Country Dance Music
(aka CDM)
Introducing Country:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95aP0OWx4jY
Country Dance Music,
- Basically a 4/4 beat structure
- Electronic production overlaid with folk or country melodies or vocals
CDM origin,
- What happens when you mix a Luke Bryan song with Eminem?
(Luke Bryan - new age country singer)
Results,
- Creates a RAGE in traditional country music fans.
- But answer is simple: PEOPLE DANCE
DJs in clubs,
- Nashville record labels are bringing it to MAINSTREAM
- Second life by remixing country witha thumping techno making them dance tunes.
(Carrie Underwood / Dolly Parton)
Reasons,
- Country music isn’t slow - it’s party music.
“We’re keeping the music, but just giving you a different way to listen to it” - Jason Aldean.
Pop and country is also blend together, challenging task.
Adding elements like,
- accelerated dance beats
- drums
- keyboard
- electronic sounds
keeping the original guitar track to maintain the root of the song.
Young generation market:
Huge trend toward hip-hop, EDM and other styles of dance music.
“I’ve noticed as much as people want to two-step and waltz all night, there’s a lot of people who just want to shake it.” - DJ DU.
COMBINE THEM.!!!! CRAZY PARTY
Current country singers, grew up listening to hip-hop as well as country. So a lot of their melodies have a hip-hop element to it.
Balance, keeping the country roots while adding new remix flavor.
Bibliography:
http://www.maniacmusic.net/home/blog/5-new-music-genres-you-need-to-hear-in-2015
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