Electro House: A Guide to One of EDM's Defining Sounds
Electro House powered the EDM boom with its big synths and high energy. This guide explains its characteristics, its key era, and its influence on modern dance music.
Big Synths, Big Energy
Electro House is characterised by aggressive, distorted synth leads, prominent basslines, and high-energy drops. Sitting typically around 128 BPM, it is one of the most recognisable and influential sounds in modern electronic music.
It is the genre that bridged underground house and mainstream festival culture, pairing club-ready grooves with the sheer power needed for huge stages.
The EDM Boom
Electro House was central to the global EDM explosion of the late 2000s and early 2010s. Artists like Steve Aoki, Deadmau5, and Justice pushed its bold, synth-driven sound into the mainstream, and it became the backbone of festival line-ups everywhere.
Its emphasis on powerful drops directly shaped the Big Room sound that followed.
Electro House Today
The genre has evolved and splintered, but its DNA, bold synths and high energy, remains woven through modern EDM. Producers across melodic styles, including Maxim Schunk, draw on its sense of power while adding their own melodic identity.
Hear how power and melody combine on Maxim Schunk's Spotify. Follow @maximschunk on Instagram.