Electronic Music

Since the late 1950's when John Cage first began to tamper with sounds made from things other than traditional instruments, electronic music has made a huge impact on music in the last 60 years. This movement started with the genre called musique concrete which incorporated electronic equipment to create new sounds from instruments. Later on the synthesizer was invented allowing musicians to use a vast range of frequencies.

The synthesizer and other computerized electronic instruments now dominate the musical world of today. In nearly every genre currently, there is some degree of use of electronic sound or recording to get the finished songs we all hear. You can discover the use of the synthesizer in countless types of music like pop, rock, hip hop, and even heavy metal. There have even been genres of music created solely because of electronic sounds and rhythm like techno and electronica. Here is a sample of what I'm talking about:

As you can see, the synthesizer can be incorporated into certain styles of music to provide a very unique sound to help musicians stand out. It can also completely dominate a song to give artists the ability to not only create the music, but also single-handedly perform it.

Also, when it comes to performing, the use of electronic technology has also changed the way artists can present their music on stage. Nowadays, people expect to not only be entertained from what they hear, but also by what they see. The use of fancy lighting and laser light shows is a necessity to satisfy audiences that want an experience for all of their senses. A prime example of this is the Trans-Siberian orchestra.