Thanks for Reading

Throughout the semester, I have been authoring weekly blogs, aligning with 97.3 The Dial’s weekly theme. Themes were of different music genres, in support of the fact, The Dial radio, features music of all genres from all decades. With each promoted genre we featured a local artist(s), that not only created music belonging to these different genres, but also volunteered in some form in our community. The genres included, Hip Hop, Grunge, Country, Indie Rock, Bluegrass, EDM, Jazz, Classical Music, and Reggae.   

As a digital marketing student, the purpose of blogging first and foremost was a learning experience for myself.  Secondly, to educate our readers, while creating interesting and entertaining content. All the while, reflecting our company’s personality. And finally, to promote and increase brand awareness of 97.3 The Dial, while gaining subscribers, and increasing traffic and awareness to our other social media sites. While projecting a consistent brand image.

This has been a lot of hard work, managing this account and I would like to thank all of you for spending time, reading, and supporting 97.3 The Dial’s weekly blog.

Reggae Music

Reggae music emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s. A genre derived from Ska and Rocksteady, Reggae, defined popular Jamaican dance music. The word Reggae- evolved from the term, “rege-rege,” which translates to; rags, or ragged clothing. The voice of Reggae was initially about love, then evolving into not only romantic love, but cosmic and spiritual love. Some would say that the word reggae came from a Spanish word meaning, The King’s Music or To The King.

The most influential Reggae musician, (in my opinion) Bob Marley, sang songs about social justice, love, fighting for what you believe in, refugees, religion, and mental health. This genre of music can often be described as being led by drum and bass, with offbeat rhythms, shortened guitar chords, a medium tempo, and engaging relatable lyrics.

This week’s featured artist and studio artist, The Reymons, are the latest band making waves on the area’s local music scene. 

The Reymons are very and are very involved in our community. Owners of, One Love, a local business in the area, sells traditional Jamaican clothing, jewelry, art, and literature. They also teach the youth in the area how to play traditional instruments (some of which are completely volunteer based) and inform the area about Jamaican culture by hosting monthly workshops. They believe this is there way of keeping the Jamaican spirit alive.

Pay attention to the band called, The Reymons, because they put on a family friendly performance no one wants to miss. 

Like our other social media pages to stay current on local band, The Reymons.

Tune in to 97.3 The Dial, The Sounds You love. 

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Sophisticated Instrumental Music

Classical music, often paired with opera is a form of sophisticated instrumental music. Dating back over a thousand years to the mid-evil times, classical music is yet another vast genre of music and one of my all-time favorite genres. Like any other genre of music Classical music tells a story.

Some of the most famous composers of the Classical era such as Johann Christian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were musical geniuses. Many musicians in our current day spend years learning their work, trying to become the greatness before them. The many eras of Classical music birthed several phenomenal composers, in fact, too many to list.

We are pleased to announce this week are featured artist’s and studio artists, of the Classical music genre, Clear Water Symphony. The 52 member symphony is extraordinary to say the least.

Every year, the group holds a Gala in efforts to raise money to benefit the Arts and Music programs for the area schools. 

All week we will be featuring, Clear Water Symphony, on all of our social media accounts. Like and follow are pages and don’t forget to check out our website so you can score tickets to be a part of our live studio audience.

There is still time so if you haven’t yet, get out there and cast your vote.

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