{"id":7524,"date":"2021-11-12T12:08:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T12:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=7524"},"modified":"2021-11-12T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T12:08:50","slug":"why-the-first-house-music-museum-opened-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/why-the-first-house-music-museum-opened-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The First House Music Museum Opened in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 29, 2021, a unique museum opened in Amsterdam: Our House, the first ever museum that is all about house music. What awaits you there, and why in Amsterdam? There’s a good reason, as you’ll see!<\/p>\n

House music started in the US. Why is the museum in the Netherlands?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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A set by Dutch DJ Hardwell in the Amsterdam ArenA (Photo by Yvette de Wit<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Its origins can be traced back to Chicago in the early 1980s. The music genre was born from sampling songs and mixing them together into new tracks, and has now become mainstream in a way that even a lot of pop music is built on the principles of house music: steady beats and, traditionally, around 120 beats per minute. In the roughly 40 years of its existence, many subgenres have emerged – just take a look at the Beatport genre tab<\/a>!<\/p>\n

From this ever more popular genre, a culture and community emerged, as well as thousands of venues all over the world. From small clubs in Japan to massive festival venues in Belgium, house is everywhere. Many DJs left their mark with their amazing tricks on the turntables and world famous producers emerged that would capture the eardrums of millions of listeners.<\/p>\n

It’s no wonder that the music opened in Amsterdam. House music came to the Netherlands at the end of the 1980s, and since then has been incredibly popular. Many world famous DJs and producers come from the Netherlands, including Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Martin Garrix<\/a>, Fedde Le Grand<\/a>, Afrojack, Oliver Heldens, Hardwell, Don Diablo, W&W and Ti\u00ebsto. And that’s just a few. In some ways, the DJ Mag Top 100 list of DJs<\/a> is an important one to be on, and the Dutch are the most common nationality in the Top 20.<\/p>\n

Apart from big producers and DJs, the Netherlands also hosts some of the most important record labels in the industry, including Spinnin’ Records, based in Hilversum. Many huge festivals are also hosted in the Netherlands, including the Awakenings festivals, hardstyle and hardcore festivals Defqon.1 and Thunderdome. Furthermore, the largest conference for dance music is in the Netherlands too, the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), held every year in October.<\/p>\n

From all this, it becomes clear: The Netherlands have become a major hub for house music, and so it makes sense to find the first museum about it right in the heart of Amsterdam!<\/p>\n

Here’s an interview with the founders of the museum, one day before its grand opening:<\/p>\n