Topic summary
Big room house

Music genre Big room houseStylistic originsHouseelectro houseprogressive housedutch housetech housetranceuplifting trancetechnohardstylehard houseCultural originsLate 2000s (decade), Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway and the NetherlandsTypical instrumentsDrum machinekeyboardpersonal computersamplersequencerDAWsynthesizervocalsDerivative formsFestival progressive housejungle terrorFusion genresFestival trap A 30-second sample using generic DAW big room house "drop" with additional buildup samples, 2014—2022 Problems playing this file? See media help. Big room house or simply big room is a fusion subgenre of house music (notably progressive house and electro house) that gained popularity in the early 2010s. Although the term "big room" started appearing in news articles circa 2007, the current state of this subgenre emerged around 2010—12 and was popularized by songs such as "Epic" and "Cannonball". From 2013 on, artists like Martin Garrix, KSHMR, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Blasterjaxx, W&W, R3HAB and others began experimenting with this sound in their compositions. The genre is generally set at a tempo that falls between 126 and 132 BPM. Songs typically include lo