Let's Party - Electronic Dance Music

EDM. Everyone knows what it means, or at least what they think it means; but no one can ever actually agree on what it really does mean, or whether it means anything at all. Calling something Electronic Dance Music should be totally safe ground, since any track that's made electronically is definitely Electronic, and is also definitely Dance Music. Oh, if life were so simple.

What fans and media do take as given is that EDM is a heady concoction of progressive house, big room house, arena house, future house, bass, future bass, trance, pop, hardstyle and even trap music. It also involves more builds and drops than you can shake a Pioneer CDJ at.

But more importantly, it's the start of a lot of arguments. Maybe that's why DJs themselves pretty much avoid the term completely.



If you’re new to the electrifying world of EDM music, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the varying musical themes, content, context, and techniques. This leaves you wondering, what exactly is Electronic Dance Music?

Simply put, EDM is an umbrella term (a concoction, if you may) covering several music genres – which are similar but not identical. Although the list of music genres that are categorized as EDM is quite extensive, some popular sub-genres include Trance, Techno, House, Electropop, and Dubstep. These EDM music genres are typically characterized by drumming, a laid-over melody played by a synthesizer and a repetitive percussion track.

Who is Marshmello? This is a question that has aroused a heated debate since the American producer, and DJ burst into the EDM music scene. Although several media outlets claim that Marshmello is a pseudonym for Chris Comstock (aka. DJ Dotcom), there is no official confirmation. We only know him by the white costume and marshmallow-looking helmet with a weird smiley face.