Editing Music of Australia (section)

===Electronic and dance music===
[[File:Julian 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Australian electronic music duo [[the Presets]]]]
[[File:Gareth McGrillen Pendulum 2007.jpg|thumb|[[Pendulum (drum and bass band)|Pendulum]] bassist Gareth McGrillen. The band mixes numerous genres, including electronic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/15/1081998284201.html|title=Howdy swingers|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=16 April 2004|access-date=17 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713115222/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/15/1081998284201.html|archive-date=13 July 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[Electronic music]] in Australia emerged in the 1990s, but takes elements from [[funk]], [[house music|house]], [[techno]], [[trance music|trance]], and numerous other genres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aian.com.au/genre/electronic/ |title=Australian Electronic music |publisher=Australian Independent Artists Network|access-date=15 April 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080317113245/http://www.aian.com.au/genre/electronic/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 17 March 2008}}</ref> Early innovators of the genre in Australia include [[Whirlywirld]] and [[Severed Heads]], who formed in 1979 and were the first electronic group to play the [[Big Day Out]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/music/19947/|title=Severed Heads – The Illustrated Family Doctor OST|date=2 March 2005|publisher=inthemix.com.au|access-date=16 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511200842/http://www.inthemix.com.au/reviews/music/19947/|archive-date=11 May 2008}}</ref> The band achieved long-term success, winning an ARIA Award in [[ARIA Music Awards of 2005|2005]] for "Best Original Soundtrack" for ''The Illustrated Family Doctor'', where lead singer [[Tom Ellard]] said the band would never fit into mainstream music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/mainstream-is-for-frogs-says-aria-winner/2005/10/11/1128796525671.html|title=Mainstream is for frogs, says ARIA winner|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=12 October 2005|author=Edmund Tadros|access-date=16 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501174627/http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/mainstream-is-for-frogs-says-aria-winner/2005/10/11/1128796525671.html|archive-date=1 May 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

The genre has developed a following, to the point the [[University of Adelaide]] offers an Electronic Music Unit, teaching [[studio]] production and [[music technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music.adelaide.edu.au/facilities/emu/ |title=Electronic Music Unit (EMU)|publisher=[[University of Adelaide]]|access-date=15 April 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080312000722/http://www.music.adelaide.edu.au/facilities/emu/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 12 March 2008}}</ref> The [[School of Synthesis]] was also set up in Melbourne by renowned artists including [[Davide Carbone]] to specifically cater to Australian Electronic producers. Traditional rock bands such as [[Regurgitator]] have developed an original sound by combining heavy guitars and electronic influences,<ref name=AusCultPortal>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/music/|title=Australian music|publisher=[[Australian Government|Australian Culture Portal]]|access-date=16 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719183343/http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/music/|archive-date=19 July 2008}}</ref> and rock-electro groups, most notably [[Rogue Traders]], have become popular with mainstream audiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.take40.com/artists/1642/Rogue-Traders|title=Rogue Traders – Biography|publisher=take40|access-date=16 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406003902/http://www.take40.com/artists/1642/Rogue-Traders|archive-date=6 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p530360|pure_url=yes}} |title=Rogue Traders > Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]|author=MacKenzie Wilson|access-date=16 April 2008}}</ref> The genre is most popular in Melbourne, with multiple [[music festival]]s held in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/article.php?article=1081|title=Steve Law & Zen Paradox|work=[[Cyclic Defrost]]|date=March 2006|author=Andrez Bergen|access-date=16 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901062146/http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/article.php?article=1081|archive-date=1 September 2007}}</ref> However, ''[[Cyclic Defrost]]'', the only specialist electronic music magazine in Australia, was started in Sydney (in 1998) and is still based there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/interview.asp?id=1063 |title=Sebastian Chan – Cyclic Defrost Magazine/Frigid Productions/Sub Bass Snarl|publisher=[[Australian Music Online]]|author=AMO Staff|date=11 July 2005|access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804133200/http://www.amo.org.au/interview.asp?id=1063 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 4 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/print/s1216124.htm|title=Cyclic Defrost|publisher=[[ABC Online]]|work=[[Triple J]]|author=Anna Burns|access-date=16 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916080056/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/print/s1216124.htm|archive-date=16 September 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Radio]] still lags somewhat behind the success of the genre—producer and artist manager Andrew Penhallow told [[Australian Music Online]] that "the local music media have often overlooked the fact that this genre has been flying the flag for Australian music overseas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/interview.asp?id=1057 |title=Andrew Penhallow – 2000AV & AIR producer|publisher=[[Australian Music Online]]|author=AMO Staff|date=20 June 2005|access-date=16 April 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080803075324/http://www.amo.org.au/interview.asp?id=1057 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 3 August 2008}}</ref> [[Pnau]]'s first album, ''Sambanova'', was released in 1999, at a time when many in Australia considered electronic music to be a dying breed. Nonetheless, the band travelled around the US and Europe, and slowly made a name for themselves, and for a rebirth of electronic music in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=379804|title=Class of 2008: Pnau|publisher=[[ninemsn]]|access-date=16 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601043351/http://music.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=379804|archive-date=1 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/PNAU.php|title=PNAU|publisher=Access All Areas|access-date=16 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216224301/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/PNAU.php|archive-date=16 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several festivals started developing over time; these festivals include: [[Defqon.1 Festival|Defqon 1]], IQON,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/54309/Qdance_announces_new_outdoor_festival_for_Australia_IQON|title=Q-dance announces new outdoor festival for Australia: IQON|publisher=Jack Tregoning|access-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071233/http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/54309/Qdance_announces_new_outdoor_festival_for_Australia_IQON|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> [[Masters of Hardcore]], Utopia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/music/events/29741/utopia-music-festival|title=Utopia Music Festival|work=Time Out Sydney|access-date=22 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331103636/http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/music/events/29741/utopia-music-festival|archive-date=31 March 2012}}</ref>