Zac Batten

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@Wealthsimple @urbanskijon This bug still exists

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@RDugganVOCM @VOCMNEWS @bernardjdavis thats a lot of snacks for this dude

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@CTVAtlantic False flag operation

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@HollyTait97 Do you think there should be a quota on indigenous creators also? #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@EmileeFarrell16 It sort of feels like is that the effect of the 35% quote results in those Canadian superstars being played even more rather than an undiscovered local talent getting recognition. I find it easier to find undiscovered Canadian artists with playlists on Spotify.

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

I like the idea of the 35% quota as a way to prevent American culture to be overly dominant over Canadian culture and as a way to support Canadian artists, but, as the radio becomes more obsolete, the policy becomes obsolete with it. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@DkoreillyMusic I agree, I do like studio versions, but live versions have a certain amount of emotion that is impossible to exist when all songs today are engineered to be perfect. There can be beauty in the imperfections of live music. https://t.co/rC6F1khmXv #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@Taylor82653790 I would say that at the time when Hallelujah was recorded in 1984, Cohen was not nearly as well known as he is today. When Jeff Buckley's version became big, that would have been the first time many people heard the song. When the Beatles were big, everybody knew their songs.

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

I agree since Beatlemania marked The Beatles becoming the first international pop superstars and were influential too all popular music since then. People did not want to hear people singing The Beatles music; they wanted to listen to the Beatles singing that music. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@DarrinBent It is a funny phenomenon that some music in that has been criticized in the past by older generations have become classics and considered masterpieces in the current age #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

This point is not a criticism of Ray Charles in any way. Art crosses ideas of race and is a connector between people across backgrounds and should be encouraged. This does not mean you need to enjoy every cover, some of it may be lame, but let it exist. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

Black and white artists in America have been covering each other's songs in America for a long time. Elvis is criticized for doing covers of songs from black artists. The idea that taking inspiration from people of skin tones as you as theft is a recent phenomenon. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

Ray Charles's rendition of "Georgia On My Mind" is very different from the original Hoagy Carmichael version. Ray brought his own spice to the song and breathed new life into it. If he swapped Ray and Hoagy's skin colour, Ray would have been accused of cultural theft. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@EmmaGil23299365 This is a good point, Emma! it's a great way too add emphasis to the lyrics that he is singing and push more emotion with each word #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

Ray Charles was incredibly influential in the genre of blues as a whole. But it's also important to remember he was inspired by his predecessors such as Charles Brown and Nat King Cole #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

In Ray Charles's I got a woman, I find he does not employ traditional singing, he uses his voice more like an instrument with his breaking voice, and shifting his pitch rapidly. He becomes one with the music rather than only singing over it.#MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@cadybug3 This is very true, the endless options of discovery all at the click of a few buttons can lead to some very interesting finds when it comes to streaming platforms. #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

@EmmaGil23299365 This is a great point. It's almost hard to imagine a world in which you are only able to listen to music that was played live right in front of you. Music has become such a normal thing to hear throughout the day that we almost take it for granted #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

How this can affect your identity is that you can become more entrenched in their own identity further, and may stifle your chances to branch out and discover more about what you may enjoy #MUNMUS2011

[Zac Batten @ZacBatten2]

You are mainly recommended more things similar to what you already listen too, this can give you more music that you will enjoy, but may also mean you have a harder time discovering music from different genres to enjoy Modern streaming sites use algorithms to suggest #MUNMUS2011