July 13, 2019 at 19:41Music "by default": what tracks could be found on players and personal computers
We continue the story about the music, which was supplied with the products of famous brands with new material about the compositions “wired” into music players and other electronics. Photo by Omar Prestwich / Unsplash
In the early 2000s, Dell delivered laptops preloaded with Windows XP. On these machines, the manufacturer downloaded music to demonstrate the capabilities of the media player - Dell Media Experience (it was a replacement for the standard Windows Media Center). Music came as a "bonus" to the melodies already in the operating system .
In the folder with the music offered by Dell, lay two compositions - “Heliograph” and “Interstellar”. Their author was the composer Sean Penn (Sean Penn). Internet users for a long time could not establish the identity behind this name, but just two months ago, the author showed upon one of the thematic forums Dell. He said that he continues to write music, but under the pseudonym Edge Of The Universe. His recent work (as well as two tracks from Dell laptops) .
In addition to Sean’s compositions, there was another song in the music folder from the laptop manufacturer - the work of cult American post-hardcore band At The Drive-In - “Rascuache”.
The group existed from 1993 to 2001, and then decided to take a “break for an indefinite period of time”, stopping their performances at the peak of popularity. However, in 2012 the team reunited - then they played a concert at the Coachella festival - and again writes music.
Two years ago, the band introduced the new song, " Hostage Stamps ."
MP3 players of the Sony Walkman line, released in the second half of the 2000s, came with a lot of pre-installed media content - photos, videos and music. The owners of the devices were waiting for: “ Follow Through ” composition by American folk singer Sasha Dobson, “ Ava Adele ” ballad of country singer Jack Ingram, and Spitalfield's “ Secrets in Mirrors ” hit .
Subsequently, Sony continued the tradition with pre-installed music. The Xperia X10 line of smartphones has received an even more unusual playlist. The manufacturer uploaded to the device the creativity of participants in the Sony contest for the best music video. Genre works were significantly different. For example, the song “ Journey ” was authored by Tranzpotter and the indie pop “ Static Space ” by Erica Sunn.
Preset tracks were on digital players Microsoft Zune. They were supposed to become a competitor to the iPod, but the device could not find its audience, and its production was stopped in 2011 . Zune is interesting in that there was a selection of songs from quite famous artists with him.
In this area, another player manufacturing company, Sandisk, can be distinguished. She is known for her memory cards, but their approach to pre-loaded music was different from what other companies offered. In addition to several tracks , such as Stroke 9 “ Next Time ” and The Slip “ Even Rats ”, podcast releases were uploaded to the players .
By the way, the trend for pre-installed songs did not pass by the “smart watch” with the ability to play music. The TomTom brand, known for its products for active lifestyle enthusiasts, has joined forces with a network of Ministry of Sound clubs to offer its customers a mix of gym classes. In addition, visitors to fitness sessions received a discount of 40 pounds for the purchase of smart watches.
Today we no longer see such marketing solutions, but everything can change with the advent of new applications and products that can compete with streaming services. One of their main tasks may be to help the audience in the process of finding new artists and creating curated collections of thematic music and podcasts.
Materials on the topic from our blog on Habré: A
plate as a gift or free music for lovers of cola and ready breakfasts
What kind of music was “wired” in popular OSs
and our “World of Hi-Fi”:
Pay what you want: how this model proved to be in music
As an IT company struggled to sell music
What happened on the first iPod: twenty albums Steve Jobs chose in 2001
Personal computers
In the early 2000s, Dell delivered laptops preloaded with Windows XP. On these machines, the manufacturer downloaded music to demonstrate the capabilities of the media player - Dell Media Experience (it was a replacement for the standard Windows Media Center). Music came as a "bonus" to the melodies already in the operating system .
In the folder with the music offered by Dell, lay two compositions - “Heliograph” and “Interstellar”. Their author was the composer Sean Penn (Sean Penn). Internet users for a long time could not establish the identity behind this name, but just two months ago, the author showed upon one of the thematic forums Dell. He said that he continues to write music, but under the pseudonym Edge Of The Universe. His recent work (as well as two tracks from Dell laptops) .
In addition to Sean’s compositions, there was another song in the music folder from the laptop manufacturer - the work of cult American post-hardcore band At The Drive-In - “Rascuache”.
The group existed from 1993 to 2001, and then decided to take a “break for an indefinite period of time”, stopping their performances at the peak of popularity. However, in 2012 the team reunited - then they played a concert at the Coachella festival - and again writes music.
Two years ago, the band introduced the new song, " Hostage Stamps ."
Digital players
MP3 players of the Sony Walkman line, released in the second half of the 2000s, came with a lot of pre-installed media content - photos, videos and music. The owners of the devices were waiting for: “ Follow Through ” composition by American folk singer Sasha Dobson, “ Ava Adele ” ballad of country singer Jack Ingram, and Spitalfield's “ Secrets in Mirrors ” hit .
Subsequently, Sony continued the tradition with pre-installed music. The Xperia X10 line of smartphones has received an even more unusual playlist. The manufacturer uploaded to the device the creativity of participants in the Sony contest for the best music video. Genre works were significantly different. For example, the song “ Journey ” was authored by Tranzpotter and the indie pop “ Static Space ” by Erica Sunn.
Preset tracks were on digital players Microsoft Zune. They were supposed to become a competitor to the iPod, but the device could not find its audience, and its production was stopped in 2011 . Zune is interesting in that there was a selection of songs from quite famous artists with him.
For example, you could find Band of Horses with the song “ Wicked Gil ”, the track Small Sins “ Stay ” and Every Move A Picture with their “ Signs Of Life ”. Also on the device were video clips of groups such as Thirty Seconds to Mars , Hot Chip and Kinski .
In this area, another player manufacturing company, Sandisk, can be distinguished. She is known for her memory cards, but their approach to pre-loaded music was different from what other companies offered. In addition to several tracks , such as Stroke 9 “ Next Time ” and The Slip “ Even Rats ”, podcast releases were uploaded to the players .
A variety of devices
By the way, the trend for pre-installed songs did not pass by the “smart watch” with the ability to play music. The TomTom brand, known for its products for active lifestyle enthusiasts, has joined forces with a network of Ministry of Sound clubs to offer its customers a mix of gym classes. In addition, visitors to fitness sessions received a discount of 40 pounds for the purchase of smart watches.
Today we no longer see such marketing solutions, but everything can change with the advent of new applications and products that can compete with streaming services. One of their main tasks may be to help the audience in the process of finding new artists and creating curated collections of thematic music and podcasts.
Materials on the topic from our blog on Habré: A
plate as a gift or free music for lovers of cola and ready breakfasts What kind of music was “wired” in popular OSs and our “World of Hi-Fi”:
Pay what you want: how this model proved to be in music As an IT company struggled to sell music What happened on the first iPod: twenty albums Steve Jobs chose in 2001