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Anthony Romero
Professor Lawson
English 113B
11 May 2016
Project Space Final Draft
Word Count: 1425
Hollywoods Amoeba Record Store
Hollywood California, is perceived as the entertainment capital of the world. Tourist
from many regions come to visit Hollywood to see the many attractions it contains. Many
acclaimed night clubs are held in Hollywood, and many idolized hotels, theatres, and etc.
Hollywood hosts a community brimming of individuals from many diverse cultures and
subcultures. Music plays a very influential role in Hollywood in the way how Hollywood consist
of many record label industries where artist or bands are employed for, and venues where
musical performances are held. One highly sanctioned music entertainment attraction and place
that can be found in Hollywood, is Amoeba Record Store. Amoeba Record Store is the definition
of what Hollywood stands for: diversity, entertainment and a music based subculture
environment. Although Hollywood host a community of different cultures and subcultures,
Amoeba is inviting and caters to all music based subcultures in which they feel comfortable, and
have an amazing shopping and musical experience.
Amoeba Record Store has a very fascinating dcor. Amoeba is a very humongous
building, so humongous that it covers half of the cross streets that its located on which is Ivar
Avenue and N Cahuenga Blvd. Also to mention, structures such as posters and art are covering
the building inside and out. The printed words Amoeba Music in front of the store also stand
out the way how its type of writing looks like, and how the words flash bright red. The words

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would stick out at night flashing bright red since its on Sunset Boulevard and many night clubs
are held around that location. Many genres of music are playing such as alternative, rock, and
instrumental once you enter the store.
Musical aspects in Hollywood California have inspired others to pursue a musical
career. As you stroll down the streets in Hollywood, youll always perpetually catch an
individual playing a guitar, trumpet, sometimes even a violin and etc. As you stroll down the
streets in Hollywood, youll gem at a billboard advertising an artist or band performing at a local
venue. Music is the heart and soul of Hollywood California. Nevertheless, as an individual
pursues a musical career, the individual must be inspired by listening to some of their particular
artist or bands. Whether its by listening by CDs or records, Amoeba Record Store in Hollywood
is a musical environment that accommodates CDs, records, vinyl records and much more.
Amoeba Record Store is also assured to comprise any particular product that will best fit a
customers musical hearing needs for their preferable music based subculture. Subcultures such
as the rockers who are into rock music, are guaranteed to find a particular CD or record of a
rock genre as Amoeba Record Store caters rock CDs and records from generations. Same goes
for a Jazz music based subculture, as Amoeba holds CDs and records from Buddy Bolden in
1895, the first Jazz band ever.
Although many individuals think Amoeba is a place that can only be found in
Hollywood, Amoeba Record Store can be found in three alternative locations. The three locations
that Amoeba Record Store are held in are Berkeley, San Francisco, and Hollywood California.
Amoeba Record Store found its way in Berkeley California in 1990 on Telegraph Avenue.
Amoeba Record Store opened in 1997 in San Francisco California. At last, Amoeba Record
Stores venue was supplemented in the Southern California location in Hollywood in November

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17 of 2001 on Sunset Blvd. Out of all three locations in California, Amoeba Record Store in
Hollywood is its biggest store yet, holding the most varied collection of music.
As Hollywood is perceived as the entertainment capital of the world, music
entertainment can be found at Amoeba Record Store. Live shows are performed on a frequent
basis at Amoeba. Performances from very well-known bands such as The Used, Fidlar and
etc. have performed at Amoebas Hollywood location. Bounteous of up and coming artist and
bands that are trying to make a name for themselves have performed at Amoebas Hollywood
location as well. These musical performances that are held at Amoeba Record Store not only
make a musical environment, but they import contrasting music based subcultures of individuals
from different communities.
Individuals from various communities of the greater Los Angeles area, will commute
to Amoebas Hollywood location to see performances from their favorite artist, or bands of a
specific music genre. These performances bring forward different music based subcultures. For
example, The Used, a screamo band that has performed at Amoebas Hollywood location,
brought forward a music based subculture of individuals who are into screamo music. Miguel,
a famous American R&B singer who performed at Amoeba in November of 2012, brought in
individuals of an R&B music based subculture into Amoebas Hollywood location. Amoeba
Record Store in Hollywood has actually hosted the most performances from very well-known
artist and bands than the other Amoeba locations in California making the best musical
experience for individuals from different musical subcultures. The individuals from these music
based subcultures that attend these performances are garmented a music experience of unity
where you and along with your fellow music based subculture all feel as one.

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During the week, Amoebas regular operation schedule is Monday through Saturday
10:30am-11pm, and Sunday 11am-10pm. During Amoebas regular operation hours, many
customers of different music based subcultures come into Amoeba and shop. Theres always
individuals who prefer a certain type of music genre over another. Theres also individuals who
dont like a certain type of music genre. Also to mention, theres even individuals who hate a
certain type of music genre. For example, some individuals absolutely hate rock music, they
believe the genre relates to the devil. Regardless of an individual who hates a certain type of
music genre, Amoeba caters to all music based subcultures. These individuals who hate rock
music feel welcomed as they end up in an aisle of a music genre that they adore and listen to on a
daily basis. Every individual has a music taste, a specific musical genre there into, and Amoeba
supplies it, bringing forth a music based subculture your part of.
Not only is Amoeba Record Store inviting to the individuals of the Hollywood
community that are from mixed music based subcultures, but its doors are always open to the
individuals that are not from the Hollywood community that are from music based subcultures.
Many tourist from different communities or even states visit the greater Los Angeles area,
Hollywood being embodied in it. Tour buses in Hollywood is way of welcoming individuals of
different music based subcultures into the area. One tour bus industry that is operated on Sunset
Blvd where Amoeba is located at is Ultimate Hollywood Tours. Tourist from different
communities outside of the Los Angeles area will glimpse at Amoeba while being on this tour
and gain interest in wanting to come inside to Amoeba to see what its about. As these tourist are
engrossed to come inside Amoeba, we start to see them actually come inside to look around and
with that Amoeba is inviting and welcoming to these tourist that are from different music based
subcultures because they had a sense of belonging. Every individual has a music taste and a

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preferable music based subculture there part of. A tourist from a different community first seeing
Amoeba is like finding out a secret menu to one of your favorite beverage industries such as
Starbucks. Starbucks is already one of your favorite places to get a beverage from, but finding a
specialty drink from the secret menu just makes your experience there more enjoyable. Same
applies to Amoeba, many individuals enjoy purchasing music from some of their favorite artist.
As you come inside Amoeba your musical shopping experience becomes even more enjoyable as
for say these tourist are purchasing CDs or records from some of their favorite artist that you
couldnt be able to find anywhere else but Amoeba.
Amoeba Record store is the ideal definition of what a musical environment stands for.
Its a place where music based subcultures have a sense of belonging and unity. Whether its
individuals of varied music based subcultures in the Hollywood community, or a different
community, Amoeba is guaranteed to give incoming customers, or individuals attending the
performances held at Amoeba an amazing shopping or musical experience. Amoeba Record store
caters to all music based subcultures in which every individual that comes into the store feels all
as one and welcomed.

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