...Abstract Raves have historically referred to grass-roots organized, anti-establishment and unlicensed all night dance parties, featuring electronically-produced dance music (EDM), such as techno, house, trance and drum and bass. Since their late 1980s origins in the U.K., raves have gained widespread popularity and transformed dramatically. Consequently, their many cultural traits and behaviors have garnered much sociological interest, which mostly falls into two competing perspectives: cultural studies and public health. In this paper, we review what raves look like today compared to their high point in the 1990s. We then discuss how the cultural studies and public health perspectives define raves and have studied them over time, focusing on the “pet” sociological concepts each has sought to advance. Our analysis of these literatures reveals important differences in rave research by country and over time. We end by discussing the politics associated with the shift in rave research. Introduction Society has been greatly influenced by many alternative scenes, subcultures, or lifestyles oriented around music, youth and young adults (Epstein 1998). Some of the more notable ones include the English punk scene in the 1970s- 1980s, the U.S. jazz (1930s-1940s) and hippie scenes (1970s), and the 1990s rave scenes in the U.K. and U.S. From them have come musical innovation, social identity, fashion and other aesthetic nuances, and mainstream and alternative cultural production...
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...Bryan Ponte Comm Studies 11 Speech Outline I. Intro: Today I will be discussing a type of music that has become very popular in the past half decade; unless you actually listen to it on a daily basis you probably call it Techno. A. That’s not the full picture; the correct term is Electronic dance music or EDM. B. I will inform you in detail what type of music is categorized in EDM. C. How it began and where it is now. II. As said by Moby in an interview with USA Today, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is a vague term used to describe many different sub-genres that are rooted in beats per minute (bpm). D. These sub-genres have sub-genres themselves. E. Trance being the general term also has psy-trance, uplifting trance, hard trance and similar sub-genres. 1. Trance is known for its strong melodies and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track. 2. Trance is characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm; with the most common being around 135 bpm. 3. Some popular DJ’s are Dash Berlin, Armin Van Buuren, and Markus Schultz. F. House is another general term that has many sub-genres like Electro, Progressive, Tech, and Deep. 4. The most popular and “mainstream” EDM genre. 5. House is characterized by a tempo of between 120-130bpm; with 128bpm being the most common. 6. This genre is what EDM originated from. 7. A few major DJ’s in this sub-genre...
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...Teenagers And Raves June 4, 2011 Teenagers And Raves “Raves are the focus of a youth-oriented subculture that blends music, art, and social ideals” (e.g., peace, love, unity, respect, tolerance, happiness). Last year there were several raves that attracted over 200,000 teenagers, such as the Electric Daisy Carnival (Maddaus, 2011) that was held in Los Angeles, California. Even though a rave is a place for a teenager to socialize among their age group while listing to the latest techno music, a rave is an unsafe place to attend for a teenager, because of the lack of security and the amount of drugs that are highly prevalent. Raves are a place for teenagers to socialize among their age group while listing to the latest techno music. According to a recent article in Rave Digest, it states “The meaning of raving and the essence of the rave scene have been speculated about to no end, the typical age of a raver is from 15 to 25 years old” (Maddaus, 2011). A rave is a culture of escape, an escape from the real world where teenagers can go and experience a temporary feeling of innocence and forgetting about the problems in the real world. A teenager can listen to a popular D.J spinning the latest new techno music and enjoy it with other teenagers that share similar interest. People agree that a rave is a safe place for many reasons as stated above, also agree that it is a controlled environment that keeps teenagers off the streets and enjoying themselves with other teenagers...
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...time; my legs have been in constant motion along with my fellow ravers for what feels like days. Techno is the one thing that draws everyone here, as if we were bees being drawn to a flower, the music is the nectar of our ears. We are drawn techno, a type of music that is very misunderstood. Techno is music created using synthesizers and other electronic instruments. Techno- electric music and raves; when many hear these words they most likely think of an underground club that is filled with drugs and drunk kids. This perception has been hanging over this scene for some time now. It seems that has all started to change. This once frowned upon practice referred to as raving and the music that accompanies this event, called techno, is now generally accepted. Now not only young people enjoy this music, a lot of middle- aged people do as well. Today it appears that this once dark practice is now coming to light. This once dark practice has been growing in popularity among the young people for a little over fifteen years. With this rise in popularity comes more than just acceptance. The rave scene needs two things; a DJ and a location. Generally a traditional DJ would take a request for a song, or throw their own spin on them. But now DJ’s do much more then that. Most DJs have gone into the science of music to obtain their goal. This requires equipment that once was very limited, making it hard to acquire. Now it has become something you can purchase at Best Buy or find sites specializing...
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...“If you kiddies didn’t rave in the 90s, you don’t even know what a real rave is. You raved in the 90s? Aren’t you a little old to still be in the scene now? EDM has no age limit guys, as long as you don’t listen to sellouts like Avicii. Avicii is really good. You only like him because you’re on massive amounts of drugs. Don’t judge someone who takes drugs. Yeah, judge the half naked girls instead. You only go to raves as an excuse to dress like a slut. Bros don’t belong here. Teenagers don’t belong here. Adults don’t belong here. Sluts don’t belong here. Your music taste sucks. Krewella sucks. Animals sucks. Ultra sucks. Trance sucks. EDM sucks." Look familiar? My guess is if you’ve visited the Internet any time in the past few months, it does. Yeah, the internet is a place full of trolls, where individuals are safe to hide behind this facade without repercussions. But these instances are only a few examples that speak to the larger issue at hand in our scene: PLUR is dead. Sure, PLUR is just a made up concept which never concretely existed, but I would argue that the values behind it used to be very much alive and practiced. Don’t get me wrong, the ideology of PLUR still exists for many generous, caring, respectful, and responsible people out there, but some of the most “PLUR” people I know even refuse to use that term because of what it has since turned into. In the grand scheme of this “scene", I am in no way an expert, nor can I speak for the “scene" outside of America...
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...Pop Culture and me lets face it Electronic dance music also known as EDM has become an “it sensation” in the music world. Over the past few years the genre of music has become such an important part of our lives because it's basically everywhere. Now, in 2013 you don't necessarily need to go to a club scene to enjoy the performance of a Dj, you can see them in movie trailers, billboards, commercials, radios, and live streams playing from all over the world. Let me define to you exactly what Electronic Dance Music really is. It a set of percussive electronic music genres produced primarily for environments centered in dance-based entertainment, such as nightclub settings. The music is largely created for use by disc jockeys and is produced with the intention of it being heard in the context of a continuous DJ set; wherein the DJ progresses from one record to the next via a synchronized segue or "mix". For me this genre of music has become part of my life, it is what my friends and I associate with and most importantly my whole generation and even past generations listen too. In these last two years I have grown to love this type of music more and more. I am lucky enough to have attended a few Edm concerts and the experience I had for each one was simply a truly unique experience. Throughout my life I have been to a few concerts from different types of music like rap and country and even an Italian concert, but nothing compares to Electric Daisy Festival or The Last Tour...
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...Electric Zoo Response Paper Electric Zoo is a musical event that takes place once a year in New York. Arguably the biggest and best musical event in the country, over 100,00 people attended the event this year. This venue features the worlds Top DJs all in one arena performing one after the other. Featuring artists such as Tiesto, Skrillex, David Guetta, Steve Aoki and Sander Van Doorn, This event is mandatory to attend if you are a fan of EDM (electronic dance music). EDM has definitely grown popular in the past few years and provided the joy in life to millions of individuals worldwide. Electronic dance music was created in the 1980s in Detroit by a man called 'Frankie Knuckles”, who is also referred to as the 'Godfather of house'. He went to clubs and made and played music of his his mixer and technic turntables. He would reconstruct sounds by combining two tracks together and adjusting the tempo and layering percussive beats. This was the birth of house music. Still awaiting for the genre to rise, years after EDM was made popular in New York City & London. Before you know it there were many created sub-genres for EDM and were frequently played in night clubs and concerts. Many Djs arose to become the best in the EDM business such as Tiesto, who averages $250,000 a show performing worldwide. This generation, EDM has become a phenomenon and rising rapidly in the market. Many music festivals were created centered around Electronic Dance Music. Electric Daisy, Tommorowland...
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...One Night at a Frat Party When some tells you about their night, and how they went to a frat party, most people have an image that pops up in their heads. You might see a bunch of scantily clad girls dancing around, a group of brothers at the house watching, or maybe even a bunch of people playing drinking games. Well I’m here to tell you that you’re in fact correct in your assumptions… for the most part. This past Friday I was invited to attend a fraternity party at the Delta Sigma house on Albion College’s campus. This specific party was being held to “break in” the first semester of the New Year. The party was to be themed as a highlighter party, which means everyone wears white and they throw on the black lights. But, to be quite honest it was really just another excuse college students use to get drunk. I am actually pretty good friends with a lot of the guys who belong to the fraternity, so I was invited to come early and drink with them before the party began. Albion is roughly an hour away from Ann Arbor, so I decided to invite my friend Erica along to accompany me on the drive. We figured it would be easiest to just wear the clothes we were going to wear to party on our drive there. I dawned the standard jeans and a white t-shirt, but when I picked up Erica she was dressed in white from head-to-toe. I assumed she was just really spirited about the party and thought nothing of it. After an hour of a relatively uneventful drive, we arrived at our destination of...
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...standing nonetheless dancing. My ears were ringing and I was almost positive I would be deaf the next day. I was having the time of my life. I had heard about raves before – loud music, glow sticks, and teenagers wild on drugs. After hearing the horror stories of all the potentially dangerous activity that goes on at raves, I never thought I would end up at one. That’s why when I heard that the event ticket I had bought for one of my favorite DJ’s was actually a rave I was a bit more scared than excited. After experiencing it for myself, however, I stand corrected. Contrary to the stereotype that raves are a place for drug-fueled teenagers to run wild, I believe the experience can be a healthy, fun gathering to enjoy God’s gift to Earth – live electronic music. The main issue society usually has with raves is the amount of drug use usually associated with them. Indeed this also scared me, I was not one to take drugs and the thought of being around thousands of people who were did not appeal to me. However, this fear was all but forgotten when I entered the venue the night of the event. Before entering the concert, I waited in about in a line that stretched half a mile where I got the chance to talk with a lot of the people attending the rave. What I learned from a lot of the people, most who have attended many more raves before this one, was no one wanted a bunch of teenagers high on drugs attending. They said the media exaggerates the drug use at these events and a lot of people...
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...For those of you who suffered mini-aneurysms when you didn't see Skrillex or Boyz Noise’s names on the artist list, have no fear, they will be at Electric Zoo 2013 better than ever. Performing as Dog Blood on Friday night at Riverside stage, this set is sure to attract all of the real fans that love quality EDM. Boyz Noise and Skrilly's work on side project Dog Blood has propelled the duo to the top of OWLSA's roster, and the to the top of my lineup list this year. Deviating from the commercial success of their two individual names, Dog Blood has become a music sanctuary for both to get back to their roots and explore a different genre. Rooted in both techno and house, Dog Blood's style also incorporates many heavier, dubstep elements. Often classified under acid house, Dog Blood’s sound is definitely very unique from other artists of equal acknowledgement. Since their creation in 2012, Dog Blood has come a long way from their not-so-quite humble beginnings. Their very first single, “Next Order”, very quickly made it to the top of Beatport’s techno charts. After a very busy period between both Skrillex and Boyz Noise towards the end of 2012, Dog Blood emerged from its hiatus to throw down the house at Ultra 2013, casually releasing a few singles including the smash success “Wild For The Night” remix with A$AP Rocky. Since then, they’ve played EDC Vegas, Glastonbury Festival, and now the pinnacle, Electric Zoo. We’ll be seeing you at the stage of these two geniuses on Friday...
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...BRASS KNUCKLES 1. From what Genre did the performance you watch came from? Brass Knuckles’s genre is EDM also known as Electronic dance music their group originated from Miami, Florida, USA and the members are Danny D’Brito, Tony Livadas and Anthony Pisano. The trio has been known to collaborate with Fatboy Slim, Knife Party, Krewella and Adventure Club. They have also released the singles “ Bad Habits” and “Hurricane” which were included in the U.S and U.K top 40 dance charts .so I’ve been Electronic Dance Music is a style of music that evolved from house music which began in the late 80’s, it’s particularly popular in America. Like its other sub genres (e.g Dubstep, Uk Garage, moombahton, acid etc..) the music is made mainly using computer software and it can be combined with instruments as well with beats per minute ranging from 110( moombahton) to 160( dubstep). The term EDM has only been used recently, it has elements of trance, electro house, hardstyle and dubstep. For the last 3 – 4 years, America has started calling commercial dance music (EDM) as a style of music. Popular DJs like Afro Jack, Tiesto, Calvin Harris, Hardwell, Laid Back Luke and David Guetta have produced international electro dance hits with this genre, Performing at EDM festivals like Tomorrowland in Belgium and the ULTRA music festival in Miami, Florida. 2. Summary of the performance Brass Knuckles had their gig at Club Hyve in The Fort for Belvedere Vodka, they started off with an upbeat...
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...In life’s toughest and most enjoyable moments, there is usually music involved. Whether it is Reggae, Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Rock, Latin, Jazz, or Classical music has a way of reflecting what’s on persons mind. Just like in prehistoric times, when music was just being born by early societies, in its many ways it was and is still used today to express oneself. Music is our feelings and emotions laid out for us to hear, using rhythm, pitch and melody. The rhythm of the rain and cricket, the melody of the songbird and our own voices became music that has been with us through the ages and has evolved with us as communication, ritual and entertainment. We listen to music because of the feeling of connection it creates within ourselves and with other people. Within a person, because ones mood can determine the genre of music they want to listen to in order to feel satisfaction. Also, because of the shared interest and feelings of music. Very rarely is there bad music, or good music. Music is either effective or ineffective; it’s all based on the listener’s unique opinion. The important thing about modern music specifically, is that the degree of modernism depends on the experience and taste of those whom are listening. This means that each and every person can have vastly different views on which artist and what styles are considered modern, because the critique of all art is a reflection of the individual’s experience. Music is in many ways woven into the fabric of our lives and can...
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...Towson Times News Rave Season: Annual Pilgrimage to California By: Argirios D. Stakias Exactly 17 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes from now (10:02:50 PM 24 March 2014), the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will commence. Ravers all around the globe have waited an eternity for this moment. 10 January 2014 at 10 AM, credit cards were at the ready as the battle for ticket claim commenced. Losing 435 dollars just for general admission and a shuttle pass never put a smile on someone’s face like Coachella could. Although, some did mourn their loss of settling for weekend two. Their fingers just did not type fast enough in the two minutes allotted to type in credit card information. They will now have to wait a total of seven extra days to witness raving in its glory. Tears roll down their face because they know weekend one is always better than weekend two. But who cares because at least they won’t be alone. Molly and Mary Jane will be their best friend. Weekend two will no longer be a drag. There’s no need to cancel the thousands of dollars total spent on a hotel, a plane ticket, transportation, food, and “free-spending money.” Oh wait! Most do not even need a hotel. Have you ever heard of a tent? Of course you haven’t! You, my friend, are just not a reincarnated flower child. You live a lifestyle of music with words. Ravers would not expect you to know what kindness, community, communal showering, and candy means. Oh, candy? Ravers make...
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...Taylor Willi Ms. Hutchens ENGL 1121-91 13 November 2014 Precision Music The intense energy of EDM has caught the attention of pop culture around the world. EDM or electronic dance music has been having a parallel climb with computer development. Starting as far back as the 1970’s when traditional instruments were slowly leaving music to create this new genre. In the late 80’s house music had exploded in Germany and all over Europe. It took until the late 90’s for EDM to hit America. This new genre has started out relatively subtle, sticking to its underground roots. It wasn’t until 2011 when EDM began its explosive introduction into the United States. This has resulted in EDM evolving more than it has in years. In addition to the general public, colleges have implemented electronic music production into their programs. This has helped the evolution of EDM. Another contributer to the rise in popularity has been DJ’s playing EDM in clubs, introducing it to a wider audience. Being in the spotlight has brought many people to offer their support for EDM. Some say this can wither away the genres credibility. With so many people involved in the EDM scene, big companys see the opportunity to exploit it with inexperienced producers creating music to advertise for these companys. But with the EDM scene being so diverse and unique, it has done well in keeping disconnected from these money hungry companys. One way it has done this is by giving birth to a new type of music producer:...
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...David Hollinger’s collection of essays, “In the American Province” is a very well-executed unification of works (originally prepared for separate occasions) that successfully relates elites to broader audiences through Hollinger’s ability to involve his peers in an earnest and intelligent discourse. The essays are centered around the studies of intellectuals in modern America as well as the studies in historiography or the study of historical writing. While his writings gathered rave reviews, his perceptions were either accepted and applauded or challenged by his contemporaries. Hollinger’s personal belief lies in philosophy as the crux of intellectual history and he builds on his ideas through dialogue and arguments. Hence, through his penetrative writings, Hollinger reveals the vulnerability of intellectual history to obscure or ill-defined ideas....
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