The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music

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The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music establishes EDM’s place on the map of popular music. The book accounts for various ambiguities, variations, transformations, and manifestations of EDM, pertaining to its generic fragmentation, large geographical spread, modes of consumption and, changes in technology. It focuses especially on its current state, its future, and its borders – between EDM and other forms of electronic music, as well as other forms of popular music. It accounts for the rise of EDM in places that are overlooked by the existing literature, such as Russia and Eastern Europe, and examines the multi-media and visual aspects such as the way EDM events music are staged and the specificity of EDM music videos. Divided into four parts – concepts, technology, celebrity, and consumption – this book takes a holistic look at the many sides of EDM culture.

Ewa Mazierska is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She has published over 20 monographs and edited collections on film and popular music, including Contemporary Cinema and Neoliberal Ideology (co-edited with Lars Kristensen, 2018), Sounds Northern: Popular Music, Culture and Place in England’s North (2018), Popular Music in Eastern Europe: Breaking the Cold War Paradigm (2016) and Relocating Popular Music (co-edited with Georgina Gregory, 2015). She is also principal editor of Studies in Eastern European Cinema.
Les Gillon is Senior Lecturer at University of Central Lancashire, UK. In addition to his research in the field of popular music, he also writes about aesthetics and the visual arts. He is the author of The Uses of Reason in the Evaluation of Artworks: Commentaries on the Turner Prize (2015).
Tony Rigg is Head of Music Business Education at Manchester MIDI School, UK, where he has developed courses, and lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, where he collaborated on the development of the MA in Music Industry Management and Promotion. He spent over 20 years occupying senior management roles in market-leading organisations, including that of Operations Director for Ministry of Sound/Hed Kandi. He has overseen the management of more than 80 music venues in the UK.

Preface: Growing UP with EDMGraham Massey
Introduction: The Past and Future of Electronic Dance Music
Ewa Mazierska, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Les Gillon, University of Central Lancashire, UK, Tony Rigg, University of Central Lancashire, UKPart 1: Discursive and Technological Production of EDM 1. The Meanings of ‘EDM’
Anita Jóri, Berlin University of the Arts, Germany 2. This is Electro
Mathieu Guillien, University of Evry, France3. UK Sampling Practice: Past, Present and Future
Justin Morey, Leeds Beckett University, UK4. EDM, Meet AI: Cognitive Tools and (Non) Biological Artists in Electronic Dance Music
Andrew Fry, Independent Scholar, USAPart 2: EDM Stars and Stardom 5. Avicii and Mental Health of EDM Stars
Melanie Ptatscheck, University of Paderborn and Osnabrueck University, Germany 6. Where’s the Drop? Identifying EDM Trends Through the Career of Deadmau5
Tristan Kneschke, Independent Scholar, USA 7. Deadmau5’s Relationships with Authenticity and Fame
Jeremy W Smith, University of Louisville, USA 8. Second-hand Stardom: Connotations of Sampling for Electro Swing
Chris Inglis, University of South Wales, UKPart 3: Dance Music Scenes9. ‘We Wanna Be Free to Do What We Wanna Do’: The Evolution of Dance Music in Leeds
Stuart Moss, Leeds Beckett University, UK10. Ageism and Sexism in Manchester’s Club Culture
Kamila Rymajdo, Manchester University, UK11. Transformation of Dance Culture in Poland
Ewa Mazierska, University of Central Lancashire, UK
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“The Evolution of the Electronic Dance Music provides a much needed update in popular music studies on Electronic Dance Music as an umbrella music genre on the rise since the new millennium. This volume gives the reader a very precise understanding of the music itself focusing on its history and its evolution into different ramifications. It also explores the topics of global stardom in electronic music; of genre, sexism and age in club cultures. It then takes us to different dance music scenes across Europe to further our understanding of this ever-evolving music genre. An insightful journey into the world of EDM.” —Sébastien Darchen, Senior Lecturer in Planning at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia, and editor of Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Space in the 21st Century (2021)“This is a very important book for scholars who are interested in all things EDM. This authoritative yet accessible collection of chapters covers the history, production processes and aesthetics of EDM across countries. Illuminating case studies bring the topic to life by addressing not only current issues such as ageism and sexism, but also aspects related to EDM stardom.” —Beate Peter, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK“The Evolution of Electronic Dance Music is a deep academic work of great richness that clearly details much of dance music’s long history. I wish I’d had this text when I wrote my dissertation on club culture – it’s a must read for anyone interested in the genre.” —Tristan Hunt, Regional Manager, Association For Electronic Music (AFEM)

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