and Elvis Costello introduced synthesizers into their melodies (per Rock Music Timeline). With so much evolution, it's hard to name just one musician who pioneered the era, but there is one that ...

Technological evolution: From analog synths to DAWs Unlike other music genres, the evolution of electronic music has been closely linked to technological innovations. The 1950s saw the development ...

While many of the genres we’ve looked at in this series can be dated back many decades, even as early as the early 1900s, dance music perhaps has the most interesting and unexpected origins.