The Evolution of Electronic Music
Growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska was not the ideal situation for my teenage years. There isn't much that goes on in this town that is classified as 'exciting'. However, I was lucky enough to know a family that was heavily into the electronic music scene, and happily put together a weekly event for the town's underage crowd. Rave Parties. I am talking about an organized dance party in a warehouse, abandoned building, or private property, typically featuring performances by DJs, playing endless tracks of electronic dance music. It's a flurry of light beams, glow sticks, high energy, and fun! This helped not only feed my passion for music but showed me a completely new genre of music that has spread into most common day sounds. And it got me thinking, where did it all begin? History of Electronic Music: Point A 1970-1999 It may surprise you to find out that electronic music has been around a lot longer than you expected. The inventions of electronic instruments date ...