Essay on EDM Music

For a class I had to write a topical essay on any subject. I chose EDM music. Here it is.

Electronic Music

Electronic music is a type of music created in France. There are multiple forms that electronic music can take, different sub-genres exist within it. Unlike other types of music, electronic music is created using mostly a computer.

Although you may not have realized it, you’ve probably heard some form of electronic music at one point or another. It is best understood if we first define different parts of its music.

Electronic music was created in 1948 in Paris. Although nowadays we use just a computer to create it, back then people would splice  different sounds together from recording. Times really have changed, haven’t they? Electronic music has many different sub-genres and although it’s not super important to know all of them, I am going to mention a couple. Dubstep is one such genre, by taking electronic music and lowering the beats per minute to 70, you can create a slower tempo that makes the lead “Instruments” you use sound faster. This is why DJs like Skrillex use fast lead synths, to make the song sound faster than it actually is. House is another genre of electronic music that consists of a four-on-the-floor beat pattern, which is when you have a kick, followed by a hi-hat, followed by a snare, followed by another hi-hat. This is then repeated to give it that fast and funky feel.

Electronic music may not have been super influential in the music industry, but it sure is fun to dance to.