Electronic music is not new. Since the end of the XNUMXth century, engineers, musicians and inventors in general have been working on systems that are capable of producing sounds in non-acoustic ways.
What are their sounds, artists and styles like? Do youWhat moves around electronic music?
The Telarmon, the first entirely electronic musical instrument, was patented in 1897Although it wouldn't be finished until 1906. It was literally a huge 200-ton, 18-meter-long hulk. This made its commercialization impossible.
Later other teams of manageable sizes would appear, such as the Hammand organ or the Theremin.
Germany, Japan and the Soviet Union were the countries that contributed the most to the initial development of new musical technologies.
Elite music
Until the 1960s, electronic music was only tied to cultured artistic circuits, away from the great masses and popular culture. This is due to the fact that the apparatus for its composition and interpretation were inaccessible - due to their high costs - for most musicians.
However With the development and massification of less and less expensive technologies, this panorama changed.
Mainstream electronic music
Styles and sub-genres of electronic music there are the most varied. In addition to frequently feeding rhythms as dissimilar to each other as classical music, metal or reggaeton.
Although many of the proposals are purely commercial, following marketing patterns, there is also a lot of creativity and quality.
Depeche Mode
The British trio of Andrew Fletcher, Martin Gore and Dave Gaham, is close to turning four decades setting the standard within electronics. Pioneers in installing synthesizers as central instruments for large concerts.
While his pose more closely resembles that of bad boys in rock (especially Graham, the lead vocal), are one of the best exponents of industrial pop.
David Guetta
This French-born DJ is one of the modern emblems of electronic music. He was formed in the 80s within the "old school" of disco mixers, in his native Paris. He released his first record label in 2002 (just a little more love) and has since gained world star status.
Collaborate frequently with other artists, among which are Fergie, Rihanna, Akon or 50 Cent. He has also worked alongside Madonna, Lady Gaga, Usher, The Black Eyed Peas, and LMFAO.
According to the British magazine DJ Mag, he currently ranks seventh in the top 100 of the best DJs.
Fatboy Slim
British DJ who in the 1990s became a world reference for the Big Beat. Within his music, elements of hip hop, rock and rhythm and blues converge.
He has worked with artists such as Marcy Gray, Blur or the Cuban group Sexto Sentido.
Jean-Michel Jarre
Before Depeche Mode, this French musician was an electronic star. It is even pointed out as the main person responsible for the prejudices that existed around gender were definitively overcome.
With more than half a century of musical activity and about to reach 70 years of age, Jarre still records and goes on tour..
Dimitri Vega & Like Mike
The brothers Dimitri Thivaois (Dimitri Vegas) and Michael Thivaois (Like Mike) have been a must for the last two decades. His remixes of artists such as Lady Gaga or Jennifer López sound in nightclubs around the world.
Born in Belgium, they are currently ranked # 2 in the top 100 of the best DJs, according to the magazine. DJ Mag.
Junkie XL
This Dutch-born artist's musical journey has spanned from metal to house.. As a young man, he stood out as a miltiintrumentist in Amsterdam bands. His step towards electronic sounds was taking place gradually.
In 2002 he achieved world fame with the remix of the Elvis Presley classic. A little less conversation, number 1 in the UK, the Netherlands and Australia.
During the last years he has devoted himself mainly to the composition of film soundtracks., but without abandoning the industrial sounds.
Daft Punk
French duo made up of Guy-Manuel de Homen-Christo and Thomas Bangatter. They are considered the defining element of the Frensh house.
Their sounds are marked by artists ranging from The Beach Boys to The Rollings Stones.. If there is a differential aspect in this band, it is the elaborate staging of each of their presentations.
Vangelis
Many people find it difficult to place the music of this Greek composer within a particular genre. His works have included chamber music and electronic music, with stops in New Age and progressive rock.
Critics consider his most outstanding works to be the soundtracks of Blade Runner (1982) and Fire cars, for which he won an Oscar in 1981.
Martin Garrix
The career of this 21-year-old Dutch musician is the definition of meteoric. He started his walk when he was 12, mixing on his parents' birthdays under the pseudonym DJ Marty.
In 2012 he published his first single called bfam. That same year he premiered the remix of the song your body by Christina Aguilera when we have the information. Later, this single would be included in the delux version of the album. Lotus of the American singer.
Its definitive consecration would arrive in 2013 with the publication of the single Animals.
He is currently ranked # 1 in the top 100 of the best DJs, According to the magazine DJ Mag.
Bob moses
According to Spotify users, there are currently no artists more representative of electronic music than this duo from Vancouver, Canada.
Jimmy Vallace and Tom Howie are other guys on rapid rise to fame (They began their professional career only in 2012). They already have a Grammy in tow, for the remix of the song Tearing me up.
Pot
Netherlands-born DJ and producer, he is perhaps the most influential artist in the electronic arena since the late XNUMXth century. There are many musicians who cite him as their role model.
In 2004 he became the first DJ to perform live at an Olympic Games ceremony.
According to DJ Mag, currently ranked # 5 in the top 100 of the best DJs
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