Music History of EDM (Electronic Dance Music)

Surely you've the clay in the television advertising music festival DWP? Yes, this DWP stands Djakarta Warehouse Project featuring musician / DJ INTERNATIONAL AND INDONESIA, they have tablets that plays this kind of music "Elektronic Dance Music". The rise of electronic songs make us want to get acquainted further at EDM .. Let us look at the development of EDM and its sub genre in every age and the DJ who's hot at the time.

What's EDM?

Earlier, we used to get acquainted with this kind of music one. EDM was best known as the man's music clubbing, music or dance, or also known as the music produced by the DJ (disc jockey). EDM or an extension of the electronic dance music is associated with nightlife, dance floor, and a disc jockey (DJ) or electronic music producer. But, no further explanation of electronic music has always flourished among teenagers in each of these days.

Electronic dance music is the music production through a variety of electronic instruments such as synthesizers, midi keyboards, turntables, mixer, bass, and so on. At present, EDM can even be produced through a variety of computer applications. Hence, the DJ and producer is often performed by using their laptop. The resulting music is a combination of various electronic instruments.

EDM in every age

1960s

This was the birth of electronic music. In the era of the electronic instruments used include bass and some synthesizer. Pop music and rock started adding such instruments into their songs. For example, the legendary band The Beach Boys in the song Good Vibrations (1966).

Artist: EDM is not yet familiar to music lovers at the time. But there is one producer of Australia, Val Stephen, who released one full album EDM in that era. After that, many producers began to take advantage of even more use of electronic instruments to address the technical issues of sound.

1970s

This era was very famous as a triumph of disco music. EDM famous at that time was an electronic music disco. Singers like Donna Summer or bands like the Bee Gees disco artist who is popular in this era. They began using the touch of electronic music in that era. Enggak disco music, comes a subgenre synthpop began to draw public attention.

Artist: In the 70s began to appear also the band that focuses on electronic music and synthpop that Kraftwerk from Germany which is famous for one album, Autobahn (1974).

1980s

After Kraftwerk popularity in the 70s, synthesizers became electronic musical instrument that was dominant in the '80s. The emergence of alternative genres such as synthpop was then shifts the existence of the '70s disco music.

Artist: Kraftwerk remain EDM popularize them in this era. Moreover, in this era also began to appear a DJ culture with famous DJs like Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles.

1990s

The use of computers widely used electronic music in this era. With the development of technology and computers, making more and more people can produce their own electronic music. European region mainly Germany to witness the emergence of DJ and electronic music producer famous.

Artist: DJs such as Paul Van Dyk be one of the important names in electronic music in particular subgenre of trance music in that era. Some of his music is the famous remix of Humate Love Stimulation works and Paul hit single titled For an Angel.Trance is a type of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s. Trance music tempo characteristics generally have between 130 and 160 BPM. The origin of the term is ambiguous, with some stating that the term is derived from the Klaus Schulze album Trancefer (1981), or from the first trance act Dance 2 Trance. The music is often played in clubs, and sometimes trance considered a form of club music. Trance Music Some claim that it was first released was The Age Of Love.Some sources say that Trance was born in Frankfurt, Germany.Indeed, the general understanding of this music Trance music in club2 so and usually in use for clubbing, but if there is an art that Trance music as well and there are some who elegant.Trance a genre of its own, but also contains the kinds of variety of other electronic music such as techno, house, pop, chill out, and even classical music. way different from the way music Trance music House. (It is usually more melodic than techno, and the harder styles usually have harder beats than house).

2000s

In this era, EDM growing. Began to appear as well as various sub-genres such as trap (hip-hop electronic), dubstep, nu-disco, and electro house.

Artist: One artist EDM genre nu-disco is the French duo Daft Punk whose name became famous in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Some other possible DJ name is already familiar baseball is EDM artist nu-disco and electro house this era even now that Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Avicii. In addition, there are genre trap began to be known by the emergence of DJ duo Flosstradamus in the era of the 2000s.

2010s
Now, EDM keep mushrooming. Sub-genre dubstep becoming increasingly known in this era. Likewise with electro house increasingly popping up in the era of the 2010s. Genre electro pop became more known to the public. The DJ 2000s seen frequent collaborations with renowned singers. For example, Calvin Harris collaborated with Rihanna in the song We Found Love and David Guetta feat. Usher with the song Without You.
Artist: At the beginning of this era, so dubstep music is quite popular in various circles. Moreover, with the popularity Skrillex with the producing dubstep music in the song First of the Year (Equinox).
Zedd is a German DJ who recently Djakarta Warehouse Project gig in 2013. The original name Anton Zaslavski guy's got good music really like his bigger hits Clarity collaborating with the Foxes.
In addition, EDM also the arrival of a young producer from England, namely Disclosure. Settle, debut album the duo of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence is even directly nominated for Best Dance Album for the 2014 Grammy Awards.
      

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