Electronic dance music (techno)
History Night clubs Created by dj’s Kraftwerk 1970’s disco! Electronic instruments Different genres seperated by beats per minute (bpm) metranome Technology (midi) 1980’S No record company support
POPULAR E.D.M. MUSICIANS PRODIGY (#1) CHEMICAL BROTHERS DAFT PUNK APHEX TWIN PAUL OKENFOLD DAVID GUETTA
EDM CULTURE Raves Drugs Acid house parties in Ibiza Europe then the US Peace, love, community, psychadelic consciousness Dance – rave liquid! Pumped up kicks
Sub genres Hi NRG Industrial Jungle/ drum and bass Rock/punk Techno Trance Post disco Nu-rave Chiptune Ambient Breakbeat Disco Downtempo Electronic Electronica Electro UKG Hardcore/hard dance House
Sub genres…. Ambient – atmostpheric, visual quality Break beat – not straight 4/4, polyrythms Down tempo – hypnotic, nightfall music UKG – UK garage, 90’s, 4/4, choppy
More sub genres…. House – Chicago, NYC 118-135bpm Jesse Saunders Hi NRG – 130-140bpm, staccato Industrial – metal?? attack attack Jungle/drum and bass – 160-190 bpm, UK raves, huge bass lines Jungle vs DnB Bass hunter
AND MORE…. Rock/punk – Radiohead Mainstream (pop) Techno Madonna Justin Timberlake Outkast Techno Trance – 130-155bpm, kickdrum, down/ hi hat, up Goa trance Post disco Nu-rave Chiptune - synthesized in real time by a computer or video game console Dubstep
Newer EDM ARTISTS SKRILLEX – 5 Grammys; old hardcore group, festivals, video games TIESTO- trance popular, biggest show ever, clothing line DEADMAU5 – Canadian, chiptune, made famous by Kaskade AVICII –EDM’s piano man
How do we make electronic dance music?? Technology How do we make electronic dance music?? FL studio tutorial