Raves do love not Hate! This is where it all began. In an abandoned warehouse in Chicago was where people would meet to enjoy the disc jockeys who were the innovators of house/electronic music. House music was discovered in the early 1980’s in Chicago Illinois. In 1985, only a few years later, electronic dance music fanned out to Detroit, Toronto, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Montreal Manchester, Miami, London, and Paris. House music then began to influence all the new popular music in Europe during that time period. House Beats were originally created using 4/4 rhythms, Baselines, hi hat pitter patters in the background, and the pop of a snare. Now House music has revolutionized to the use of machines which create different sounds and are a tad more intricate. (right side= 1980,s/left side= Present day). And those old gatherings of people in that rundown warehouse revolutionized to a more excessive party. These raves/events are held all over the world, either in a large open piece of land or in different club settings.\ Obviously these events are frowned upon because of the people who abuse drugs during those events hoping for a more intense music experience. Ecstasy/MDMA These sometimes if not used responsibly become a horrific event. This is why people are trying to get raves taken off the grid for good. What others DO NOT UNDERSTAND is that the environment is so friendly, everyone is there for the same purpose and that’s to have an incredible night while seeing there favorite DJ’s live. What I find most entertaining is that at a rave you can be anybody you want. There is nobody there to judge you like in society today and you are just a free soul there to enjoy your night like everybody else. You can dress yourself up and just let your creativity out in ways you can not even imagine. What people who do not attend these actually don’t know is that the people in attending give out vibes and believe in peace, love, unity, and respect. These beads are homemade bracelets that rave goers make to exchange with strangers or friends they meat at raves. And each word has a different handshake in which will symbolize friendship with an exchange of beads. People will say what they want but will never understand the love and enjoyment you get just dancing the night away to your favorite songs. I sure did when I saw Swedish House Mafia perform one of there last concerts in Los Angeles on March 8th. I danced in the rain with ten of my close friends and we just had a night that we will never forget. You can trust everything I say because, I have been to these events, I have lived the life of a raver, I love this music, and I actually am a DJ myself. The Life, the love, the appreciation of the music, and the enjoyment makes it all worth it. There is no reason to hate what creates joy. Raves and electronic dance music is not something that tears people apart, but on the contrary builds bonds and memories for life. I have covered all grounds on what I would want to know and what I have learned. It just shows that if we are all more responsible with our actions raves would create a perfect evening.