Gospel music is known for its rich, multi-person choruses, but until Rockin' 1000, rock music was typically a genre for small bands. Rockin' 1000 is a crowdsourced musical project that plays concerts with over 1,000 musicians at the same time.
The band consists of seven main instrument sections: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, violin and bagpipes. The former four sections comprise well over 100 musicians each and band has dozens of keyboardists, violinists and bagpipers. The first live show with the humongous band took place in Orogel Stadium in Cesena, Italy.
Rock music is a powerful genre, with driving bass and drums and ripping guitars and vocals and a giant, crowdsourced band like Rockin' 1000 only serves to multiply that power and demonstrate the mass appeal of the genre.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Crowdsourced Music Performances
- More bands and musicians may be inspired to pursue crowdsourced concert performances in a similar manner to Rockin’ 1000.
- Multi-person Choruses
- Other genres besides gospel music may leverage multi-person choruses to expand their sound and appeal to wider audiences.
- Massive Musical Collaborations
- There could be an increase in massive musical collaborations with musicians from around the world contributing to a single project.
Sectors Adopting This
- Music Industry
- The music industry has an opportunity to explore new ways to engage fans and create unique concert experiences.
- Event Planning Industry
- Event planners can consider the benefits and challenges of organizing massive crowdsourced events with complex logistics and planning requirements.
- Technology Industry
- The technology industry can provide platforms and tools to facilitate massive crowdsourced musical performances, streaming and distribution.
