House music originated in the late 1970s in Chicago and New York within the African American, gay, and Latino communities. It developed from genres like soul, jazz, gospel, and blues. House music then spread to the UK in the late 1980s via Ibiza, where it was embraced by youth and evolved into acid house. Some influential early clubs for house music included the Paradise Garage in New York, the Warehouse in Chicago, and the Hacienda in Manchester. Pioneering DJs and artists like Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, and the Jungle Brothers helped develop and popularize the new genre.

1. History of House

2. Chicago New York Ibiza
Manchester Paris Stockholm

3. It all started in late 1970s, Chicago, IL and New York.
Created by the African American community, House music developed
from traditional music such as soul, jazz, gospel and blues.
Spiritually and aesthetically, it developed in the U.S. out of the need of
oppressed people, African Americans, gays and Latinos, to build a
community through dance.
It eventually made its way to the UK in the late eighties via Ibiza, where
it was embraced and adapted by the youth and turned into Acid House.

4. Influential Clubs
• Paradise Garage, NY
1977-1987
Resident DJ Larry Levan
boomed 'garage’ music from
the speakers and globalised a
new wave of digital music.
• The Warehouse, IL
1977-1982
Lured from NY, DJ Frankie
Knuckles brought his
progressive tracks to Chicago
• Hacienda, Manchester
1982-1997
For over 15 years, it guided the
U.K. house scene from garage
raves to acid house, leaving a
legacy.
• Amnesia, Ibiza
1976-Present
Been around since Disco,
Amnesias desire was to mix
pop, hip hop and funk and
label it ‘Balearic’-style house.

5. Influential Names
• Frankie Knuckles
1970-2014
Achieving success in NY ‘loft’
parties and clubs, moving to
Chicago he became resident DJ
at The Warehouse where he
innovated house music.
• Larry Levan
1970-1992
Starting from the shadow of
Knuckles, Levan flourished at
the Garage. Blending house,
soul and disco
• Paul Oakenfold
1979-Present
Started off as a journalist
sneaking in to Studio 54. Found
himself in Ibiza on his birthday
wowed by Balearic house. In
1988 he was a jack of all trades.
• Jungle Brothers
1987-Present
Earliest mergers of rap and
house music and had a long-
ranging impact in hip-hop in the
90’s and 2000’s creating a
bridge between genres.