Origins of Dubstep

1. Humble Beginnings in London, England

2. Original artists include Skream, Kode 9, and Benga

3. Was an underground genre (barely had any recognition). As popularity grew, got more recognition in magazines (The Wire), and got its own radio show {Dubstep Warz [Hosted by Mary Anne Hobbs] (aired on BBC)}

4. Ammunition Promotions, Which owned the Influential club Forward>>, also managed some of Dubsteps first record labels.

5. Took elements from many genres [UK Garage, Jungle (Now Drum and Bass), and House]

6. Characteristics of Dubstep

7. Includes heavily FM'd (Frequency Modulated) Sounds

8. Evolution of Skream (Dubstep artist since the beginning of its origins)

9. 2005-2007: Slower, Darker, contained less wobbles and wubs

10. 2007-2009:Began incorperating more modern dubstep sounds: the wobble, punchy kicks/snare, began to sound "fuller".

11. 2011: was the beginning of modern Dubstep. The DNB (Drum & Bass) song structure became more prevelant in modern Dubstep. (intro-buildup-drop-breakdown-buildup-drop-outro) Which was originally found in Drum & Bass

12. 2011: his songs went from dark and empty to melodic and full. He also began to incorporated more modern Dubstep sounds into his music at this time.

13. 2011: Skreams Dubstep began to take on a more modern sound, the sounds and styles you hear today.

14. Includes punchy kicks/snares and bright sounding Hi-Hats

15. Percussion patterns are, most of the time, basic as to not get in the way of the main sounds/melodies

16. 2013: Began to include even more modern dubstep aspects (song structure, kick/snare/hi-hat hits on beats 1 & 4, modern dubstep sounds)

17. 2014-2017: At this point, Skream transtioned out of the slowed down on producing Dubstep and went on to produce other types of music