EDM

Background Information (EDM)

Electronic dance music (sometimes referred to as EDM, or in the UK simply as dance
music) is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub
setting, or in an environment that is cantered in dance-based entertainment. The music
is largely created for use by disc jockeys and is produced with the intention of it being
heard in the context of a continuous DJ set; wherein the DJ progresses from one record
to the next via a synchronized segue or mix
Key artists Timeline
1970s through to present day

Frankie knuckles
Daft punk
Fat boy slim
David Guetta
Diblo
Kanye west
Avicii
Calvin harris
Mackey gee
chainsmokers
Key EDM tracks
Playlist
Moby, Go (1990)
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers, Get Lucky
(2013)
Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)
Mackey gee of ones rocker 2013
JAUZ jaws theme 2014
Chain-smokers closer 2016
Martin garrix animal's 2013
Nightclub culture
Clubbing
(also known as club culture, related to raving) is custom of visiting and gathering socially at nightclubs (discotheques, discos
or just clubs) and festivals. That includes socializing, listening to music, dancing, drinking alcohol and sometimes using
recreational drugs. In most cases it is done to hear new music on larger systems than one would usually have in their domicile
or for socializing and meeting new people.
Music
Club music varies from a wide range of electronic dance music (EDM), which is a form of electronic music, such as house (and
especially Deep house), techno, drum and bass, hip hop, electro, trance, funk, breakbeat, dubstep, disco. Music is usually
performed by DJs who are playing tunes on turntables, CD players or laptops, using different additional techniques to express
themselves such as beat juggling, scratching, beat matching, needle drop, back spinning, phrasing and other tricks and gigs,
depending on the type of music they are playing.
History
Clubbing is rooted in disco wave of the 1970s, but began evolving in the 1980s with DJ-ing and raves. The subculture took
shape in the late 1980s and early 1990s at underground rave parties in the U.S. and London (Reynolds 1998). Numerous social
changes have, however, occurred since then to transform this subculture into a mainstream movement, youth-oriented
lifestyle and global activity (see Bennett 2001, Reynolds 1998; Hill 2002)

From the beginning, clubbing, while it was more rave subculture, has involved mostly younger people between 16 and 25
years of age. A subculture emerged around raves, featuring an ethos of peace, love, unity, and respect (the PLUR doctrine),
rooted in community and empathy for others (Hill 2002; Hutson 2000; Reynolds 1998). Today, however, Tammy L. Anderson
says, the rave scene has given way to a more nightclub-based electronic dance music (EDM) scene featuring an older (18 35
years of age) crowd which very much involves the consumption of alcohol.
Technology and how it
influenced EDM
Electronic and digital music technology is the use of electronic or digital instruments,
computers, electronic effects units, software or digital audio equipment by a musician,
composer, sound engineer, DJ or record producer to make, perform or record music. The term
usually refers to the use of electronic devices, electronic and digital instruments, computer
hardware and computer software that is used in the performance, playback, recording,
composition, sound recording and reproduction, mixing, analysis and editing of music.

Music technology is connected to both artistic and technological creativity. Musicians and
music technology experts are constantly striving to devise new forms of expression through
music, and they are physically creating new devices and software to enable them to do so.
Although in the 2010s, the term is most commonly used in reference to modern electronic
devices and computer software such as digital audio workstations and Protools digital sound
recording software, electronic and digital musical technologies have precursors in the electric
music technologies of the early 20th century, such as the electromechanical Hammond organ,
which was invented in 1929. In the 2010s, the ontological range of music technology has
greatly increased, and it may now be electronic, digital, software-based or indeed even purely
conceptual
The 6 subgenres I have explored
are:
Drum and bass
House
Rave
Grime
Dubstep
freestyle
Drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as "drum 'n' bass", "drum & bass) is a genre and branch of electronic music which emerged from rave
and old-school jungle scenes in England during the early 1990s The style is often characterized by fast breakbeats (typically
between 150180 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, sampled sources, and synthesizers. The popularity of
drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other home-grown dance styles in the UK including big beat and hard
house. Drum and bass incorporates a number of scenes and styles. A major influence on jungle and drum and bass was the original
Jamaican dub and reggae sound. Another feature of the style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks' breakbeat.

What are the feature's of this style, which are similar to the main genre?
Drum and bass incorporates a number of scenes and styles, from the highly electronic, industrial sounds of techstep through to the
use of conventional, acoustic instrumentation that characterise the more jazz-influenced end of the spectrum. The sounds of drum
and bass are extremely varied due to the range of influences behind the music.[citation needed]Drum and bass could at one time
be defined as a strictly electronic musical genre with the only "live" element being the DJ's selection and mixing of records during a
set. "Live" drum and bass using electric, electronic and acoustic instruments played by musicians on stage emerged over the
ensuing years of the genre's development.

What features are in the different genres?

Some sub genres of drum and bass are, Breakcore is a style of electronic dance music largely influenced by hardcore, jungle, digital
hardcore and industrial music that is characterized by its use of heavy kick drums, breaks and a wide palette of sampling sources,
played at high tempos.
Ragga drum & bass was inspired by the original ragga jungle style, with influences from reggae and dancehall music. Notable
artists include Shy FX, T Power, Congo Natty, Potential Bad Boy, Marcus Visionary, Serial Killaz, Ed Solo, Deekline, Isaac Maya, Run
Tingz Cru, Psychofreud, Benny Page and vocalists such as David Boomah, Top Cat, Tenor Fly and General Levy.
What two pieces show house features?
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows
DJ Zinc Pranksters
House
House music is a genre of electronic music created by club DJs and music producers that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s.
Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum
machines,[21] off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines.
What are the main features of this style:
The song structure of house music songs typically involves an intro, a chorus, various verse sections, a midsection and an outro.
Some songs don't have a verse, taking a part from the chorus and repeating the same cycle. The drum beat is one of the more
important elements within the genre and is almost always provided by an electronic drum machine.
What features are in different genres?
Acid house: Emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines instead of lyrics. It has core
electronic "squelch" sounds that were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with
the Roland TB-303 electronic synthesizer-sequencer.
Ambient house: ,Combines elements of acid house and ambient music, typically featuring synth pads and "atmospheric style" vocal
samples. It emerged in the late 1980s.
What two pieces show house features?
Calvin harris my way - calvin Harris sparked rumours of a feud with his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift when he dropped his catchy
single
Mike Perry ft. Shy Martin - The Ocean - This laid-back summer tune by Mike Perry sounds good just about anywhere, whether
you're on the beach, in the club, or on the train.
Rave
Rave music may either refer to the late 1980s/early 1990s genres of U.K. hardcore, breakbeat, acid techno and techno, the first
genres of music to be played at rave parties, or to any other genre of electronic dance music (EDM) that may be played at a rave.
What are the main features of this style?
Rave music (also known as hard-core) was played at rave parties in underground venues. Like many styles of EDM , rave music is
usually performed in DJ set. Key features are distorted bass drum and 4 beats in a bar. Rave music broke into its own series of
subgenres such as breakbeat and techmo- rave
What features are in different genres?
Like other genres of EDM, rave music was associated with the nightclub scene. Rave was performed in secret dance parties set up
in empty warehouses with visual effects and lighting. Rave music was loud, electronic and typically performed by DJs, like other
genres EDM had a regular beat of 3-4 beats per bar so that you could dance to it, plenty of distortion, drum machines, synthesizers
and loud bass and drums.
What 2 pieces show rave features?
JAUZ ROCK THE PARTY 2015
MACKEY GEE OF ONES ROCKER - 2013
GRIME
Grime is a genre of music that emerged in East London in the early 2000s. It is primarily a development of UK garage and
jungle.Prominent artists include Dizzee Rascal, Ghetts, Jme, Kano, Lethal Bizzle, Skepta, and Wiley.
What are the main feature of this genre?
Grime is typified by complex 2-step, 4x4 breakbeats, generally around 140 beats per minute, or sometimes structured around a
double-time rhythm, and constructed from different synth, string and electronic sounds. Stylistically, grime draws on many genres
including UK garage, drum and bass, hip hop and dancehall. The lyrics and music combine futuristic electronic elements and dark,
guttural basslines.
What features are in different genres?
Grime, like drum & bass, is a genre born from a number of different sounds. You can trace parts of dnb, garage, hip-hop, and
dancehall as influences, but the hyper take on the 140 BPM zone, packed with half-time beats at one moment into string-driven 4x4
kicks the next. Grime is also one of the genres that, while the producers are definitely important, features the MCs as the bigger
stars. Grime has remained an underground phenomenon, even if acts like Dizzee Rascal and Kano have received mainstream love.
What tracks show grime features?
Stormzy shut up 2015
konnichowa shutdown - 2016
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. It emerged in the late 1990s
What are the main features of this genre?
The music website All music has described Dubstep's overall sound as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and
reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals. According to Simon Reynolds, Dubstep's constituents originally
came from "different points in the 198999 UK lineage: bleep 'n' bass, jungle, techstep, Photek-style neurofunk, speed garage, 2
step. Reynolds comments that the traces of pre-existing styles "worked through their intrinsic sonic effects but also as signifiers,
tokenings-back addressed to those who know
What features are in deferent genres?
Other distinguishing features often found are the use of samples, a propulsive, sparse rhythm, and an almost omnipresent sub-
bass. Some dubstep artists have also incorporated a variety of outside influences, from dub-influenced techno such as Basic
Channel to classical music or heavy metal.
What 2 tracks show dubstep features?
Skrillex scary monsters and nice spirits 2010
La roax in for the kill - 2007
Jungle
Jungle (sometimes oldschool jungle), is a genre of electronic music that developed in England in the early 1990s as part of rave music
scenes. The style is characterized by fast tempos (150 to 200 bpm), relatively slow and lyrical reggae-derived basslines, breakbeats,
and other heavily syncopated percussive loops, samples and synthesized effects make up the easily recognizable form of jungle. Long
pitch-shifted snare rolls are common in oldschool jungle. The terms "jungle" and "drum and bass" are often used interchangeably,
although whether the two genres are actually distinct is an ongoing topic of debate. For those individuals who consider the two genres
as separate entities, drum and bass is usually considered to have departed from jungle in the mid to late 1990s.
What are the main features of this genre?
In the summer of 1992, a Thursday night club in London called "Rage" was changing format in response to the commercialization of the
rave scene. Resident DJs Fabio and Grooverider, amongst others, began to take the hardcore sound to a new level. The speed of the
music increased from 120 bpm to 150 bpm, while more ragga and dancehall elements were brought in and techno, disco and house
influences were decreased. Giorgio Moroder's rhythmic simplification in the form of Euro disco was reversed by the development of
jungle. The safety of the trance-like state produced by disco and house was replaced with the edginess and danger of disruptive beats.
[8] When breakbeat hardcore lost the four-on-the-floor beat and created percussive elements solely from "chopped up" breakbeats,
people began to use the terms 'jungle', 'junglist' and 'junglism' to describe the music itself. This was reflected in track titles of the era,
typically from late 1992 and early 1993.
What features are also in deferent genres?
Jungle shares a number of similarities with hip hop. Both genres of music are produced using the same types of equipment: samplers,
drum machines, microphones and sequencers. Furthermore, both types of music contain the same primary components, including
"rhythmic complexity, repetition with subtle variations, the significance of the drum, melodic interest in bass frequencies and breaks in
pitch and time
2 tracks that show jungle features
Lemonaid lake jungle 201
Shock out danny bryd - 2008