House music originated in Chicago in the 1980s and gained popularity in the UK and Europe in the late 1980s. It was incorporated into mainstream pop and dance music worldwide from the early to mid-1990s. House music is characterized by prominent use of electric piano sounds and percussion, with techniques like panning used to create space in mixes. Ibiza became strongly associated with house music and is known for its nightclubs and DJ culture centered around the genre.

1. House music is a genre of electronic dance music House music, after enjoying significant
It began to influence popular music in Europe, with underground and club-based success in
that originated in the American city of Chicago in
songs such as "House Nation" by House Master Boyz Chicago from the early 1980s onwards,
the early 1980s.
and the Rude Boy Of House (1987) and "Doctorin' The emerged into the UK mainstream pop
House" by Coldcut (1988) in the pop charts. Since the market in the mid-to-late 80s. Popularity
The top popular artists in the house early to mid-1990s, house music has been infused in quickly followed in the rest of Europe, and it
music industry now are; Steve Aoki, mainstream pop and dance music worldwide. became a global phenomenon from the
Benny Benassi, Knife Party, Deamau5,
early-to-mid 90s onwards. It proved to be a
Chase & Status, Sub Focus, Example,
commercially successful genre and a more
Annie Mac, Armand Van Helden, Julio
mainstream pop-based variation grew
Bashmore, Joe Goddard.
increasingly popular. Artists and groups such
as Madonna and Janet Jackson incorporated
A very commonly used sound in
the genre into their work.
house music is the electric piano.
It's possible to spend hundreds of
pounds on a commercial electric Often referred to as the white island or the
magic island Ibiza. Ibiza offers more music,
piano emulation; there is some free
DJs and night clubs than any other
plug-ins to buy that is more than CODES AND CONVENTIONS destination on the planet. The third largest
capable of doing the job. When island of the Baleares, Spain, and Ibiza is the
using a lot of percussion sounds,
artists find more space to squeeze
OF HOUSE MUSIC biggest party venue in the entire Europe.
The island has a long tradition of relaxed
sounds into the mix by panning attitude towards life and wild partying. In
the 1960s the European hippies headed for
their stereo positions.
Ibiza to "take life easy”. Today the island
boasts the best clubs and DJ in the world:
Generally the key with Minimal House it's home to Privilege, Space, Pacha and
beats is to keep the kick nice and deep many other ultra popular nightclubs. It is
without too much mid or high-end perfect for hip, trendy and fashionable folks
energy so the high frequency elements that want to part until they drop.
can ‘breathe’ and inject life into the
groove.
Colours of the house music have experienced at
first hand the journey from early warehouse
The most popular types of sounds that house music Over the course of the last decade
parties and hastily organized gatherings, through
produce’s are called; all in the groove, kick & snare, mono Colours have developed in tandem with
the ever evolving club scene, refusing to huge 'arena' type events. They have a ‘strobe
vs stereo and evolving effects. These are most commonly
stand still and become stale, but to light’ effect which involves flashing brightly
used by artists because of the effect they bring to the
innovate and continually try fresh ideas coloured lights in all directions, including colours
music. to push the clubbing 'envelope' ever which have represented house/clubbing music
wider. since the early 80’s.