New York house music scene

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The New York house music scene is a vibrant, pioneering movement in electronic dance music known for its soulful, club-oriented sound that emerged from the city’s underground clubs and producers in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural movement
electronic dance music scene
music scene
associatedBorough Brooklyn NERFINISHED
Manhattan NERFINISHED
associatedClub Limelight NERFINISHED
Paradise Garage NERFINISHED
Shelter NERFINISHED
Sound Factory NERFINISHED
The Loft NERFINISHED
Tunnel NERFINISHED
associatedLabel Eightball Records NERFINISHED
Henry Street Music NERFINISHED
King Street Sounds NERFINISHED
Nu Groove Records NERFINISHED
Strictly Rhythm NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity New York City NERFINISHED
characteristic club-oriented sound
deep basslines
influence from gospel-style vocals
piano and organ chords
soulful sound
strong emphasis on groove and rhythm
vocal-driven tracks
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole bridge between disco and modern house
space for Black and Latino communities
space for LGBTQ+ communities
emergedInDecade 1980s
genreFocus house music
grewInDecade 1990s
influencedByDJ Danny Tenaglia NERFINISHED
David Morales NERFINISHED
Frankie Knuckles NERFINISHED
Junior Vasquez NERFINISHED
Larry Levan NERFINISHED
Tony Humphries NERFINISHED
influencedByProducer Blaze NERFINISHED
Kerri Chandler NERFINISHED
Masters at Work NERFINISHED
Todd Terry NERFINISHED
influencedByScene Chicago house scene
New York disco scene
Paradise Garage scene
influencedGenre UK garage NERFINISHED
deep house worldwide
vocal house worldwide
knownFor influencing global house music
pioneering soulful house sound
strong DJ culture
underground club culture
location New York City
ongoing true
stylisticOrigin Chicago house NERFINISHED
R&B
disco
garage
soul
subgenre New York garage NERFINISHED
deep house
garage house
vocal house
timePeriod late 1980s to early 1990s peak

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Rheji Burrell influenced New York house music scene