GENRE RESEARCH

The most important aspect of music is the genre. Since the shift in music production there has been a significant blend in genres and music is fast becoming an extension of all types of music combined. we knew from the start we wanted a rock - pop/punk vibe to our song so we looked at all the options we had from this, such as acoustic to heavier rock.

Punk Rock - For the heavier rock style genre (and when i say heavy we never strayed into screamo heavy metal territory) we looked for bands in the pop punk genre that although were upbeat and catchy they were also strong heavy rock songs. This led us to the punk rock sounds of Blink 182..

Pop Punk - for the lighter rock punk style we looked at the genre of pop punk. A newer highely common type of music today, they have catchy hooks and melodys and aren't too heavy as a way of appealing to a wider audience. Bands like Bowling for Soup, All Time Low, Kids In Glass Houses and Fall Out Boy have adopted this genre over the years.

Alternative Rock - this form of rock is less common but is featuring more and more regularly in the industry today. It often blends the sounds of rock music (guitars, drums etc) with piano melodies and an array of various instruments not often associated with the genre. We looked at bands like.. Panic! At The Disco and The Cab.

Acoustic rock - This type of rock is become hugely popular, and it takes the typical lyrical style and melodies of a rock song but strips them back into something small scale and intimate, we looked at artists like Dallas Green who was a member of a heavy rock band but then shifted to an acoustic sound and became City and Color.