A list of terms used in the music industry. The list can never be complete: some terms are common, and others are used only occasionally. Registered guest can help build the glossary by adding entries if you do not see it here.
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EDM |
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Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a set of percussive electronic music genres produced primarily for dance-based entertainment environments, such as nightclubs. |
electro |
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Electro (short for either electro-funk, or electro-boogie) is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines and funk sampling. |
electronic |
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Music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production, an electronic musician being a musician who composes and/or performs such music. |
experimental |
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The term "experimental" is used in conjunction with genre names to describe music within specific genres that pushes against their boundaries or definitions, or else whose approach is a hybrid of disparate styles, or incorporates unorthodox, new, distinctly unique ingredients (Anon. [n.d.]a). |