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House Music in Portland has a long history. Local Heroes PDX aims to compliment the Portland House Music scene and bring a fresh perspective and new energy to House Music in Portland.
House music is our energy. House music moves us forward. House music defines who we are and house music is what we care about. House music is our energy. House music moves us forward. House music defined who we are and house music is what we care about. House music in Portland is at an all time high and we are excited to be part of the Portland house music movement. Join us at our next house music event in Portland and experience the infectious energy that house music creates. Join us at our next house music event in Portland and experience the infectious energy that house music creates.
Local Heroes PDX is committed to delivering and curating unimaginable house music experiences with the best house music Portland has to offer and to support the Portland house music scene. Join us today to become one of our next Local Heroes in Portland.
HISTORY OF HOUSE MUSIC
House Music is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a four to the floor beat and tempo of 120 to 130 beats per minute. It was created by house music djs and house music producers from Chicago's underground club culture in the 1980s, as djs from the subculture started altering disco dance track to give them a more mechanical and richer and deeper basslines.
The genre was pioneered by DJs and producers mainly from Chicago and New York such as Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Mr. Fingers, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and many others. Its origins derive from within the Black American LGBT communities but has since spread to the mainstream. From its beginnings in the Chicago club and local radio scene, the genre expanded internationally to London, then to other American cities such as New York City and Detroit, and has become a worldwide phenomenon ever since. It has spawned numerous subgenres, such as acid house, deep house, hip house, ghetto house, progressive house, tech house, electro house, and many more.
In its most typical form, the house music is characterized by repetitive 4/4 rhythms including bass drums, off-beat hi-hats, snare drums and/or claps at a tempo between 120 and 130 beats per minute (bpm), synthesizer riffs, deep basslines, and often, but not necessarily, sung, spoken or sampled vocals. In house music, the bass drum is sounded on beats one and three, and the snare drum, claps, or other higher-pitched percussion on beats two and four. The drum beats in house music are almost always provided by an electronic drum machine, often a Roland TR-808, TR-909, or a TR-707 rather than by a live drummer. Claps, shakers, snare drum, or hi-hat sounds are used to add syncopation. One of signature rhythm riffs, especially in early (Chicago) house, is built on the clave pattern. Congas and bongos may be added for an African sound, or metallic percussion for a Latin feel.
One 2009 book states the name house music originated from a Chicago club called the Warehouse, which existed from 1977 to 1983. Clubbers to the Warehouse were primarily black, who came to dance to music played by the club's resident DJ Frankie Knuckles, who fans refer to as the "godfather of house". Frankie began the trend of splicing together different records when he found that the records he had weren't long enough to satisfy his audience of dancers. After the Warehouse closed in 1983, the crowds went to Knuckles' new club, The Power Plant, while the club was renamed into Music Box with Ron Hardy being resident DJ.