The Music of Gilbert Artman & Urban Sax: Eurock (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540414748)

In 1971, Archie Patterson earned a BA in English and Philosophy from California State University (Fresno, CA, USA). He is the possessor of a college diploma with Ronald Reagan's signature on it. After his graduation in 1971, he began his career as a freelancer creating the Eurock Radio Program on KFIG FM (1971 - 1975), in Central California. Currently his program airs on HiLoRadio.com. From 1975 to 1981, Patterson was Manager at Intergalactic Trading Co. & Greenworld Ltd. In 1981, he founded his own Indie Company, Eurock Distribution (1981 - 2009), with the goal of Importation, Promotion & Marketing of International Experimental Music. His initial focus was on German Electronic Music, known at that time under the label Krautrock. He published Eurock Magazine, the first English language Magazine on European Rock (1973 - 2000, 45 Issues). He is also the author of four books on European Rock & the Second Culture, and related topics. In 2009, he stopped running Eurock as a music distribution company and now continues it as an independent journalist and music producer. In 2013, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame invited Archie to have his print publication and music production works included in the Archives of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. A documentary film of his 45 years in music industry is now being worked on. Some of Archie Patterson's insights as a Philosopher & Cultural Historian, taken from two interviews (2009 and 2014) can be summarized as follows: Music is an Integral Part of Modern Culture Music & culture has evolved: Paradoxically, the quest for independence and more freedom has led to less of both. Today, the new technology and global economy manipulates and controls virtually everyone and everything, music included. Music in the 1960s & Today: Back then, there were far fewer people making music and quite a bit of it was of interest, some was not. Today, there is so much music; and the technology of media is so pervasive that some of the best music and art inevitably remains marginalized. As a result, a sort of cultural ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) exists now due to over-saturation by media ... There is still great music out there, however. The future (of humankind) now is dictated by technology and in the end; the planetary ecosystem will have its say, you don't mess with Mother Nature.