Notice that the explosion of rap, hip-hop and punk were because the barrier to entry to music making through sampling and distribution was lowered. The 1980s and 1990s were replete with high profile artists that became famous by using the discarded drum machines and synthesizers of the time [0].
Today, (I believe) most artists use synthesizers and DAWs to create full albums. Eletronica, rap and hip-hop are some of the most popular musical genres [1] [2]. It's not uncommon to see artists that are just one or two people, enabled by a professional grade studio on a PC.
Today, (I believe) most artists use synthesizers and DAWs to create full albums. Eletronica, rap and hip-hop are some of the most popular musical genres [1] [2]. It's not uncommon to see artists that are just one or two people, enabled by a professional grade studio on a PC.
[0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/3/15162488/roland-tr-808-mus...
[1] https://ucladatares.medium.com/visualizing-trends-and-patter...
[2] https://www.r-bloggers.com/2017/12/clustering-music-genres-w...