House music is a dance music genre created by the DJs of Detroit, during the middle part of the 1980s. House music evolved from the R&B music of 1970s. It is also has strong links to Disco style music of the same era. Disco and House music both share the same highlighted bass drums on each and every beat.
There’s much debate about where exactly House music picked up its name. Some believe it was named after the club named ‘The Warehouse’, where 'DJ Frankie Knuckles' and other DJs played the first House tracks. Others think that House music got its name because that’s where much of the house music producers used to produce their music, in their houses, using synths, sequencers and drum machines.
House music is defined by a prominent kick drum marked on each beat and it follows the 4/4 time signature. The sound of the kick drum is normally produced by a drum machine or digital sampler. On the 8th note offbeats of every bar you’ll hear a hi-hat and then a snare marking beats 2 and 4. House music producers will often layer drum samples, one on top of the other, in order to maximize sound levels for mixes at large club venues.
House music enjoyed great popularity in the UK from the late 1980s throughout the late 1990s; however not so much so during the millennium, up until the present day. Its decline in popularity could be attributed to a few things; its fan base became more mature and frequented clubs less frequently; computer music software made it so easy to generate electronic music, which meant that there was less kudos and innovation associated with producing such music.
There’s much debate about where exactly House music picked up its name. Some believe it was named after the club named ‘The Warehouse’, where 'DJ Frankie Knuckles' and other DJs played the first House tracks. Others think that House music got its name because that’s where much of the house music producers used to produce their music, in their houses, using synths, sequencers and drum machines.
House music is defined by a prominent kick drum marked on each beat and it follows the 4/4 time signature. The sound of the kick drum is normally produced by a drum machine or digital sampler. On the 8th note offbeats of every bar you’ll hear a hi-hat and then a snare marking beats 2 and 4. House music producers will often layer drum samples, one on top of the other, in order to maximize sound levels for mixes at large club venues.
House music enjoyed great popularity in the UK from the late 1980s throughout the late 1990s; however not so much so during the millennium, up until the present day. Its decline in popularity could be attributed to a few things; its fan base became more mature and frequented clubs less frequently; computer music software made it so easy to generate electronic music, which meant that there was less kudos and innovation associated with producing such music.