在线xxxxx,奇米777第四色,国产视频精品免费

Electronic dance music bounds into mainstream

[ 2012-10-24 13:23]

來源：VOA

字號

[大]

[中]

[小]

免費訂閱30天China Daily雙語新聞手機報：移動用戶編輯短信CD至106580009009

Get Flash Player

Download

When the American Music Awards present their top honors November 18, there will be a new category: Electronic Dance Music (EDM). EDM is a fresh sound that is spilling out of night clubs and blasting into the mainstream. Anyone with a laptop and the right software can become a composer and overnight sensation.

That's what helped DJ Deniz Koyu to begin producing his own EDM tracks.

"Technology changes music," notes Koyu. "That's definitely the case and so you can say like the computer laptop is the new guitar."

The electronic punch has packed clubs and blasted EDM from underground to mainstream sensation.

But night clubs aren't the only place to go to enjoy EDM. Massive festivals host tens of thousands, and concert venues are popping up all over the world.

Echostage opened in September and is now one of the largest concert venues in Washington.

"It's not a VIP night club, it's not a lounge like you get a table. It's pure EDM experience," explaines Echostage owner Antonis Karagounis.

That experience can come with a hefty price tag. Lots of new fans mean places like Echostage can charge $60 a head when major DJs come to town.

Armin van Buuren has been named DJ Mag's top DJ worldwide multiple times. Van Buuren has traveled to more than 100 countries to bring EDM to fans.

"Being there on the dance floor, seeing the lights, the visuals, the show and you know, close your eyes and take off," says Van Buuren.

Van Buuren's empire includes music videos, his Armada music label, and a radio show with millions of listeners around the world.

Van Buuren says mainstream radio's belated embrace of EDM has sparked its rise.

"It's generated a lot more interest in the style and the music, and uh, you know, I hate to say 'I told you so,'" Van Buuren adds.

It has generated respect too.

This year, DJ Skrillex won three Grammys. Van Buuren attributes that to what he calls the art form of DJing.

"It's not just some guy pressing play," Van Buuren explains. "I mean, the crowd is the center of everything I do. I'm not a painter just because I want to paint something in my gallery, but I'm painting for the crowd because I have my music palette and that's what I'm painting with."

In the music industry, where artists can be in the spotlight one day and fade the next, the future of EDM is uncertain. But for now, it looks like it's here to stay… for a while.

相關閱讀

Pirate attacks are down in 2012

Serving farm-fresh meals at the farm

Maryland shop cooks up chocolate vote

Interfaith worshipers celebrate sea, surf

（來源：VOA 編輯：Julie）

中國日報網英語點津版權說明：凡注明來源為“中國日報網英語點津：XXX（署名）”的原創作品，除與中國日報網簽署英語點津內容授權協議的網站外，其他任何網站或單位未經允許不得非法盜鏈、轉載和使用，違者必究。如需使用，請與010-84883631聯系；凡本網注明“來源：XXX（非英語點津）”的作品，均轉載自其它媒體，目的在于傳播更多信息，其他媒體如需轉載，請與稿件來源方聯系，如產生任何問題與本網無關；本網所發布的歌曲、電影片段，版權歸原作者所有，僅供學習與研究，如果侵權，請提供版權證明，以便盡快刪除。