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EDM, or electronic dance music, has its historical roots in disco music from the late 70s. Disco used electronic instruments and synthesized rhythms that sounded futuristic at the time. As disco gained popularity, the instruments and technology used to make the music advanced, leading to the creation of EDM. EDM initially gained popularity in Europe before making its way to the United States. It includes various subgenres like techno, house music, trance, drum and bass, dubstep, and hardstyle. Let's rewind the clocks and unravel the historical roots of EDM in the United States. In the first segment of Beyond the Bass, we will explore the pivotal moments and artists that laid the foundation for the EDM phenomenon we know today. Electronic dance music, also known as EDM, is a broad range of music originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. The genre has seen rapid growth in the past decade and has expanded to include a wide range of subgenres. Some of the most popular subgenres include techno, house music, trance music, drum and bass, dubstep, and hardstyle. In order to understand how EDM was born in America, we need to take a look into the first wave of dance club music, better known as disco music. Popular in the late 70s, disco music encouraged people to get on the dance floor. Disco music used drum machines and electronic instruments to create synthesized rhythms that, at the time, sounded almost futuristic. As disco gained more popularity, the instruments used to make the music continued to advance, leading to the creation of electronic dance music. A great example of a synthesized disco track released in the late 70s that paved the way for EDM is the song I Feel Love by Donna Summers. Before electronic dance music gained popularity in the United States, EDM, initially recognized as synth-pop, originated in the European mainstream music industry.