"Introducing Luke Donahue" OR "Music Is Life"

"Introducing Luke Donahue"
Due to an overexuberant amount of work lately, I have been completely unable to find time to update the blog. There are some posts I have in mind that I will have up as soon as I get a chance, however for this post, I would like to introduce a very good friend of mine, that wanted to give it a go. Where I tend to focus more on movies, he is much more music oriented, and I hope will continue to compliment my blog with future posts like the one you are about to read.

"Music is Life"

The music industry is always changing, whether for the better or the worse. Underground music and Independent artists is the last thing keeping music alive. I listen to a lot of independent hip-hop artists, and their music is just so real and true. I guess you could say is speaks to me. These artists are out to make money, but making money is not the first thing on their mind. The fans. That’s what is most important to these artists. Fans aren’t even the word I would choose; it’s more of a following. For me it is a following. These artists are making music that is true to them, they do not follow mainstream at all, they follow their hearts, and they have succeeded. They are on tours selling out shows EVERY night. The shows may not be at huge arenas, but they are at clubs. This is better I think because you can really interact with the artist and it brings the artist and fans (followers, in a good way) together. Can you imagine looking out into a crowd of people just happy, and rapping or singing every word to your songs? Can you imagine what type of feeling that is? I know from experience when I went to a concert like this I felt a feeling unlike anything I have every felt. I had butterflies, goosebumps, whatever else. It was such an amazing feeling because it was more than music. It was a gathering of people, all shapes, sizes, colors, ALL types of people there for one reason, to hear this artists message and to have a good time. Music is much more than music to me. Music is life. It will never die. Music can bring people together, music is not judgmental, music is not racist, and music is not wrong or right. Music is music, music is life.

Luke d