RESEARCH INTO HOUSE

MUSIC GENRE

ORIGIN

House music is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other locations such as New York City, New Jersey, Toronto, Montreal, London, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami. It then reached Europe, and since the early to mid-1990s, it has been infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.

MINISTRY OF SOUND

Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound, is a nightclub based in London it is also a record label. Ministry of Sound has a global network of international labels including dedicated offices in Australia, Germany and the United States. Its record label was first established in 1995 with the release of The Annual, a compilation album of various House/Dance music tracks mixed by UK DJs Boy George and Pete Tong. It continues to release House music videos from award winning music videos from artists like Eric Prydz and Benny Benassi today and. Ministry of Sound remains an independent label, and continues to deliver albums and singles via its compilation brands including The Annual, Clubber's Guide and Anthems.

HOUSE MUSIC ARTISTS

ARTISTS… As of the late 2000's, house influenced music retains

widespread popularity in clubs throughout the world. House Music has also seen a comeback into the mainstream with producers like Swedish House Mafia, Fedde Le Grand, and Benny Benassi bringing lighter, more diluted, Eurodance-infused house tracks back to the US Top 40 charts.

With this steady, yet subtle, mainstream success throughout the years, House has gained momentum and concepts developed by House producers have infected the mainstream pop and hip-hop worlds.

With the introduction of Vocoders and Auto-Tune, as well as the popularization of digital audio workstations and new production techniques like sidechaining and heavy compression, House is becoming more and more a part of musical culture.