Music Industry Reacts To The Death Of Steve Jobs
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Thursday, 06 October 2011 |
Written by Rob Knowles
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As the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs rocks the world of technology, so too does the music industry feel like it has lost an ally and a leader. Waves of amateur musicians and professionals alike owe a debt of gratitude to Jobs for the technologies and ideas that helped take the music industry to the forefront of people’s lives.
With iTunes, the iPod range and programs such as GarageBand and Logic Pro that have aided amateurs and pros alike, Jobs’ visions led the way in shaping the outlook on the music of the 21st century, both from a consumer and a production point of view.
After the passing of Jobs, who died at 56 after extensive chemotherapy due to pancreatic cancer, the social networks were alight with tributes to and praise of the life of the Apple leader.
30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto said on Twitter, “RIP Steve. A true visionary.”
Fall Out Boy pin-up Pete Wentz paid tribute saying, “RIP steve jobs. true legend.”
Swizz Beatz, husband of Alicia Keys, was emphatic in his tribute. The producer and rapper tweeted "RIPS STEVE JOBS THE GREAT! HE CHANGED OUR WORLD IN MANY WAYS NOW HE IS GOING 2 ANOTHER WORLD OF GREATNESS I GUESS HE GRADUATED WITH HONORS."
Destiny’s child singer Michelle Williams said of Jobs, “What he offered the world through his own genius mind will cause him to live forever!! There's not an APPLE product that we won't touch and not think of Steve Jobs! Rest in Peace."
A most fitting homage came from Bill Werde, editorial director Billboard magazine, who said, "Other companies sold digital music before Apple. Other companies made digital music available on computers and digital phones and used it in commercials. Apple's brilliance - and I don't think anyone doubts that this was Steve Jobs' brilliance - was that Apple made it exciting and simple and effortless and fun. Before Steve Jobs, digital music was math class. After, it was recess. People talk about the differences between style and substance but with Jobs, the two were one.”
And that really is the most important fact about Jobs’ vision – it made dreams a reality and put music truly into the hands of the people. Jobs took what people had been doing before and transformed it into a fun thing to explore rather than a complexity to be mastered. Style and substance are the standard we are used to and it is a worrying thought that, now Steve Jobs has left us, the music world may not move forward at the pace it has become accustomed to.NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
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