How has technology influenced alternative rock music?

Answer 1

Technology has affected Alternative Rock Music like it has any other genre: it allows artists to create, edit and produce music from their own computer.

Because technology is so easily accessible, it also made it easier for bands to produce music on their own instead of relying on mainstream labels - creating an increase in independent (or "indie") bands. The increase in small and indie bands has created a wider variety of subgenres underneath alternative rock and a multitude of different sounds and styles.

Logically, technology has increased the specific sounds and effects present in songs. Mixing different songs, overlapping recordings, and other general actions involved in the music-making process are easier to access for artists and studios.

Thanks to technology, a lot of songs that would be considered old, such as the Pixies, have been remastered and the sound quality increased.