New artists cropped up every week, armed with YouTube tutorials, cracked copies of Ableton Live, and the determination to be the next breakout wunderkind. When I reach him over Skype recently, Zedd looks amused but almost doleful as he reminisces about the days before seemingly everyone wanted to be a producer.
It became a world where other people can sound good, easily. The live music industry capitalized on the growing interest in EDM with massive new dance-music events seemingly cropping up every month. Ultra Music Festival, having experienced a decade of consistent growth since its founding in , doubled its attendance between and , with , people turning up to party in Miami.
It felt like there was money everywhere, and everyone wanted in. In the years following the s rave boom, politicians like then-Senator Joe Biden were particularly resistant to dance-music events that were perceived as havens for illicit drug use, going so far as sponsoring anti-Ecstasy legislation and cheekily calling it the RAVE Act. The realization of a viable national audience, combined with advances in technology, made the modern EDM live spectacle possible just a handful of years before they became ubiquitous.
I think Daft Punk really changed things for U. As the story goes, Skrillex was inspired to pursue his own production career after witnessing the duo deliver pure elation to tens of thousands of people at Coachella in In the s, we saw awe-inspiring live production seemingly everywhere we looked: legends like the Chemical Brothers augmented their powerful live show with mechanical robots , while electronica duo Odesza deployed drones to form geometric shapes in the sky during their own landmark Coachella set.
A live setting allowed EDM to really channel the scale and thrill of an amusement-park attraction. As internet-famous producers began to receive lucrative booking requests, many scrambled to learn how to DJ.
Meanwhile, DJs who had made their names on track curation and technical ability were now suddenly expected to have original music. But if talented young producers give their best ideas to the whales, instead of investing time into their own sound… will this ultimately cause greater homogeneity in electronic music? The ascendance of EDM coincided with the emergence of streaming services as the primary method of music consumption, which allowed the masses to quickly cycle through myriad strains of dance music.
These sounds rotated in their dominance: Early in the decade, European DJs found success with progressive house before it petered off, while Diplo and Major Lazer fused their unique brand of party music with dancehall and reggae influences.
Deep house found mainstream champions in brother duo Disclosure , who stepped across the pond with their relatively sophisticated chord shapes and less-neurotic sound design. Some niche genres began more regional than others, before the internet briefly blew them up. Moombahton , largely credited to Washington, D.
One festival, in particular, made a drastic change to its calendar by extending the event for a second consecutive weekend.
Years of success and a growing fan base have allowed Electric Forest to double its duration from four days to eight. This extension is made possible by a rapidly growing community of EDM lovers who continue to show their immense support to organizations like Insomniac Events that work extremely hard to ensure the survival of EDM. In addition to adding dates to existing festivals, Insomniac is also working on creating entirely new experiences for its fans.
The announcement of Middlelands sent a wave of excitement through the entire community. Also EDM dominates best-selling music charts. As far as sales go, was a record-breaking year for the EDM industry. Prior to The Chainsmokers, this record was proudly kept by the world-renowned hip-hop duo Outkast. By claiming the longest-leading No.
While at other concerts you may have to listen to the chatter of people talking over instruments, very few people are going to be willing to scream out over the volume of the sound system that EDM artists use, making it an immersive experience for everyone involved. Not only is there sound, there are visuals to take in with almost all EDM performances.
It allows all of the senses to key in on the experience. Photo courtesy of Fist Pump Fridays. While requests may be great in your standard concert experience, it can sometimes kill the flow of the music.
Most performances are well planned out and executed without requests from the crowd. This helps to create a seamless show. Not all live music shows are going to be super friendly. But, EDM shows are almost always largely positive. It is a group of people who loves the same thing, music. Much like most forms of music, EDM has branched out to form sub-genres. While it can be packed, there are countless acts that will follow one another on stage.
The deep sounds resonate with just about everyone. It gives this genre an edge over many other forms of entertainment.
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