| Some say the origin of House music came out of | | | | instrument like a keyboard with a very distinctive |
| Chicago in 1981. An escape from street and gang life, | | | | electronic sound. Telstar was the first U.S. number one |
| house music offered temperance to the unsettled | | | | hit by a British group. The song was originally thought |
| consciousness of youth at the time. It allowed them to | | | | to be just a novelty record intended to make people |
| mingle with peers, while dancing away any of their | | | | think about the dawn of the space age. Little did they |
| problems. | | | | know at the time how evolutionary their record would |
| Techno music, which some say, came out of Detroit in | | | | become. |
| the early 90's, may have begun through the | | | | Since then, DJ's and Re-mixers (both male and female) |
| evolutionary progress of various new textures, | | | | have come on the dance music scene, creating an |
| patterns and sounds which were emerging from all | | | | entirely new sound of the future. With their flair for |
| over the world. | | | | remixing different sounds, cuts and beats, many DJ's |
| New electronic music devices were being created | | | | have created number one dance singles. In doing so, |
| while electronic sounds were coming into their own. | | | | they have developed a new artistry and way for |
| The kick and snare became the heartbeat of the | | | | them to be heard by music industry power players. |
| song. The bass became the backbone driving force. | | | | Further, they continue to compete at becoming the |
| The synthesizer was the melody which brought | | | | best mixers and most popular DJ's in the clubs. In their |
| people into the nightclub doors, and kept them dancing | | | | own right, they have become the celebrities. |
| from dusk to dawn. | | | | With respect to all forms of music and genres |
| Over the years, some of the different genres and sub | | | | introduced, there is no one sound or genre which now |
| styles which have emerged with this new sound have | | | | stands alone. Music is as diverse as the creators' |
| been called: Deep House, House, Techo, Megabeat, | | | | imagination. But groundbreakers, such as The |
| Electro House, Disco House, Funky House, Garage, | | | | Tornados and Kraftwerk have helped to pave the |
| Techno, Industrial, Electronica, Breakcore, Micro-house, | | | | way. |
| Underground, Trance, Ambient, Breaks, Minimal Techno, | | | | Stay tuned, because the next groundbreakers are |
| and many more. | | | | sitting in their studios (or sound proofed bedroom |
| But in looking at where we are now, it was the music | | | | closets) right now creating the hottest 'new sound' as |
| groups from as far back as the 60's that were the | | | | we speak. And moving forward toward the future, |
| veterans of this new sound. Bands like "The Tornados" | | | | who knows what those sounds will be entitled. |
| created one of the first techno-pop songs entitled | | | | Perhaps you will come up with the next new style |
| Telstar in 1962, which became a Billboard number one | | | | yourself. If so, what will it be coined? The world's |
| hit for the band. The song featured a Clavioline, an | | | | audience will definitely be listening. |