What's going on

What’s Going On:…

Marvin was a true jazz musician in all facets of his musical approach and the organics feeling he allowed to derived from the moment to articulate and embellish whatever music he was designing. Marvin carried soul and creativity that was noticeable by all who witnessed his musical intentions. Gaye was deeply influenced by the vocal performances of Nat King Cole and constantly sought to derive his music in a coexistent vain that could be recognizable as that of his idols.

At this time, Obie Benson’s “What’s Going On,” was inevitably controversial through it’s lyrical content that questioned and criticized the moral actions of governments, people and social entities as for the first time, creating a ethical system of checks and balances governing decisions impacting broad social networks and cultures.

Marvin found many challenges awaited he path in forging “What’s Going on” as an iconic anthem to an era. Most notably his Motown Image that branded him with a certain discriminatory social stigma that was notorious for his time. His second and equally daunting task involved Produced Berry Gordy’s power struggle for the piece and Gordy’s original disapproval for the artists work and the entire piece in general.

It was essentially the “quality control” as noted in the text that caused such turmoil between the creative elements of Gordy and Gaye.  A foundation of dispute that came from these two was based on that of the relationship with Anna Gordy who married Marvin and caused a power struggle between the two. 

As an audio professional I see this as one of the notable times in an emmersing era of music production that we see the bend of artist, producer and musician to cohesively determine the true elegance of a recording. This is important because it shows the underlying recognition every articulate element in music needs to be analyzed. The elements in a recorded piece especially one of high profile nature seem to be measured greatly beyond the realm this sonic element and noticing it’s affects on social and political elements based in the people it effects and their receptive nature to what surrounds them.