Florida breaks
Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox music genre with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | caption | cultural_origins | current_year | current_year_override | current_year_title | derivatives | etymology | footnotes | fusiongenres | image | image_size | instruments | local_scenes | name | native_name | native_name_lang | other_names | other_topics | regional_scenes | stylistic_origins | subgenrelist | subgenres |showblankpositional=1}} Florida breaks, which may also be referred to as The Orlando Sound, Orlando breaks, or The Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat dance music that originated in the central region of Florida, United States.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}{blog of Orlando Weekly's music column}</ref> Florida Breaks draws on hip-hop, Miami bass and electro. It often includes samples of early jazz or funk beats from rare groove or popular film. It often features vocal elements.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> Compared to the hip-hop on which it is based,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> the style is faster, more syncopated, and has a heavier and unrelenting bassline.<ref name="Gettelman 1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The beat frequently slows and breaks down complex beat patterns and then rebuilds.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> The genre has been described as being easy to dance to while creating an uplifting, happy, or positive mood in the listener.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" />
HistoryEdit
Late 1980s – early 1990sEdit
The style emerged during the late '80s at the Beacham Theatre in Orlando<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and gained popularity in the local underground music subculture during the city's Summer of Love era, roughly 1989 to 1992.<ref name=Kelemen1998>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="moyer 2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Genre pioneer Eddie Pappa, influenced by nights spent at the Beacham, honed his skill at The Edge when it opened in 1992. In 1993, it gained prominence state-wide and, propelled by large events at the Edge, elsewhere in the U.S. and Europe.<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 />
Mid-1990s popularityEdit
The Breaks influenced producers who mixed breakbeat with progressive and trance, producing a mixture that became known as "The Orlando Sound" or Florida breaks.<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> The sound became popular among DJs and club goers during the mid-1990s. It was marketed internationally as "Orlando friendly."<ref name="Gettelman 1997" />
English breaks DJ and producer Nick Newton released a 1996 record Orlando.<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
There is only general consensus on the defining elements of the genre, which spawned regional and preference variations.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> For example, the Orlando Sound of Central and Northern Florida were influenced by new beat, trance, and progressive house sounds. Producers in South Florida and Tampa chose a deep house flavor or retained more of the funk and hip-hop influence of Miami's "ghetto-bass" or funky breaks.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /><ref name=Gentile2014>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Ireland">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The genre received limited local radio play in Central Florida on radio stations WXXL (106.7 FM)<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and on college radio WPRK (91.5 FM),<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> as well as WUCF (89.9 FM), WFIT (89.5 FM on Space Coast), and WMNF (88.5 FM in Tampa).<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 />
2000sEdit
The international and local popularity of Florida breaks began to wane in 2000,<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> though it remains popular in Central Florida.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /><ref name="moyer 2017"/>
Early Florida breaks venuesEdit
AAHZ at the Beacham Theatre (Orlando),<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> The Edge (Orlando).<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> The Abyss (Orlando),<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> The Club at Firestone (Orlando),<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> The Beach Club (Orlando),<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Icon (Orlando),<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> Simon's (Gainesville),<ref name=Gentile5.11.2014>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Marz (Cocoa Beach),<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> The Edge (Fort. Lauderdale),<ref name=Gentile5.11.2014 /> and Masquerade (Tampa).<ref name=Gentile5.11.2014 />