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Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by DJs who create seamless selections of tracks, called a DJ mix, by segueing from one recording to another.
Electronic dance music was born in the early 1970s in New York, which manifested mostly in Disco and Hip Hop. It was in 1972 when Japanese electronics manufacturer Roland launched into the market, bringing new technology that music producers would experiment with.
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Rather than designating a single genre, electronic dance music (EDM) encompasses styles ranging from beatless ambient music to 200-beats-per-minute hardcore, with house music, techno, drum and bass, dubstep, and trance among the most-notable examples.
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Jun 20, 2022 · Unbeknownst to Burgess at the time, that door was, in reality, a gateway that would ultimately lead him to coin the term “electronic dance music” in 1980. It landed him at the forefront of a...
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Apr 23, 2024 · Electronic Dance Music (EDM) has been the heartbeat of the global music scene for decades, transcending borders and genres to become a worldwide phenomenon. But where did this musical revolution originate? How did it evolve from its humble beginnings to become the driving force behind a multibillion-dollar industry?
Jun 2, 2024 · The roots of electronic dance music (EDM) can be traced back to the early 20th century, when experimental musicians and inventors began exploring the possibilities of electronic sound production.
A brief history of electronic dance music pioneers - from Lee Scratch Perry 's invention of modern remixing techniques to Kraftwerk 's influential "Mensch-Maschine" concept and Daft Punk 's...