The world and everything in it can change so fast but is it always for the best or can it sometimes be a negative thing? I am certain every single person from the age of five to sixty five is familiar with the dance music DJ/Producer Marshmello. His fame recently has been astounding and seems to be rising every single day, but why? His newest songs “Happier,” Silence,” and “Wolves” have all been massive hits landing number one spots on Billboards Dance/ Electronic Chart but should they have is my question.

When I was a little younger I was big into the EDM dance music scene. I attended raves on a monthly basis and kept up to date with all my favorite artists and boy I had quite a few. These were the days when the subgenre of dubstep was coming to its demise and being taken over more and more by the mainstream media. To me the underground vibe and inclusive feel made listening and seeing the genre so much more enjoyable. EDM was that new music your grandparents thought was trash and your parents didn’t understand. It was the style that many high school outcasts sought refuge in, a place where all people were loved and treated equally. Ah yes, those were the PLUR days! These were the real fans of dance music. Yes, there were many people who attended raves simply for the reason to get as fucked up as possible and dance till they dwindled  on the edge of a heart attack but it was no issue for me and many other alike. I’m not saying I didn’t partake in a little pick me up now and then but it was no where near the level that some individuals took it. My fear became a reality and I watched happen time and time again right in front of me.

Every rave I went to seemed to get worse each time. Not because of the music or anything of that sort but simply because of the people. The word was getting out about raves and dance music and how fun it all was and every person seemed to start wanting a piece of that pie. Slowly but surely I noticed more people coming to concerts, people that weren’t the kind of people you would usually see. Lets just say whores and douches why don’t we. raves were the new big thing and you weren’t cool until you had been to one. It wasn’t a place of bonding like it once was but morphed into a mosh pit of drugged up assholes who were simply there for the sluts and the snapchats.

I blame this on the EDM world becoming mainstream. Artists like Diplo, The Chainsmokers, and Marshmello dragged the underground into the light of day. I’m not here to say I hate them or to even say their songs are bad but I can’t deny the patterns playing out. I feel the only reason so many people are able to listen now is because it is watered down dance music. There is no drop, no alternating bpm’s, and every single damn melody consists only of four boring chords. And it is EVERY SINGLE SONG.

I think marshmello became loveable to people as more of a character than an artist and I preferred him as he was before when he was *cough* Dotcom. Although I have the utmost respect for him for the media giant he created out of nothing by himself.