Disco

It is interesting that an entire genre of music can be created because of the state of the economy, like disco. Disco became popular because DJs were cheaper for club owners than live bands. Although it was short lived, the influence of disco can be seen today. It seems like disco music was the precursor to modern, present-day commercialized pop music, where you only have to sing well enough for technology to be able to distort your voice. Disco music was the first genre of music where music technology was heavily used. Eight-track tapes and cassette tapes became popular in the seventies, which lead to many technological advances in the music industry. The era of disco created the notion of technology over live bands, and that is a growing trend in music today.