With these up-tempo, electronic pop records making noise, it would only be natural that DJs would take things a step further by mixing in records from Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Fedde Le Grande and countless big room EDM acts. This would not have been possible if we were forever stuck at hip-hop BPMs of 72–100.
How “SexyBack” Changed Everything
Mike “DJ” Pizzo
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Justin, Timbo, and Danja were on the forefront of bring EDM-pop to America in the format we know today. I don’t believe it was on purpose, but happened organically which made it more genuine.