House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120-130 beats per minute as a re-emergence of 1970s disco. It originated in the Black queer community in Chicago. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. By early 1988, House became mainstream and supplanted the typical 80s music beat.
The TR-909 drum machine (top) and TB-303 synthesizer, instruments often used in house music
House music pioneers Alan King, Robert Williams and Derrick Carter.
Frankie Knuckles (pictured in 2012) played an important role in developing house music in Chicago during the 1980s.
An honorary street name sign in Chicago for house music and the seminal DJ Frankie Knuckles.
Electronic dance music (EDM) is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.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. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. Since its inception EDM has expanded to include a wide range of subgenres.
The instrument that provided electro's synthesized programmed drum beats, the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Roland TB-303: The bass line synthesizer that was used prominently in acid house.
A typical home studio setup for EDM production with computer, audio interface and various MIDI instruments.
An EDM festival in 2013 in Plainfeld, Austria with over 100,000 attendees, exhibiting the large crowds and dramatic lighting common at such events since the early 2000s.
