RESEARCH | Electronic Impact

This page aims to act as a cross-disciplinary hub where research on the wide-ranging impact of electronic dance music is collated and summarised in one place, allowing it to be easily accessible to both academics and general readers alike.

This page aims to act as a cross-disciplinary hub where academic research on the wide-ranging impact of electronic dance music is collated in one place. We are committed to sharing freely avaliable, open-access research relating to contemporary electronic dance music culture.

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Music Science & Psychology

Greasley, A. E., O’Grady, A., & Stapleton, S. E. (2025). Age is just a number: Persistent participation in Electronic Dance Music by women over 40 years. Psychology of Music.

Hau, K. T., Tee, V., & Kuan, G. (2024). Effects of Electronic Dance Music on Academic Performance among Medical Students: A Narrative Review. Education in Medicine Journal, 16(1)

Cannon, J. W., & Greasley, A. E. (2021). Exploring relationships between electronic dance music event participation and well-being. Music & Science, 4(1), 1-17.

Newson, M., Khurana, R., Cazorla, F., & van Mulukom, V. (2021). ‘I get high with a little help from my friends’-how raves can invoke identity fusion and lasting co-operation via transformative experiences. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 719596.

Solberg, R. T., & Dibben, N. (2019). Peak experiences with electronic dance music: Subjective experiences, physiological responses, and musical characteristics of the break routine. Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 36(4), 371-389.

Solberg, R. T., & Jensenius, A. R. (2019). Group behaviour and interpersonal synchronization to electronic dance music. Musicae Scientiae, 23(1), 111-134.

Sociology, Cultural Studies & Ethnography

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Musical Analysis & Production Studies

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