EDM?

 You are probably wondering what EDM truly is. EDM isn't just one genre of music. It is an umbrella term for anything electronic music. Their are many different types or subgenres that have evolved from the term EDM. There is Electro, Dubstep, Trance, Drum and Bass, Hardstyle, Trap, house, and many others that have originated from the combinations I've listed.

What Are My Favorite?

I have many favorite subgenres of EDM, but I'm only going to list a few of them!

Electro-

Electro music is one of my favorites. Electro songs usually never have vocals and when they do they are either distorted or added with tons of effect on them. I love listening to this music when I'm working out because it is great pump up music. Electro is short for electro funk or electro boogie and it was influenced by the TR-808 drum machines and funk sampling.

House-

House music is my go to music when I wanna relax or to even just to listen with my friends and be happy. It originated in the 80's in Chicago and from that my two other favorite evolved from house which is, progressive house and deep house. Progressive House is said to be the most "human" sound music of all genres. It is in the top 40 hits of today and is used for a more happy positive vibe. It has many vocals in every song and mostly has melodic drops. Deep House mixes elements of Chicago house, jazz funk, and Detroit techno. It usually has more of a dark and slow emotional feel to the songs. I listen to deep house when I want to think but at the same time have fun thinking while I'm at it. 

Bounce-

Bounce music has slowly made its way to my number 1 music that I listen to on the daily. I have mixed Melbourne bounce music with other types of bounce music too because of how much I've fell in love with this type of EDM. It is made with minimal bass off beats. Sometimes with catchy vocals and melodies but then has a monster drop. It originated from a movement of hard dance music followers. This explains the big drops you would hear if you are to listen to it. I usually listen to this music when I'm driving with friends or alone and while I am working out. 

Links!

http://www.edmsauce.com/electronic-dance-music-guide-and-definitions/

Genovese, Bruce."Electronic Dance Music Guide and Definitions, What Is EDM?" EDM Sauce. EDM 

Sauce,LLC. 16 Dec. 2015. Web. 21 May. 2016.

Annotated Bibliography.

https://www.djhardwell.com/biography/full

Corput, Robertt Van de. "News." Hardwell. Beer N

Tea, 7 Jan. 2016. Web. 19 May. 2016.

This website that I used was a very good search. I got all of my information I needed in order to get the facts down. I think it is very credible because it was written by Hardwell himself so we know that everything is true. I think some of the things that the website should improve on is putting their publisher name and date in a spot where its easy to find. I had to go deep in to find it. Other than that I felt it was a great search for me to get my information on.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/08/dj-steve-aoki-to-cake-or-not-to-cake.html
Aoki, Steve. "To cake or not to cake." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily
Beast, 8 Aug. 2014. Web. 19 May. 2016.

This source I used I felt was very helpful. It was written by Steve Aoki himself, and like Hardwell's article it gave his own experiences and what he thought of all the people for his music and himself as a person. I think that in the article should improve on more facts about his performances during shows and more of a biography for Steve. It was a great source of information for me to refer to!

http://www.mtv.com/artists/deorro/biography/
Fans, "Deorro Bio/Deorro Career." MTV Artists. 
Viacom, 13 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 May. 2016.

This biography about Deorro, in my opinion, I thought was very helpful. Even though most of the information was written by fans and others based off his social media and other records, it gives good detail and description of his success. It also gives other sources from where they go their information on so I was able to look at those too. Overall I think that this link was a great one for me since I already had my own knowledge about him!


http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/world/how-did-edm-get-so-popular/
Alvarado, Abel. "It's a $6.2B industry but, how did EDM get so popular?" CNN. Cable News 
Network, 30 Oct. 2015. Web. 19 May. 2016.

CNN has always had reliable sources. They give interviews an their own stories about any topic. I found it to be very helpful since one of the interviews answered my whole blog topic question! I do not think they have to improve on anything they covered everything that I was looking for in the blog and I was even able to use some of my own knowledge also.

 https://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs/656/index.htm

Jordan, Joel. "Information Bulletin." Raves. Archived, 

1 April. 2006. Web. 19 May. 2016.

This source was the only site that I had trouble with finding some information I needed. It covered everything that I needed to know for certain things like how it was in the 1980's. I feel they should add more things on how the raves are now in 2016 or at least update it because it was last published in 2006. By now the raves have definitely changed but it does give great info on the past. I was able to get together most for my blog post.

            How I started listening to EDM? 

For my one of my last blog posts I wanted to add the main reason I started listening to this music. It all started because of this Dj to the right. His name is Robbert van de Corput or best known as Hardwell.  When he was only 25 years old and he was voted the worlds # 1 Dj on DJ mag and again in 2014. He also has performed in the big music festivals like Tomorrowland and Ultra.  

Youtube?

Hardwell has his ow personal youtube channel and there he posts his dreams of live performances at these big festivals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksmTdsVq44w

The song by Hardwell called spaceman was the first ever Electronic song I listened too and I fell in love. If you want to hear it go to that link and skip to 5:25. His videos on youtube have reached more than 100 million views! Some more of Hardwell's best songs come from when he is on tour. His old song Kontiki was made from when he was in a Hotel called Kontiki in Hawaii. 

Hardwell On Air

Hardwell on air is a radio show and Podcast. It is broadcasted over several radio stations and it has its own spot on Itunes. Hrdwell Has contributed many things to the music industry especially his own records label Revealed recordings. This label is different from Steve Aokis Dim Mak and Deorro's Panda Funk. With Revealed Recordings they get the top electronic music of that month and year ad post it from the best. 

Links!

https://www.djhardwell.com/biography/full

Corput, Robertt Van de. "News." Hardwell. Beer N

Tea, 7 Jan. 2016. Web. 19 May. 2016.

Where are raves usually located?

Raves can be held in many places. There are indoor raves which are mostly in clubs, they're even raves called house raves usually known more as house parties, because of the alcohol and drug use. Lastly, there are outdoor raves. There are many indoor raves located in LA.

There is Insomniac, Giant, and Matrix. All of which many people attend and associate with drugs.  

Which Locations Are most Popular?

The locations of the raves that are most popular are the raves that are outdoor. They are usually held at a camping site, regional park, or secluded open field. More people attend outdoor raves because there is no limit of how many ravers can attend and no "no-smoking" law. A little while back in the public Los Angeles Coliseum, up to 100,000 people attended. At a camp site in Temecula over 75,000 ravers were recorded. This is all due to the fact of no capacity limitation.  

  

Electric Forest!

Electric forest is probably one of the best outdoor/adventure rave. It is held in Rothbury, Michigan and is a very big festival. You can do so many activities and you even have the opportunity to bring an RV to lodge and camp. Electric forest provides different experiences for everyone and it is up to you to make the most of your time there!

Links!

http://drleannawolfe.com/genrave.html

Borrego, Nancy. "Rave Party Culture." Rave Culture. Genrave
 
17 Oct. 2012. Web. 19 May. 2016

Steve Aoki!

He was born on November 30, 1977, in Miami Florida. He also grew up in Newport Beach, California. Now, Steve Aoki is ranked #2 and in the U.S.  #11 Global for electronic dance music. He has collaborated with many dj's to come up with some of the best electronic music. 

Dim Mak!

Dim Mak is a record labeling company that was founded by Steve Aoki.

It was founded in 1996 first for punk rock bands, indie rock and hardcore. Later 

in 2008 it became widely known for the dance music generation. Dim Mak has

been used by many artist including the Chainsmokers, Clockwork, Keys n Krates, 

and even Deorro! The purpose of Dim Mak records is for underground music

of any genre to get out there and be known. It has even became its own clothing label too.

Conclusion!

In conclusion I feel that Steve Aoki has helped in the music and Edm business by providing a good source to go to. He has influenced many others by his performances and music to pursue their dream of becoming a producer themselves, including me! 

  

Links!

http://dimmakcollection.com/

Aoki, Steve. "DIM MAK." DIM MAK. Aoki/Dim

 Mak, 2 Mar. 2015. Web. 19 May. 2016. 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/08/dj-steve-aoki-to-cake-or-not-to-cake.html

Aoki, Steve. "To cake or not to cake." The Daily Beast. Newsweek/Daily
 
 Beast, 8 Aug. 2014. Web. 19 May. 2016.

My Role Model in the EDM Industry!

This Dj is my by far my most favorite Dj, I look up to him as a person and as a music producer. His name is Erick Orrosquieta, or mainly known as Deorro! He has many fans just like me who love his work and music.

  

Life!

When Deorro was 14 he started dj career at local gigs and different house parties where he grew up, which is in West Covina. A couple of years later Deorro at the age of 17 was already producing his own tracks under the name of TON!C. He later became a soundcloud sensation and his tracks have been downloaded over 1 million times. He even sold out international in Australia twice! In 2011 he signed "Big Fat" to BIP records which in doing that increased the number of fans he had. One of his biggest accomplishments was getting on the top 20 for beatport which made him get the support from Tiesto, Laidback Luke, Bingo Players, and Many more. With this support he was eventually invited to perform for Ultra, Tomorrowland, and many others in different countries. He recently broke the record in Guadalajara for the loudest crowd to date. He now lives in Chino, California.

  

Panda Funk!

Panda Funk is was formed by Deorro for other artists like him to get their music out. Deorros logo is the panda and is well known with the EDM people. Panda Funk has helped many producers get their music out and hopefully get big like Deorro. He is a big inspiration to others and he gets a lot of recognition due to his labels and popularity.   

 

Links! 

http://www.mtv.com/artists/deorro/biography/

Fans, "Deorro Bio/Deorro Career." MTV Artists. 

Viacom, 13 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 May. 2016.

How did EDM get so popular?

       There are two ways that I personally think how electronic dance music got so popular. One way is as the years went on of people who liked the music from the start, they attended the small raves. Then once people started telling more and more people it became mainstream. With that since most people are followers they all wanted to take a look for themselves to see what these "raves" are about. Since the large number of people who kept on attended it required bigger events like Ultra music fest, Tomorrowland, Electronic daisy carnival, and Hardsummer.

The Main Way.

The main way I feel that electronic dance music has evolved is through social media. Social media has had a huge impact on modern Dj's. A duo that got interviewed by CNN says, "For us it (social media) has played a very big role," says Michael Thivaios of the duo Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike. "We can make a new track and with one click, it'll be spread all over the world. Twenty years ago you had a vinyl, and that vinyl had to go to a distributor, and six months later maybe another country would have the vinyl," adds the other half of the duo, Dimitri Thivaios.

"All we did for one year is talk to DJs by Facebook and somehow that got us our first gig. Social media has been the biggest factor in our career."  

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/world/how-did-edm-get-so-popular/

You see for most dj's social media has helped them a lot. Most starting out dj's use soundcloud and even famous ones do. Soundcloud is an app you can get where you can post your own music or repost others music. Famous Dj's like Steve Aoki and Hardwell use beatport but they are all sources of social media. Personally from me I have used soundcloud to upload my mixes and I have already gotten messages from random Dj's who say they like my work. It really is just one click away from your sounds being spread all over.

Links!

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/18/world/how-did-edm-get-so-popular/

Alvarado, Abel. "It's a $6.2B industry but, how did EDM get so popular?" CNN. Cable News 

Network, 30 Oct. 2015. Web. 19 May. 2016.