My chosen music genre for my magazine is dance.
Brief History
Dance music originates from the 1970s by using computer generated sounds and synthesized sounds. The roots of dance music are Jamaican dub, Funk, Disco and European synth-pop. They are all styles of new instrumental versions of songs made by remixing. They mix different elements of the songs to be pushed backwards and forwards within the song. They add effects like echos and reverbs and increase the speed to make the songs more dance like. The most famous synthesized song was Donna Summers 'I feel love.' There are several techneqiues used to create the electronic tones and they add severeal effects to make the song sound computerised. Techneqiues used in such songs have been continued to carry on in electro and house music, evolving from the originals of dance. As time passes dance music has evolved with drum and bass/rave and trance music becoming highly popular in the last decade.
Donna Summer - I feel love
Martin Garrix - Animals
Artists
There are several artists that have released singles in the dance genre, far to many to write. I will list the 10 most common, and recent artists to date. The dance genre it a very competitive genre, with several artists doing a lot better than others, however it is also a very popular genre with the general public.
1) AVICII
2) CHASE AND STATUS
3) SUB FOCUS
4) WILKINSON
5) AFROJACK
6) RUDIMENTAL
7) CALVIN HARRIS
8) DISCLOSURE
9) DJ FRESH
10) BREACH
Iconography
Iconic images associated with dance music range in many different ways. At the start of the evolution of dance, it was all about sparkly clothing, flared jeans and platformed shoes. The iconography has not necessarily changed that much, only evolved into common day trends. Now it is associated with dj, electronics, raves, lights, festivals, and alcohol.
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