison, giving the fan depth into his father's life and career. The book has received amazing reviews, making him stand tall as a protector of his father's legacy.

Collaborations and New Music

Unassuming, Roy Orbison Jr. has also collaborated with other musicians and producers. Through music production work, Roy can maintain his presence in the industry since he always comes forth with solid experience and passion.

Personal Life About Roy Orbison Jr.

In the background, Roy Orbison Jr. is a home man. He is married to Asa Orbison, and they are blessed with two children. Just like his father, the person Roy Jr. holds dear he wants to ensure the current generation respects his granddad's heritage. Although the spotlight continues to shine on him, he has kept relatively quiet. He balances his public apearances with quality time spent with family. Fans get a glimpse of his life through social media, but surely, he savors time spent behind closed doors just as much.

The Future of the Orbison Legacy

What's in store for the future of Roy Orbison Jr.? One thing's for sure- Roy's far from done. With the deep roots he has set with the music world, acumen in business, and a drive to preserve and grow the Orbison name, one can be certain that we'll continue to see Roy Jr. building these ventures. And as the technology keeps evolving and the music business continues to shift, then Roy Jr. will be the one who can effectively find himself right at the heart of that change, something he's already shown by being able to adapt, ensuring that the Orbison legacy is something of the past and a growing evolving brand.

Conclusion

He is indeed the epitome of continuing to uphold family legacy but, at the same time, forging out one's own niche. His father's giftedness laid down the foundations, but the business acumen and tenacity Roy Jr. displays have ensured the Orbison name continues to be relevant and profitable. From the sale of music rights, television, or other entrepreneurial ventures, Roy Orbison Jr.'s net worth is the ultimate fruit of hard work and a desire to keep his father's legacy very much alive today. So the next time his familiar voice comes floating out of your speakers, and perhaps you are humming or singing along, take a mental nod at the man behind the curtain—Roy Orbison Jr., who it's been his mission to keep the music playing!

[hamletthedane]

Still laughing at Brian May offhandedly writing the greatest understatement in the history of academia in his astrophysics doctoral dissertation:

Ah, yes - “various pressures.” Like being one of the greatest guitarists ever and playing/writing/singing for the most legendary rock band of all time.

Those various pressures.

[find-the-path]

"average greek sea voyage takes eight months" factoid actually just statistical error. sea voyages around greece are very short. Bad-luck Odysseus, who tripped over a monster every five feet, had to sail in loop de loops around greece to avoid various annoyed deities, and took eleven years to sail 565 miles, is an outlier adn should not have been counted.

[itsdabatt]

batman and robin: year one

(Aka bruce is still learning how to say no to puppy dog eyes and choreographed dance numbers)

[flyingbunniesart]

Ummmm i was supposed to draw a klapollo thing but i saw an awesome fit while searching for refs and all thoughts left my brain 👍

[mean-vampyre]

I think shipping destiel could cure taylor swift, she has the temperament of a fujoshi who needs to be in a decades long toxic relationship with a ship. All that anger and pain she has? It should be directed at a bald showrunner

[journey-to-the-attic]

the rest of the cast got their new song covers, so i wanted to try putting the others in a band :>

i did want to make it look a bit like an album cover but i have no idea how those are designed so eh?? i also couldn't think of any band or album/song names so. if anyone has any ideas...

[thyrell]

you know honestly i would respect taylor swift a lot more if she wrote about being a child star forced into a celebrity career instead of like, still making songs about high school breakups as a 30 year old woman

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"Suffer No Fools" - Shiver vs. Marina Analysis

It's been a few days since "Suffer No Fools" released, but I wanted to go ahead and release my analysis of Shiver's and Marina's verse since that's the one that has caused the most discussion within the fandom. I've seen a lot of debate over Marina's section in particular, with people unsure whether she was being sincere or sarcastic, and I think the actual answer is a little more complicated than one or the other, at least with regards to the first couplet of lines both she and Shiver sing. Of course, people are free to interpret this song however they wish, but after seeing numerous interpretations I personally didn't vibe with, I just wanted to put my own out there, breaking it down line by line.

So! Here we go.

Exchange 1:

Shiver: "Your haunting voice -- there's no escape. How nice it must be for your fans." Marina: "You're far too kind! I love your vibe. I can learn so much from your style."

Analyzing from dialogue only:

Shiver is insulting Marina's voice by calling it haunting and saying there is no escape, insinuating she wishes there was one. She says how nice it must be for Marina's fans, again implying that she isn't one.

Marina says that she loves Shiver's vibe, which on the surface could be a compliment, but given the context (a music battle) it could also be a Mean Girl "ooh I love your [thing] :)" passive-aggressive drawing-attention-to-something-ugly insult. More direct though, is the "I can learn so much from your style"; you can learn what not to do from someone just as much as you can learn what to do from someone. Marina's engaging in plausible deniability here.

HOWEVER. Lyrics are NOT the only thing that need to be analyzed from this first verse, which is arguably the MOST important exchange between these two. Instead, we need to look at how these lines are delivered.

Shiver is singing in a traditional Japanese folk singing style, specifically a style based on Shima-uta, which her voice actress has a background singing in. Unfortunately, I don't know the actual term for this style of singing, only that it's not kakegoe, something Shiver also does that is different from this. Anyway, in these lines specifically Shiver is singing in her Shima-uta style, a style that she has presumably been practicing since she was a small child, a style that is probably culturally significant to the Hohojiro clan. Singing in this style is not something that just anyone can do. It's completely different from singing in a (for lack of a better word) "western" style. The way you breathe is completely different. The way you incorporate your voice into your breathing is completely different. So by singing in this style, which Shiver has been doing practically her whole life and which, presumably, only she of the four there can do, Shiver is FLEXING on Marina regardless of what lyrics she chooses to sing.

But then Marina, who grew up under the domes in Inkadia, who presumably has never heard Shima-uta before she started listening to Deep Cut and heard Shiver sing, who presumably has had absolutely no training whatsoever on this style of song . . . mimics it perfectly and flexes on Shiver right back.

Could Marina's words to Shiver be interpreted as passive-aggressive in turn? Yes. But does it matter? No, not really. Because in this first verse, Marina's ACTUAL comeback is to take the style of singing that Shiver has been perfecting her entire life and throw it right back in her face despite having never (as far as we or Shiver know) practiced it herself. Shiver was flexing by presumably doing something Marina couldn't do, only for Marina to do it flawlessly, being every bit as divine with a voice so fine as Pearl said she was previously. Marina says "I love your vibe" so she takes it. Marina says "I have so much to learn from you" but does she really, when she can already do exactly what Shiver can, and has, just now, right in front of her?

And Shiver noticed, hence:

Exchange 2:

Shiver: "You remind me of my neighbor's little daughter . . . What's that saying? 'Octo see, octo do.'" Marina: "Glad you approve -- your praise has left me moved. Thanks to your notes, I'll find my groove!"

Shiver drops the Shima-uta singing, because now there's no point. Marina can also sing in that style, so it's no longer a flex. Shiver lost ground on that one, so instead we're back to the same (again, for lack of a better word) "regular" style of singing that everyone else is using. For that reason, we can go back to analyzing purely based on the words alone.

Shiver is calling Marina a copycat, essentially, because Marina copied her Shima-uta singing style in the previous verse (hence why Shiver had to drop it, as previously noted). Marina then gives her "glad you approve -- your praise has left me moved" . . . basically noting that by Shiver accusing her of copying, Shiver is saying that Marina -- someone who just tried the singing style off the cuff right there on the stage for the first time -- was just as good as Shiver, someone who has trained in that style her whole life. The audience saw for themselves that Marina was able to emulate the style, but Shiver saying, "you copied me!" is basically admitting that Marina was just as good as her in Shiver's own eyes, and Shiver is a pro. That's Shiver's aggravation handing Marina the win and Marina smiling wide as she accepts it.

Exchange 3:

Shiver: "Oh, look at the time. Isn't it getting late?" Marina: "Not at all! I could go on like this all night long."

This one doesn't even really need an analysis. For all that she prides herself on being "so cool even sharks call her cold-blooded," Shiver is known for being easily irritated and riled when she's losing due to her competitive nature. Marina successfully got under her skin, and this is her trying to end the battle fast because she didn't have any further comebacks. Marina, meanwhile, gives the classic "I could go on all night" because she's not riled at all, and is instead perfectly comfortable in this environment, knows what she's doing, and has had the upper hand from the start.

It goes back to another post I made about Experience vs. Inexperience. Shiver and Frye are still new idols, whereas Pearl and Marina have been at this for a long while. And while off the stage Marina is a sweet, kind, gentle person who will go out of her way to help others, and can sometimes be a little spacey or naive, she's also a 23-year-old literal genius who has been in the music industry for years now and knows full well what a rap / music battle is and knows her way around a stage. Personally, I found it to be a little infantilizing to insinuate that she "didn't realize Shiver was insulting her," when not only do I think she knew full well, but also she was the one with the upper hand not because of sick burns (that's Pearl's department), but because of sheer innate musical talent.

But those are just my thoughts! Everyone else is free to have their own.

[pyunyrage]

-via the.soundgeist on instagram

[wintily]

college!!

[longreads]

What happens when the music stops? In this week's new Longreads essay, Cameron Carr writes about not pursuing a career in music, and searching for new definitions of worth in art and life:

I don’t mean to question the value of practice, effort, time. My questions are about how we choose to look at both skill and success. I want a specific definition of what skill it is that anyone is building and what success it will bring them, and then I want to look at another part of their life, any other. What fulfillment might time bring outside the intention of those hours? I’d like to imagine a world where time spent forming chords and fitting words to feelings does not have so limited an application. I’d like to imagine a world where time spent on any task or craft or passion does not only apply to a single predetermined purpose. I’d like to hear the echoes.

Read Cameron’s beautiful essay, “Finding Worth Among the Echoes,” on Longreads.

[iwatcheditbegin]

Haters fail to grasp that Taylor’s massive success isn’t due to any trends , it’s largely based on her relationship with US. If you don’t understand the lore of pen genres she’s not for you

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was at a party where I met Nicki Minaj’s evil twin brother Nicholas Minaj. He explained to me that he became evil because everyone liked his sister more than him, and that he knew his music career would never be as successful as Nicki’s but he was going to keep trying to surpass her anyway no matter how evil it made him.