Music Lights Up the Brain
The brain region that causes movement is called the primary motor cortex.
When we hear music, this part of the brain is activated and encourages us to move..
Electronic dance music is typically composed using synthesizers and computers, and rarely has any physical instruments.
Instead, this is replaced by analogue and digital electronic sounds, with a 4/4 beat..
Rather than designating a single genre, electronic dance music (EDM) encompasses styles ranging from beatless ambient music to 200-beats-per-minute hardcore, with house music, techno, drum and bass, dubstep, and trance among the most-notable examples..
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Some of the most popular upbeat genres include house, techno, drum & bass, jungle, hardcore, electronica, industrial, breakbeat, trance, psychedelic trance, UK garage and electro.
There are also much slower styles, such as downtempo, chillout and nu jazz.
Many subgenres of electronic dance music have evolved..
DJs who have booked their first gig are probably looking for ways to get the dance party attendees fired upright on the get-go
However, that’s not a smart moveThink about it; you play songs off of the Billboard Top 100 best party songs right as the first person walks through the door – You might have wasted some of your best songs
Party songs can be classified into many types of genres, including pop, hip-hop, rock, and country
Popular party songs often have a fast tempo and catchy lyrics
Party songs often have a “call and response” structure, where the singer or rapper will call out a phrase and the crowd will respond
Simultaneously, everyone at the dance party knew they had to dance in an iconic manner when the song was playing
It was a classic example of triggering a feeling and then reacting with what they associated with that feeling
For a dance party, we’re aiming at channeling fun
Always aim towards playing whatever is trending as the night goes on
