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House music was developed by club DJs in the city of Chicago in United States. The influence of certain elements like the funk infused dance music style and disco style can be seen heavily in house music. The origin of the name house music is uncertain. Some suggest that the name is derived from the name of the club called The Warehouse. In the late 70′s and early 80′s warehouse parties that were held underground were very popular in the city of Chicago.
Now one of these underground parties that were frequented mostly by Latino and black gay man was known as the warehouse.The DJ at The Warehouse Frankie Knuckles mixed European synch pop music with mixed classic disco music, punk recordings, industrial music and the new wave music for people who were regulars there. Frequent clubbers referred this music as House Music and thus the name came into being.
But as mentioned earlier this is disputed. Musician Larry Heard claims that the term House Music comes from the fact that most of the Disc records the music at their house.Generally these DJ use drum machines and synthesizers to record the music at their house and hence the term House Music came in to being.
DJ Chip E has another story to tell behind the popularity of the name House Music. Chip claims that the name came from the method of recording at a studio. However none of the claims are conclusive. House music developed in houses, clubs and garages where mostly teenagers and local club goers used to assemble. The popularity of house music increased when the music was played in commercial radio.
House music was much longer and conceptual than any other type of music and also this music was not meant for widespread commercial use. Basically house music combined the traditional elements of the musical instruments to give it a more humane touch. The house music scene is very popular worldwide even today as many musicians have made huge contributions towards this. Many new generation producers and DJ have emerged in the house music scene and their main purpose is to make House Music popular.
House Music is popular these days and this music can be seen to be catching up in Detroit, New York, Atlanta and some other cities in America where people of racially mixed origin reside. It is not only in USA that the music is catching up but also in several countries worldwide like Germany, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia. Recently the Mayor of Chicago proclaimed that 10th of August to be celebrated as house Unity Day in the city. The craze for House Music is one the rise and this is evident worldwide.
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