House music

For the album, see House Music (album).
Not to be confused with House band.

House music
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsEarly 1980s, Chicago, United States[10]
Typical instruments
Derivative forms
Subgenres

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Regional scenes
Local scenes
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House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute.[11] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's Black gay underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.[1][12] By early 1988, House became mainstream and supplanted the typical 80s music beat.[13]

House was created and pioneered by DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Joe Smooth, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music initially expanded internationally, to London, then to other American cities, such as New York City, and ultimately became a worldwide phenomenon.[14]

House has a large influence on pop music, especially dance music. It was incorporated into works by major international artists including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Kylie Minogue and Lady Gaga, and produced many mainstream hits such as "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic, "French Kiss" by Lil Louis, "Show Me Love" by Robin S., and "Push the Feeling On" by the Nightcrawlers. Many house DJs also did and continue to do remixes for pop artists. House music has remained popular on radio and in clubs while retaining a foothold on the underground scenes across the globe.

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  8. ^ Malnig, Julie (2009). Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader. University of Illinois Press. p. 213. ISBN 9780252075650.
  9. ^ Schütte, Uwe (11 January 2017). German Pop Music A Companion. De Gruyter. ISBN 9783110423549 – via Google Books. Like Frankfurt, Munich also had a (more indirect) house and techno pre-history via the Eurodisco sound associated with Giorgio Moroder.
  10. ^ "Jesse Saunders – On And On". Discogs. 25 August 1984. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Tempo and genre | Learning Music (Beta)". learningmusic.ableton.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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  13. ^ "Top 20 80s pop instrumentals – Classic Pop Magazine". 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ Fikentscher, Kai (July–August 2000). "The Club DJ: A Brief History of a Cultural Icon" (PDF). UNESCO Courier. UNESCO: 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2012. Around 1986/7, after the initial explosion of house music in Chicago, it was clear at the time that major record companies were reluctant to market this genre of music, associated with gay African Americans, on a mainstream level. Independent Chicago record labels, however, led the onslaught and kept churning out house music in high numbers. Chicago house artists were also very popular in Europe, chiefly London, but also cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Manchester, Milan, Zurich, and Tel Aviv. ... Eventually major labels began signing many Chicago house artists in the late 1980s, as well as artists from Europe and New York City as the genre grew in popularity.