The Next Big Music Genre

I just finished listening to A State of Trance hosted by Armin Van Buuren on XM Radio’s The System station. Maybe I’m a little late to the dance party but this stuff rocks. I’m talking about Trance. It’s not exactly new but it’s still only heard in dance clubs in big cities for the most part. But, the Internet and sites like myspace.com are going to change all that. The digital nature of it all encourages swapping and remixes. It’s portable and customizable. Check out Jennifer Rene’s MySpace page and listen to her song Louder. Take a look at the faces; they’re young, trendy, and smart. Think about the technology that is being used to make this music. Think about how new genres of popular music have been introduced since the advent of radio. They’ve all been technology driven. Presently, in my city of Pittsburgh there are no major radio stations playing this genre of music. Someday I believe there will be. If you don’t have a Trance station yet, be on the look out, they are coming. That is unless something else like pervasive, ubiquitous, wireless Internet replaces radio. Then you will be able to get your Trance on-demand.

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