Early 1970’s

  • The birth of Electronic dace (post 1970)
    • Early roots in pop and rock
    • Space race introduced new Space Age sounds

1972:

  • Disco music, the popier side of funk music, is born with its signature 4/4 dance sound. It popularizes the club scene. (Now known as club play).

1973:                                 

  • Artist connects two turntables with identical records, spins one record while delaying the other, and thus creates a break in the music; breakbeat is born.

1974:

  • Electronic music  artist reaches the top 50 of the pop charts and receives 4 Grammy nominations

1976:

  • New Age music is born although several precedents have led to its full development.

1978:

  • Donna Summer’s electronic disco “I feel love” influences dance/ electronic music forever.

1979:

  • The first available digital sampler is released, fairlight MI (computer musical instrument).
  • Rap is born on record

1980:

  • The arrival of the desktop computer.

1980:

 

  • The 80s becomes the most danceable diverse and crossover decade of the 20th century. Dance/electronic music will flourish as new genres are created, influencing pop music as a whole.

1981:

  • The first double turntable (Technics 1200 a.k.a the wheel of steel) is released from Japan which becomes the standard turntables and a breakthrough for DJ’s.

 

  •  The first programmable drum machine using analogs is introduced and becomes the backbone of electronic music.

1984:

  •  The last year of disco before it turns into “house music”. House music is born!
  • The first analog-digital rhythm drum machine (Roland TR-909), was released.

1985–86:

  • New age music begins to be recognized has distinct form of music.

1987:

  • World music (ethnic, Eastern music) was born.

Early 90s:

  • Techno and house music  is recognized has distinct form of music
  • New age is recognized has distinct form of music during its second phase.
  • Rave music  is recognized has distinct form of music  as dance/electronic music
    • Meets mainstream success!

1996-98:

  • Jungle/Drum N Bass music is recognized has distinct form of music.

1998-99:

  • Trance music is recognized has distinct form of music.

2005:

 

  • Electronic music is formally recognized by Grammy’s when they created the The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
  • This award was first presented to UK artist Basement Jaxx for the album Kish Kash under the name of Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2005

2006      

  • Electric house developed.
  • The electro sound began to merge with other genres such as Hip-hop as the decade grew to a close.
  • Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album was Chemical Brothers, The !The Chemical Brothers from the United Kingdom for Push the Button !Push the Button

 

2007      

 

  • Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album was Madonna from the United States for Confessions on a Dance Floor

 

2008      

 

  • Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album was Chemical Brothers, The!The Chemical Brothers from the United Kingdom for We Are the Night
  • Electronic –pop makes an increase in popularity. It replaced the hip-hop and R&b scene.

 

2009      

 

  • Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album was Daft Punk from France for Alive 2007

 

2010      

  • Dupstep started to break mainstream at least in America.
  • Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album was Lady Gaga from the United States for The Fame 

 

2011      

 

 

2012:

  • The Grammy award name of Best Electronic/Dance Album was changed to  Best Dance/Electronica Album following a restructure of the categories in 2012. According to the category description guide, the award is presented “for albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental electronica/dance recordings”.[3]
  • “The 54th Annual Grammy Awards telecast has yet to begin, but breakout star Skrillex is already a three-time winner.  The dubstep king, who was nominated for five awards, has already taken home Grammys for Best Dance Recording (‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’) and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (Benny Benassi’s ‘Cinema (Skrillex Remix)’). He also beat out stadium house kings Deadmau5, David Guetta, pop darling Robyn and Aussie dance-rockers Cut Copy in electronic music’s biggest category, Best Dance/Electronica Album. “  http://www.spinner.ca/2012/02/12/skrillex-grammy-2012-wins-three-awards/